La Cresta Highlands

Spanning roughly 5,400 acres with around 870 parcels, La Cresta Highlands offers some of the most dramatic and elevated scenery on the Santa Rosa Plateau. Rising above the main La Cresta community, its higher elevation, rugged terrain, and ancient oak groves lend it a distinctly wild beauty that contrasts with the gentler meadows below.

Parcels here are typically larger than five acres—many stretching well beyond—providing exceptional privacy, space, and uninterrupted views. Homes are often designed to integrate naturally with the land, incorporating boulder formations, ridgelines, and panoramic vantage points overlooking the Temecula Valley, Cleveland National Forest, and, on the clearest days, even the distant Pacific Ocean.

The Highlands attracts those who appreciate a more untamed expression of Plateau living—one defined by open sky, solitude, and nature’s grandeur—while still benefiting from the area’s private trail network and close access to the conveniences of town.