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Oak Glen, California
Open Year 'Round - Mile High Fun For Everyone!
Points of Interest In the Glen
11911 S. Oak Glen Road
Yucaipa, CA 92399
909-797-1691
oakglenschoolmuseum@gmail.com
San Bernardino County Special Districts
Hours: Wednesday & Sunday Noon-4pm, Closed: December and rainy or snowy days.
Call 909-797-1691 to verify hours.
(located at Los Rios Rancho)
39611 Oak Glen Road,
Yucaipa, CA 92399
Trail Hours: Weekends and most holidays: 9:00a.m. - 4:30 p.m
Historic Oak Glen Schoolhouse
Yearly events
- Apple Blossom Festival – Usually third weekend in April
- Photo Contest Entries Accepted – September, all month
- Photo Contest Public Voting – October, all month
- Schoolhouse Open House – first weekend in October
- Delta Kappa Gamma Bake Sale – one Saturday in October
- Mountain Music Day – third Sunday in October
- Oak Glen School House Museum and Park Association Bake Sale
- usually during Mountain. Music Day
- Photo Contest Awards and Reception – Saturday after Thanksgiving at 2pm –
- for photographers and their families from any year’s contest
- Apple Butter Festival – the weekend after Thanksgiving
For more information
Facebook: Oak Glen School Museum
Web page: oakglenschoolmuseum.com
Phone: 909-797-1691
The Wildlands Conservancy purchased Los Rios Rancho in 1996 and created its Oak Glen Preserve. By preventing the historic apple ranch from being subdivided and developed, TWC has ensured that past, present, and future generations will be able to visit and enjoy picnicking, hiking, and a variety of timeless activities offered by Riley's at Los Rios Rancho.
For more information on preserve and trail hours, weekly and monthly programs, and on other TWC preserves across California, visit The Wildlands Conservancy's website at:
Night Discovery Walks
Explore nature by night! Join a TWC naturalist on a themed walk through the Oak Glen Preserve. Night Discovery Walks are held the third Saturday of the month from April through December. Walks begin at 7 pm April through October and 5 pm November and December.
Oak Glen Preserve Night Discovery Walk Calendar
•Some Like it Hot ... And Some Do Not! - July 16th
•A Mid-summer's Night Adventure - August 20th
•Up, Up, and Away - September 17th
•Mysterious Nature - October 15th
•Thank Goodness for Nature - November 19th
•Wonders of the Sky - December 17th
Summer Family Program
The Summer Family Program at Oak Glen Preserve is back for the 2011 season! Beginning June 29, join Oak Glen Preserve Naturalists every Wednesday from 6 to 8 pm for an exciting and educational program. Reservations are not required. For more information, contact the Preserve at (909) 790-3698.
UPCOMING SUMMER FAMILY PROGRAMS:
•Plip, Plop, Fizz, Oh What Fun A Bubble Is! - July 6th
•Holey Moley - July 13th
•Nature Myth Buster - July 20th
•Leapin' Lizard - July 27th
•How Birds Make a Living - August 3rd
•Step Lightly - August 10th
•Can you Dig? - August 17th
•On the Prowl - August 24th
•"Fit" to be Tied - August 31s
Access
The preserve is located at the top of Oak Glen Road which has an off-ramp on Interstate 10 in Yucaipa. Open daily from 8 am to 5 pm. For information, call 909.797.8507.
S.O.A.R. - Step Outside and Read
Oak Glen Preserve's newest family program, S.O.A.R, brings the library to outdoors! Join TWC naturalists and educators and Step Outside and Read! Program activities include craft and nature activities and storytime with Ms. Nancy and Ms. Nell from the Beaumont Library District. The S.O.A.R. Program takes place on select Thursdays in June, July and August. Meet at the Oak Glen Preserve Ranger Station at 3 pm to participate. Call 909.790.3698 for additional information.
Upcoming Activities
Apple Ranches & U-pick - Restaurants & Bakeries - Unique Shops - Art Galleries - Museum & Park - Educational School Tours - Dinner Events/Shows Birthday/Party Destinations - Animals - Wedding Venues - Live Music - Camps & Accommodations -- COME ON UP !
Accomodations
Schooling is an important aspect of any community. In Oak Glen, the first class was taught by Miss Foy in pioneer Enoch Parrish’s living room. For the next several years, she taught school in his cobbler shop.
A wood schoolhouse on skids was built in 1889 and used for 38 years. It was moved by a team of horses from one side of the glen to the other. Its most permanent home was on the Wilshire Ranch next to the creek across the road from where the stone schoolhouse is located. There was also a playground for the children and a corral nearby for the horses that were used as transportation to school.
In 1927, the community decided to build a two story permanent structure. It had standard “stick” framing with an exterior of stones brought by horse and sled from Mill Creek. It replaced the wood schoolhouse and provided students with “modern” central heating consisting of a coal burning heater downstairs and “modern” indoor plumbing. The school served the families in this apple growing community for 37 years. Because the building failed to meet the newest earthquake standards of 1965, the school was closed. It currently houses a collection of vintage desks, books and teaching materials.
San Bernardino County Special Districts operates and maintains the building and the park grounds. An independent support group, the Oak Glen School House Museum and Park Association, works closely with Special Districts and sponsors several fund raising activities. Your membership in the association is encouraged and appreciated.
Be sure to attend the Museum’s annual Open House and Mountain Music Day and Oak Glen’s annual Apple Blossom Festival, and Apple Butter Festival. Remember to enter your favorite pictures of Oak Glen in the Museum’s Annual Fall Photo Contest. For more details, please visit Facebook page Oak Glen School House Museum and/or the website oakglenschoolmuseum.com.
The beautiful Historic Oak Glen Schoolhouse is open 12PM to 4PM Saturday and Sunday. Group tours may be scheduled for other days and times. You are welcome to rent the community room, pavilion or gazebo for your parties, meetings and other special events. Call 909-797-1691 for more information. The surrounding park, with its new playground, is open during daylight hours.
"The Bosses" by Jim Pankey
Third Place 2006 Adult
"Nature Trail' by Second Place
2011 Adult
The Wildlands Conservancy's administrative headquarters is at the Oak Glen Preserve. Situated at 5,024 feet, the preserve is adjacent to the steep escarpments of Yucaipa Ridge in the San Bernardino National Forest. The 2169 acre preserve includes prominent peaks the Conservancy purchased to prevent exploitation of private lands within the National Forest and to promote the expansion of the San Gorgonio Wilderness. These peaks include Wilshire Peak (8,707 feet) and Galena Peak (9,324 feet), an important lambing ground for bighorn sheep. Habitats encountered on the main trail include ponds, streams, wetlands, oak and pine forests, chaparral, and willow woodland.
The preserve headquarters is at 103-year-old Los Rios Rancho, southern California's largest historic apple ranch. Each year, more than 300,000 visitors make the scenic drive to Los Rios to pick apples, picnic, hike, participate in environmental programs, and enjoy homemade apple pie. The Wildlands Conservancy acquired the ranch when it was being marketed for residential subdivision. The Conservancy has entered a long-term lease with third and fourth generation Oak Glen Apple growers to operate the orchards, packing shed and bakery. The lessee, Riley's Frontier Events, celebrates working the land, log cabin living, and hosts a country music venue.
