"Adelanto" Adelanto by Yaqui

Adelanto Travel Guide: 6 reviews and 10 photos

This little city gets quite overlooked since it sits along Hwy 395. So I wanted to include it in VT. Founded in 1915 by E. H. Richardson who was the inventor of the Hotpoint Electric Iron. After he sold his patent to buy land to start a new community for veterans, instead it turned into a farming community of fruit orchards. Over time was replaced with poultry farms, until during WWII brought in Victorville Army Air Field and the local communities grew.

Around the 1950's the base was renamed as George Air Force Base, but sadly in 1980's with the closing of many military bases, George was closed. Many of local communities feared this would devastate their economy, yet it found new life at being Southern California Logistics Airport.

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In a nutshell:Beautiful mountain landscapes with desert beauty!

Intro Updated May 2, 2010
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Reviews (2)

Water Smart Cactus Gardens Off The Beaten Path (1)

Located in front of the Adelanto's City Hall is a wonderful cactus garden. The city decided it was important to conserve... more travel advice

The Mavericks Things to Do (1)

Home of High Desert Mavericks Professional Baseball that was started in 1981. It's provided the community a wonderful... more travel advice

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balhannah Jun 9, 2013 at 2:57 AM

There really are some stunning cacti flowers. I imagine they would grow well here!
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lmkluque Nov 25, 2012 at 8:36 AM

I've been to Victorville but haven't seen Adelanto that I know of. Thanks for the tour Dee!
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  Yaqui Dec 1, 2012 at 6:52 AM
  
  Thanks Linda for looking. It is just a tiny city and most folks miss it in a plink of an eye. It has some travel attribures.
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Nemorino Mar 14, 2012 at 12:25 PM

Another beautiful looking place that I had never heard of. Good that they found a new use for that old Air Force base.
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Segolily Mar 4, 2011 at 6:11 PM

My son lived here for awhile and enjoyed the Mavericks!
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JLBG Jun 5, 2010 at 10:19 PM

Good idea to have a cactus garden when cactus grow easily. They feel at home, in the right place !
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MD2nd May 30, 2010 at 2:49 AM

Firecracker Pestemon, Red Yucca, Golden Barrel, French Lavender, Blue Fescue, Ground Morning Glory..awesome Cactus garden tip!! - And thank you for taking time to check out my Petzow, Caputh and Rinteln pages. So glad you like'em!!
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richiecdisc May 21, 2010 at 9:39 PM

Nice to see you're still finding the off the beaten path CA, Dee. We miss the cacti but we really miss the sun the most!
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Basaic May 19, 2010 at 5:51 PM

Dee, nice page! I am in Adelanto right now. Will add a lodging and restaurant tip to the collection.
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deecat May 14, 2010 at 5:05 PM

Adelanto must be pleased that you did not forget them when introducing us to locations in California, Dee. Most interesting information on your intro page.
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yumyum May 10, 2010 at 11:12 AM

Great that you cover all the places near you for VT :)