Lucerne Valley, California
Lucerne Valley is a census-designated place located in the Mojave Desert of western San Bernardino County, California. It lies east of the Victor Valley, whose population nexus includes Victorville, Apple Valley, Adelanto and Hesperia. The population was 5,811 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Lucerne Valley is located 19 miles east of Apple Valley and 20 miles downhill north of Big Bear in the southern reaches of the Mojave Desert. It is surrounded by several mountain ranges which include the Granite mountain range, the Ord mountain range, and the San Bernardino mountain range. The transportation nexus of Lucerne Valley is located where State Route 247 (Old Woman Springs Road / Barstow Road) and State Route 18 are joined by Old Woman Springs and Barstow Roads (serving as continuation roads as the two highways do not physically junction).
Distant surrounding communities include Yucca Valley which lies 45 miles east via State Route 247/Old Woman Springs Road, and Barstow, which is 26 miles north via State Route 247/Barstow Road.