Why you should experience Town Center Drive in Los Angeles, California.
Town Center Drive is a dynamic corridor where Valencia's master-planned heritage, commercial vitality, civic investment, and pedestrian-friendly design define one of Santa Clarita's most recognizable urban streets.
Running through Valencia between Newhall and Saugus, the corridor connects corporate offices, retail districts, public spaces, entertainment venues, hotels, and established residential neighborhoods that collectively reflect the planning vision behind the Santa Clarita Valley's principal urban center. Landscaped medians, mature shade trees, interconnected paseos, public art, and pedestrian-oriented streetscapes preserve a corridor shaped by comprehensive planning and sustained community investment. Businesses, cultural organizations, educational institutions, neighborhood associations, and municipal agencies continue reinforcing the drive's importance within Valencia while supporting one of Los Angeles County's leading regional economies. The result is an experience defined by thoughtful urban design, commercial energy, and the enduring character of Valencia.
What you should know about Town Center Drive.
Town Center Drive is best known for serving the heart of Valencia, the master-planned community launched by the Newhall Land and Farming Company in 1967, where interconnected neighborhoods, landscaped boulevards, pedestrian paseos, and carefully coordinated commercial development established one of California's most influential suburban planning models. The corridor occupies land formerly associated with Rancho San Francisco, the 48,612-acre Mexican land grant awarded in 1839 to Antonio del Valle, before acquisition by the Newhall Land and Farming Company in 1875 laid the foundation for the community that later became modern Valencia. Nearby Westfield Valencia Town Center, opened in 1992, developed into the Santa Clarita Valley's principal regional retail destination through successive expansions accommodating shopping, dining, employment, and community activity. Town Center Drive also benefits from continuing investment by the City of Santa Clarita, Caltrans, Santa Clarita Transit, and municipal planning initiatives supporting streetscape improvements, multimodal transportation, sustainability, and long-term economic development.
The Patios at Valencia extends directly along Town Center Drive through outdoor gathering spaces, restaurants, seasonal programming, and pedestrian plazas that reinforce the corridor's role as Valencia's principal civic and commercial destination. Century Valencia 12, operated by Cinemark, anchors the corridor's entertainment offerings with first-run film exhibition serving residents throughout the Santa Clarita Valley. The Santa Clarita Summer Concert Series, presented annually by the City of Santa Clarita at nearby Central Park, contributes recurring cultural programming that complements the restaurants, hotels, and public spaces connected by Town Center Drive. The South Fork Santa Clara River Trail, part of the city's extensive non-motorized trail network, provides cyclists and pedestrians with direct access between Town Center Drive, civic destinations, neighborhood districts, and regional recreation facilities throughout Valencia.
How to fold Town Center Drive into your trip.
Town Center Drive works as an exploration of Valencia's urban design, public spaces, and commercial center.
Begin at Westfield Valencia Town Center, where landscaped courtyards, contemporary architecture, and the surrounding paseo network introduce the planning principles that distinguish Valencia before following Town Center Drive through the city's principal commercial district. Continue to The Patios at Valencia, where outdoor dining, public gathering spaces, and year-round community programming deepen the story of Valencia's pedestrian-oriented design while naturally leading toward one of the corridor's primary entertainment destinations. Conclude at Century Valencia 12, where contemporary cinema, evening activity, and a central location within Valencia provide a fitting finale celebrating the corridor's continuing role as Santa Clarita's principal urban destination. The progression moves naturally from retail to public gathering before concluding with entertainment, revealing why Town Center Drive continues expressing the planning vision that defines Valencia.
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