Victorville’s first food truck park closes before one year, relocating to Adelanto Stadium

Victorville’s first food truck park is closing less than a year after it opened.

The park, also known as Market 760, hosted its soft opening last April with sparked popularity. Thousands of High Desert residents attended its Old Town Victorville debut and sampled local cuisine like delectable fries, barbeque, pizza, and more from the culinary caravan.

Unfortunately, Market 760 was unable to sustain its philosophy to “bring life back to downtown Victorville” due to high rent and dwindling winter customers, Market 760 organizer Daniel Ramos said.

The food truck park was an extension of the Route 66 Museum, which was not willing to adjust the rent for the winter months, Ramos said. Market 760 board members made the executive decision on Thursday, Jan. 2 to move the park and most of the food vendors to the Adelanto Stadium permanently, which is expected to open in the spring.

The crew that made Market 760 possible poses for a photo at the soft opening last April at its 7th St. location.

“Please fill [the old food truck park space] with something else,” High Desert resident Christine Montoya commented on social media. “We need to clean up our city and keep it clean … give us safety and things to do.”

J.A. Gonzo also commented on the same Facebook announcement of the park’s closure that it’s “pretty sad,” and complained that High Desert residents “can’t have anything nice to do up here.” Additionally, Kimberbrat Thatsme agreed that the park was an incredible idea but in a bad location.

For now, Ramos is certain that the new food truck park will operate Monday through Friday at its new location.

“We’ll be offering more entertainment, indoor and outdoor seating, shade, additional vendors, and an indoor/outdoor beer garden,” he said.

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Working with the city of Victorville on the food truck project was a pleasure and a great learning experience, Ramos reflected, even though the city made it “a bit tough” to add upgrades to the park that would have attracted more customers.

“We definitely want to thank the community for embracing and supporting the project,” Ramos said on behalf of the Market 760 board. “We never had any incidents, or problems of any sort, and law enforcement was never called out to the food park for any reason.”

The Market 760 team said that they are grateful for the excitement shared during the spring and summer and are appreciative of the families who supported them.

Their sights are set on the upcoming Adelanto location and focusing efforts on bringing a “bigger and better food vendor experience to the [High Desert].”

Frank and Mona Beltran enjoy a snack from their son’s pizza truck at Market 760.

Market 760 in its heyday

Daniel Ramos and his partner Arley Arsineda endured over a year of designing the park, obtaining permits, organizing vendors, and securing the space of Market 760.

The last time the Market 760 creators spoke to the Daily Press, they noted that providing a platform where local entrepreneurs can start, launch, and grow their food businesses properly was a major priority. Their main goal was to create a safe, clean, and energetic environment for the High Desert community to enjoy “great food, great service, and great energy.”

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Most of the following vendors were Victorville food truck park staples and will be moving to the new Adelanto location:

McKenna Mobley is a Daily Press reporter and can be reached at mmobley@gannett.com.

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