Featured hikes
Arroyo Verde Park
Ventura
Arroyo Verde Park in Ventura, Ventura County, Southern California, spans 132 acres of rugged terrain, offering a serene escape for outdoor enthusiasts and their furry companions.
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Hillcrest Open Space Preserve
Thousand Oaks
Hillcrest Open Space Preserve, located in Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, Southern California, offers a moderately strenuous 4½-mile loop trail with a total elevation gain/loss of about 1300 ft.
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Indian Creek, Paradise Falls
Thousand Oaks
This trail is a part of the Conejo Recreation & Park District; managed by the Conejo Open Space Foundation. This is an easy 4 mile loop with a total elevation gain/loss of about 500 feet.
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Lizard Rock, Paradise Falls
Thousand Oaks
This trail is a part of the Conejo Recreation & Park District; managed by the Conejo Open Space Foundation. Moderate 4.5 mile round trip, with a total elevation gain/loss of about 700 ft.
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Los Robles Nature Walk
Thousand Oaks
This trail is a part of the Conejo Recreation & Park District; managed by the Conejo Open Space Foundation.
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Camarillo Grove Park
Camarillo
The dog-friendly Upper Loop is a moderate hike, over 1 mile in length, with an approximate 600 foot vertical differential. You will see both dry southern exposures and northern exposures with cactus species, monkey flower, sumac, and the ever endearing poison oak. This trail crosses
Read moreMoonridge loop
Thousand Oaks
This trail is a part of the Conejo Recreation & Park District; managed by the Conejo Open Space Foundation. This is an easy three mile round trip, with a total elevation gain/loss of about 500 feet.
Read moreMoonridge, Lynnmere, Las
Thousand Oaks
This trail is a part of the Conejo Recreation & Park District; managed by the Conejo Open Space Foundation. This is a moderate 5.5 mile loop with an elevation gain/loss of about 800 ft.
Read morePadres to Los trail
Thousand Oaks
This trail is a part of the Conejo Recreation & Park District; managed by the Conejo Open Space Foundation. Moderate 4.25 mile hike with an elevation gain/loss about 750 ft.
Read moreRosewood Trail to Angel Vista
Thousand Oaks
This trail is a part of the Conejo Recreation & Park District; managed by the Conejo Open Space Foundation. This is a moderately easy 3.5 mile round trip, with an elevation gain/loss of about 800 feet.
Read moreSanta Rosa loop
Thousand Oaks
This trail is a part of the Conejo Recreation & Park District; managed by the Conejo Open Space Foundation. This is a moderate six mile round trip, with a total elevation gain/loss of about 900 ft.
Read moreSanta Rosa Trail
Thousand Oaks
This trail is a part of the Conejo Recreation & Park District; managed by the Conejo Open Space Foundation. This is a moderate 6.3 mile round trip hike with a total elevation gain/loss of about 700 ft.
Read moreStagecoach Bluff, Lizard Rock
Thousand Oaks
This trail is a part of the Conejo Recreation & Park District; managed by the Conejo Open Space Foundation. This is an easy 2.5 mile round trip, with a total elevation gain/loss of about 300 ft.
Read moreTriunfo Park to East
Thousand Oaks
This trail is a part of the Conejo Recreation & Park District; managed by the Conejo Open Space Foundation. This is a moderate 4.75 mile round trip hike with a total elevation gain/loss of about 1000 ft.
Read moreVentura Botanical Gardens
Ventura
In the picturesque city of Ventura, the Ventura Botanical Gardens Demonstration Trail offers a serene escape for nature enthusiasts and their furry companions.
Read moreWildwood Park
Thousand Oaks
This trail is a part of the Conejo Recreation & Park District; managed by the Conejo Open Space Foundation. This moderate 6.5 mile loop has an elevation gain/loss of about 1000 ft.
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