Mountain
Crestline Real Estate
The most accessible mountain town in Southern California
About Crestline
Crestline — the most accessible mountain town in southern california.
Crestline sits at roughly 4,800 feet just up the SR-138/SR-18 corridor from San Bernardino — close enough that many residents commute down the hill year-round. Built around Lake Gregory, a public 120-acre lake with a swim beach and walking loop, Crestline draws buyers who want a real mountain town at a primary-residence price point, with the Valley of Enchantment and Twin Peaks areas folded in.
Quick snapshot
Median sale price
$490,000
Population
≈ 10,000
Region
Mountain
Market overview
Crestline real estate market at a glance
Crestline is the rare mountain market with a heavy weighting toward full-time residents rather than second-home buyers, which keeps demand steady and inventory relatively practical for first-time mountain buyers. Valley of Enchantment and Twin Peaks trade as distinct sub-areas.
$490,000
50 – 75 days
≈ $340
Year-over-year: Steady — Crestline draws meaningful primary-residence demand that other mountain markets don't
Schools in Crestline
School district
Rim of the World Unified School District
Crestline is served by Rim of the World Unified, the same mountain district that covers Lake Arrowhead and Running Springs. Local students attend Valley of Enchantment Elementary before continuing to Mary Putnam Henck Intermediate in Lake Arrowhead and Rim of the World High School. The shorter commute down SR-138 means Crestline families also have practical access to private and parochial school options in San Bernardino and Redlands.
Notable schools
Rim of the World High School
High
6/10 GreatSchools rating (typical)
Mary Putnam Henck Intermediate
Middle
6/10 GreatSchools rating (typical)
Valley of Enchantment Elementary
Elementary
5/10 GreatSchools rating (typical)
School attendance boundaries can change — always verify the current assignment for any specific address.
Where to eat, drink, and play in Crestline
Crestline's restaurant scene is small, local, and oriented toward year-round residents — breakfast spots, pizza places, and the lakeside cafes around Lake Gregory. For broader dining, San Bernardino's restaurant corridor is 25–30 minutes down the hill.
Crestline Coffee
Coffee shop · local hub
Stockade Bar & Grill
Mountain bar & American food
Goodwin's Market hot deli
Market deli · longtime local institution
Lake Gregory snack bar (seasonal)
Lakeside summer dining
Things to do in Crestline
Parks & outdoors
- ·Lake Gregory Regional Park
- ·Heart Rock Trailhead
- ·Switzer Park (off SR-138)
- ·San Moritz Lodge area
Shopping
- ·Top Town shopping center
- ·Lake Drive corridor
- ·San Bernardino commercial corridor (25 min down the hill)
Landmarks
- ·Lake Gregory
- ·Heart Rock waterfall
- ·Crest Forest Fire District historic firehouse
- ·Valley of Enchantment historic neighborhood
Things to do
- ·Lake Gregory swim beach, paddleboarding, and walking loop
- ·Heart Rock hike — short, popular, year-round
- ·Pacific Crest Trail access via Cleghorn
- ·Twin Peaks Outpost mountain bike trails
- ·Winter sledding at Lake Gregory sled run
HOA fees & rules in Crestline
$0 – $250/mo (predominantly non-HOA)
Typical monthly HOA fee range
What's typically included
- Most Crestline properties are non-HOA
- Small road-association dues in some private-lane neighborhoods
- Lake Gregory access is public — no association membership required
Rules overview
Crestline is overwhelmingly non-HOA — the market is built on individual cabins and homes on county-zoned lots, not on master-planned developments. Lake Gregory, the city's defining feature, is a public lake operated by San Bernardino County, which means lake access doesn't depend on any private association. Short-term rental rules are county-administered. The biggest practical considerations for buyers are road access in winter (some private lanes are not county-maintained for snow removal), septic system condition, and roof snow-load adequacy on older mountain cabins.
Find your home
Homes for sale in Crestline
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