Hotels in Palmdale, California

A little about Palmdale...

Palmdale, the first community within the Antelope Valley to incorporate as a city (on August 24, 1962), is located in the northeast reaches of Los Angeles County, California, United States, separated from Los Angeles by the San Gabriel Mountain range. As of the 2000 US census, the city had a total population of 116,670. As of spring 2005, the city proper has a total population estimate of 141,012, according to Palmdale municipal government sources. As of the 2005 population estimate, the Palmdale / Lancaster, CA Urbanized Area (a US Census Bureau defined term) has a population of 480,238.

The Antelope Valley Community College District currently has a satellite campus in Palmdale with a student population of about 500. This temporary campus was set up until a permanent community college campus could be established within the city, which is being planned for the south within the foothills bordering the San Gabriel mountain range. Local residents have raised concerns about the project due to its proximity to the San Andreas fault. The district has one full service campus in nearby Lancaster with about 20,000 students.

The California State University system also has a satellite campus from its Bakersfield facility in nearby Lancaster at the Antelope Valley College main campus.

Chapman University has a satellite campus in Palmdale.

University of La Verne has a satellite campus in Palmdale.

University of Phœnix has a satellite campus in nearby Lancaster.

The AERO Institute at the Palmdale Institute of Technology is a unique facility in Palmdale at the Civic Center. It is operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the California Space Grant Foundation, and distance learning through a number of prestigious universities is available. This specialized school offers graduate and undergraduate education in aerospace science, engineering, and technical skills.

Sites of interest: Big Rock Creek Camp, Devil's Punchbowl a county protected natural hiking preserve along Big Rock Creek similar to a miniature Grand Canyon, Dry Town Waterpark on Avenue S opened May 2006, Hammack Activity Center and Roller Hockey Rink, Joshua Ranch Trail a natural preservation area, Littlerock Dam and Recreation Area, Los Angeles County Raceway, Mountain High ski resort in nearby Wrightwood, Palmdale Amphitheater is a 7,000 seat theater hosting the “Starlight Concert Series” with world famous performers on evenings in the summer, Palmdale Civic Center – (Poncitlan Square), Palmdale Fall Festival is an annual festival said to be one of the best in California held every October at Marie Kerr Park, Palmdale Heritage Airpark and next-door Blackbird Airpark show off displays of various aircraft built or tested at Palmdale Air Force Plant 42, and Palmdale Playhouse and Art Gallery, Palmdale Schoolhouse at McAdam Park (The only remaining building of the original village in the 1800’s), Rancho Vista Golf Course Palmdale’s only PGA class golf course, and
Tippi Hedren's Shambala Preserve.