Apple Valley, California: 24-Foot-Tall Trigger, Roy Rogers' Horse
Trigger was ridden by Roy Rogers, "King of the Cowboys," in dozens of Hollywood films. The statue of a rearing Trigger was at the Roy Rogers Museum, then Roy and Dale's graves, then moved to a business frontage.
Spirit River Center
- Address:
- 16020 Apple Valley Rd, Apple Valley, CA
- Directions:
- Spirit River Center, along Apple Valley Rd in parking lot north of Muni Rd.
- Admission:
- Free
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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For decades this huge fiberglass version of Trigger, Roy Rogers' horse, reared up on a pedestal in front of the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum in Victorville. When the museum shipped east to Branson, the statue also departed, but returned to be installed near Roy and Dale's graves in 2014.