Anza is another interesting valley and town. At an altitude of around 4,000 feet, it is between the Santa Rosa Mountains and Cauhilla Mountain, often considered as a separate range. With its farm land and cattle pastures, it's a throwback to the "good ole" western days of the frontier town. There are cowboys and girls with their horses, cattle, sheep and other animals. And there are many ancestors of the peace-loving Cauhilla Indians who lived there and welcomed the early Spanish explorers during the 1770s. Although there are not many businesses and services to support Anza's 8,000 plus population, this is starting to change as developers and entrepreneurs are finding this future boom town. Anza has both an elementary and a high school with grades kindergarten through 12th grade, and it's only 40 minutes to Palm Desert and 30 minutes down the highway to Temecula.

As evidenced by the Lake Riverside Estates, land can be purchased starting at about $5,000 per acre while custom and manufactured homes will starting in the low $200,000s. 

Anza is in the neighborhood of beautiful Garner Valley where there are equestrian and ranch- style homes and it'ss also on the road to Temecula in Northern San Diego County.  Idyllwild is just about a 20-minute drive.