This lovely community is located 30 miles north of Los Angeles and 40 miles east of the Pacific Ocean in the Santa Clarita Valley. The Valley was formed in an inverted triangle with the San Gabriel and Santa Susanna mountain ranges separating it from the San Fernando Valley.
The community – which is part of the city of Santa Clarita – is home to some 55,000 residents who enjoy good schools, a relaxed lifestyle, safe family-friendly neighborhoods and many recreational opportunities. Students in grades K-12 are served by the Sulphur Springs Union and William S. Hart School districts. The schools in Santa Clarita all rank above average and are a big area attraction. Santa Clarita schools have been honored five times with national Blue Ribbon Honors and 26 times with California Distinguished Schools Honors. The local College of the Canyons and several nearby colleges and universities serve those who wish to attain a degree in higher education.
Industries that provide employment in the area include educational, health and social services, manufacturing, professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services and retail trade.
Entertainment in Santa Clarita includes Castaic Lake Recreation Area, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor and Mountasia Family Fun Park.
The area’s major shopping is provided by the Town Center Mall in Valencia. Town Center is home to several major department stores, fine restaurants and a wide selection of specialty shops.
Real estate options in Canyon Country consist of single-family detached homes, condominiums, townhouses and land lots.
Top Canyon Country Attractions
The community – which is part of the city of Santa Clarita – is home to some 55,000 residents who enjoy good schools, a relaxed lifestyle, safe family-friendly neighborhoods and many recreational opportunities. Students in grades K-12 are served by the Sulphur Springs Union and William S. Hart School districts. The schools in Santa Clarita all rank above average and are a big area attraction. Santa Clarita schools have been honored five times with national Blue Ribbon Honors and 26 times with California Distinguished Schools Honors. The local College of the Canyons and several nearby colleges and universities serve those who wish to attain a degree in higher education.
Industries that provide employment in the area include educational, health and social services, manufacturing, professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services and retail trade.
Entertainment in Santa Clarita includes Castaic Lake Recreation Area, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor and Mountasia Family Fun Park.
The area’s major shopping is provided by the Town Center Mall in Valencia. Town Center is home to several major department stores, fine restaurants and a wide selection of specialty shops.
Real estate options in Canyon Country consist of single-family detached homes, condominiums, townhouses and land lots.
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Mountasia Family Fun Center is a 7-acre entertainment complex with activities, games, and food. The complex is located e... |
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William S. Hart Ranch and Museum William S. Hart Ranch and Museum is a 22-room mansion featuring Hart's impressive collection of western themed artwork, ... |
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Six Flags Magic Mountain is a massive theme park featuring exciting rides and activities for all ages. Located in the Va... |
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Six Flags Hurricane Harbor offers thrilling water-based adventure along with soothing play areas for younger children. C... |
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County supervisors unanimously approve $9.4M firehouse, along with five others County supervisors unanimously approved a new $9.4 million fire station for Canyon Country on Wednesday that fire officials say is necessary to keep up with the area´s population growth.
The 9,600 square-foot Fire Station 128 is set to open in April 2011 on Whites Canyon Road near Heller Circle.
It is also one of six stations expected to be built in the Santa Clarita Valley over the next several years to keep in line with population growth, said Los Angeles County Fire Department spokeswoman Stephanie English.
The fire station approved this week would straddle the line between Canyon Country and Saugus, near where Whites Canyon Road becomes Plum Canyon Road. The building would boast sustainable design features including energy-efficient light fixtures, air conditioning and heating.
The station´s restrooms would use water-saving technologies and it would be landscaped with drought-tolerant plants. Its dormitories would house seven firefighters.
Chatsworth-based Novus Construction won the contract with Los Angeles County to build the station. The amount was more than $2.5 million less than the expected $12 million, according to a statement from county Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich.
Even before the station´s approval, the Santa Clarita Valley had been scheduled to receive a lot more attention from the fire department.
The planned Station 150 on Golden Valley Road, set to open at the end of 2010, would serve as a new division headquarters. Another station on Rock Canyon Road near Haskell Canyon Road is slated to open in the next six months or so, English said. Three additional battalion chiefs in incident-command positions would be assigned to the area.
Officials also plan to move temporary trailer stations in Saugus, Canyon Country and Castaic into permanent buildings, she said.