Description

Agua Dulce is located just north/east of Santa Clarita, yet the weather here offers the four seasons of the year! The average rainfall is between 5 and 17 inches. The area elevation is around 3000 feet. There is often snow sprinkled on the ground during the winter and at times quite a heavy fall. The summers are hot but moderated by an afternoon breeze and marine layers that come in from the oceans. In spring, the hills are covered with wildflowers notably the California Poppy and Lupin. It is only about a half hour drive to the edge of the San Fernando Valley and is a quiet enclave in which to enjoy life and still be within easy driving distance of a major metropolis. People from all walks of life are represented here. Horse lovers, airplane lovers, stuntmen from the movie industry, film actors and actresses, vineyard owners, business owners and executives, police and firemen, and many others.


History
Agua Dulce is sited in a corridor of land surrounded by national forest lands in the Sierra Pelona Valley. This community nestled at the foot of the awesome and spiritual Vasquez Rocks has its name of Aqua Dulce derived from the Spanish for "sweet water." Downtown Agua Dulce still hints a glimpse of the old West. You can SEE the stars at night. Open space in this area , exists still as it did long ago--this is country!


Vasquez Rocks County Park
The most famous landmark in Aqua Dulce. If you who have watched movies, TV and commercials, will find the rock formations very familiar. The rocks are the filming site of the movie "The Flintstones," the Lone Ranger series and many other westerns. There are many spectacular walks down into the canyon or over the rocks themselves. American Indians revered the rocks as being a deeply spiritual place. They are called, "Vasquez" after Tiburcio Vasquez--one of California's most notorious bandits - who used these rocks to hide from law enforcement back in the 1800's. Apparently, these rocks have been around since prehistoric times when the sandstone rocks were uplifted at an angle which is why we see their jagged sides.