One of the oldest communities in the desert, Ripley is a small population center in a vast agricultural region of the southern Palo Verde Valley. A new community center recently opened its doors to the public, and the newly-refurbished Marlowe Park is now the focal point of the area. Groundbreaking ceremonies recently took place for a brand new fire station in the center of town, and work begins soon on the conversion of the old migrant farm worker housing facility into modern, year-round affordable housing. Ripley has the distinct advantage of having some of the best views in Southern California, with waves of green crops and rustic farm houses providing a colorful foreground to the rugged desert mountains in the distance.