Third-largest city in California by land area, behind only Los Angeles and San Diego source
Community character
A sprawling planned desert community originally laid out for 400,000 residents, with most people clustered in a developed west end amid a grid of largely empty paved roads. source
Hyundai-Kia California Proving Ground
Vehicle testing facility and one of the city's major employers source
California City Municipal Airport
General aviation airport serving the high desert source
Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area
Protected habitat for the state reptile northeast of the city source
Central Park
City centerpiece built around a 26-acre manmade lake source
Balsitis Park
Ballfields and former home of the California City Whiptails baseball team source
