SkyPark at Santa's Village is an outdoor adventure park with year-round mountain biking, hiking, fly fishing and open air activities in the Skyforest section of Lake Arrowhead, California. It opened on December 2, 2016, on the site of the former Santa's Village amusement park, which operated from 1955 until 1998.
The park resides on 230 acres (0.93 km2) of natural forest with meadowlands, ponds and an apple orchard. At the core of SkyPark is The Village, which includes historic log cabin restaurants and shops, seasonal entertainment, and open-air activities. SkyPark’s nearly 10 miles (16 km) of year-round mountain bike trails, hiking trails, fly fishing, archery, ziplines, seasonal ice skating or roller skating rink, rock climbing and more are available to the public for the price of admission. SkyPark’s conservation program includes the Henck Meadowlands Conservation Trail, Conservation Hikes, and Outdoor Educational Programs for school-age children. 30 acres (0.12 km2) of the park have been preserved in their pristine condition to remain unused.
Historyedit
Auto driving attraction for children at Santa's Village (Spring 1972)
The previous Santa's Village was opened in May 1955. It was the first franchised amusement park, one of three built by developer Glenn Holland. The others, also defunct, were in Scotts Valley, California, and East Dundee, Illinois (the East Dundee park reopened in 2011 under new ownership as Santa's Village AZoosment Park). Opening more than a month before Disneyland, the 230-acre (0.93 km2) park was one of Southern California's biggest tourist attractions. It had kiddie rides, including a bobsled, monorail, and Ferris wheel. It also had a petting zoo, live reindeer and shops including a bakery, candy kitchen and toy shop.
Reduced attendance and revenue shortfalls caused the park to close on March 1, 1998.[1] The property sold three years later for $5.6 million, and served as a staging area for logging operations. The faded candy cane signpost and dilapidated buildings became a ghost town along the Rim of the World Highway.[2]
In June 2014, the park was sold to a new owner who planned to operate it as a year-round tourist destination.[3] After renovations of 18 original Santa's Village buildings and restoration projects in the surrounding forest, it reopened on December 2, 2016, as an outdoor adventure park named SkyPark at Santa's Village.[4]
Referencesedit
^Noriyuki, Duane (18 February 1998). "To All a Good Night". Los Angeles Times.
^Rasmussen, Cecilia (24 December 2006). "A Christmas wonderland melts away". Los Angeles Times.
^Steinberg, Jim (6 June 2014). "Santa's Village to reopen as year-round attraction". The San Bernardino Sun.
^Agrawal, Nina (2 December 2016). "It's a retro Southern California Christmas as Santa's Village reopens". Los Angeles Times.
External linksedit
Official website
Santa’s Village Theme Parks History
Santa's Village on Modern Day Ruins
May 09, 2024
skypark, santa, village, outdoor, adventure, park, with, year, round, mountain, biking, hiking, fishing, open, activities, skyforest, section, lake, arrowhead, california, opened, december, 2016, site, former, santa, village, amusement, park, which, operated, . SkyPark at Santa s Village is an outdoor adventure park with year round mountain biking hiking fly fishing and open air activities in the Skyforest section of Lake Arrowhead California It opened on December 2 2016 on the site of the former Santa s Village amusement park which operated from 1955 until 1998 SkyPark at Santa s VillagePreviously known as Santa s Village 1955 1998 LocationSkyforest Lake Arrowhead California U S Coordinates34 13 58 N 117 10 16 W 34 2327483 N 117 1710950 W 34 2327483 117 1710950OpenedMay 28 1955 as Santa s Village December 2 2016 as SkyPark at Santa s Village General managerBill JohnsonThemeOutdoor adventure parkOperating seasonAll yearWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 Description 2 History 3 References 4 External linksDescription editThe park resides on 230 acres 0 93 km2 of natural forest with meadowlands ponds and an apple orchard At the core of SkyPark is The Village which includes historic log cabin restaurants and shops seasonal entertainment and open air activities SkyPark s nearly 10 miles 16 km of year round mountain bike trails hiking trails fly fishing archery ziplines seasonal ice skating or roller skating rink rock climbing and more are available to the public for the price of admission SkyPark s conservation program includes the Henck Meadowlands Conservation Trail Conservation Hikes and Outdoor Educational Programs for school age children 30 acres 0 12 km2 of the park have been preserved in their pristine condition to remain unused History edit nbsp Auto driving attraction for children at Santa s Village Spring 1972 The previous Santa s Village was opened in May 1955 It was the first franchised amusement park one of three built by developer Glenn Holland The others also defunct were in Scotts Valley California and East Dundee Illinois the East Dundee park reopened in 2011 under new ownership as Santa s Village AZoosment Park Opening more than a month before Disneyland the 230 acre 0 93 km2 park was one of Southern California s biggest tourist attractions It had kiddie rides including a bobsled monorail and Ferris wheel It also had a petting zoo live reindeer and shops including a bakery candy kitchen and toy shop Reduced attendance and revenue shortfalls caused the park to close on March 1 1998 1 The property sold three years later for 5 6 million and served as a staging area for logging operations The faded candy cane signpost and dilapidated buildings became a ghost town along the Rim of the World Highway 2 In June 2014 the park was sold to a new owner who planned to operate it as a year round tourist destination 3 After renovations of 18 original Santa s Village buildings and restoration projects in the surrounding forest it reopened on December 2 2016 as an outdoor adventure park named SkyPark at Santa s Village 4 References edit Noriyuki Duane 18 February 1998 To All a Good Night Los Angeles Times Rasmussen Cecilia 24 December 2006 A Christmas wonderland melts away Los Angeles Times Steinberg Jim 6 June 2014 Santa s Village to reopen as year round attraction The San Bernardino Sun Agrawal Nina 2 December 2016 It s a retro Southern California Christmas as Santa s Village reopens Los Angeles Times External links editOfficial website Santa s Village Theme Parks History Santa s Village on Modern Day Ruins Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SkyPark at Santa 27s Village amp oldid 1165826023, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
