updated 10/5/23
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Forest Falls est. population [2021] 920. It is located in the San Bernardino National Forest aff of Highway 38 north of Oak Glen, near Yucaipa and Mentone. Forest Falls is best known for the waterfalls on Vivian and Falls creeks and as a point of access for recreation particularly the San Gorgonio Wilderness Area, which lies directly north of the community. There are 2 public schools in Forest Falls with an average Homefacts rating of A. There are Christian camps, hiking, trails, camping and day use picnic areas.
Demographics: the median age of the male population is 38 and the female population is 39.4. overall crime grade is F [see below for more information]
Initially the indigenous Yuhaaviatam, later renamed the Serranos by the Spaniards. The Serranos also inhabited what is now Yucaipa, Mentone/Crafton, and Redlands. They spent the summers because it was cooler to hunt and fish and gather food. They returned to the warmer valleys at the base of the mountains in the autumn after gathering acorns, a staple of their diet.
The first building was a sawmill built under the direction of Mormon settlers who became the first year-round resident managers of the mill from 1854 to 1858. Marble and onyx was discovered in the canyon in 1888 which led to the development of the town of Burris Camp. But this gave way when the resources diminished.
In 1897, Richard Jackson built Forest Home Resort, on 167 acres. He sold the resort to his brother-in-law, Thomas Akers, who expanded it. It went through several owners until 1938 when Dr. Henrietta Mears purchased it. It became Forest Home Christian Conference Center. Banker N.L. Levering purchased subdivided the land into home sites, calling it the Valley of the Falls Tract. By 1930, four more resorts operated in upper Mill Creek Canyon; Big Falls Lodge, Torreys, Big Pine Resort, and the Elkhorn Inn, owned by Mrs. James A. Roulette. Forest Home had a post office, but Mrs. Roulette petitioned the U.S. government for a second one and won the right to operate it in her store in 1929 as the Fallsvale post office. In 1960, the Forest Home and Fallsvale post offices combined to create Forest Falls, the new name for the previously separate communities of Valley of the Falls, Fallsvale, and Forest Home.
“Stop to meet the Lord in Forest Falls, surrounded by the beauty of His creation"
Location of Forest Falls in SBC
Specific Prayer Points
Spiritual
Churches unite & experience revival
Intercessors arise and pray for both churches
Environmental
Fires, floods and mudslides
Governed by: SBC 3rd District Supervisor
Crime issues: [2022] A crime occurs every 5 days 16 hours (on average) in Forest Falls; overall crime grade is D-; violent crime grade B; property crime F; other crime grade C+. Top crime issues - Theft 49% [very high]; drug crimes 9%; vandalism & burglary 7%.
Schools: Fallsvale elementary school
Churches & Ministries [not exhaustive]
Valley of the Falls Community Church [Evangelical Free Church]