Scheduled Group Outings in the Conejo Open Space

The following outings in the Conejo Open Space are offered by various organizations and hike leaders including (but not limited to) the Conejo Recreation and Park District, the Conejo Group Sierra Club, and the Outdoors Club. None of the outings are offered by the Conejo Open Space Foundation. The information listed is believed to be correct, however the Conejo Open Space Foundation assumes no responsiblity for any errors, changes, omissions, trail hazards, accidents, property right of use issues, or other aspects of the outings.


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Wed   Sep 1   5:30pm   Wildwood Park
Conejo Group Sierra Club
Free! Easy paced, moderate 6 mile round trip hike of leader's choice. Bring water, food and lug-soled shoes. Meet at the west end of Avenida de Los Arboles in Thousand Oaks. John Holroyd 805-495-6391.

Sat   Sep 4   8:00am   Dos Vientos Loop
Conejo Group Sierra Club
Free! Moderate 5.5 mile loop around Dos Vientos, including scenic Boney View Trail. Bring water, food and hiking shoes. Meet at Cypress Elementary School on Kimber Drive, 1/2 mile west of Reino Road in Newbury Park. Rick Koppel 805-523-1580.

Sat   Sep 4   9:00am-10:30am   Hikes For Tykes
Conejo Recreation and Park District
Pre-registration and $6 per person fee required. 805-495-2163. Ages 3+. Enjoy a short hike followed by children's stories and games. Location: Oak Creek Canyon Loop Trail.

Sat   Sep 4   5:30pm-8:00pm   Hotdogs N' Hiking
Conejo Recreation and Park District
Pre-registration and $10 per person fee required. 805-495-2163. Ages 3+. Family program includes an easy one mile hike into Wildwood Park, with songs, stories, hotdogs roasted over a fire, and a one mile hike out. Location: Wildwood Nature Park.

Wed   Sep 8     Kimber Trailhead Loop
Conejo Group Sierra Club
Free! Moderate 4 to 5 mile round trip loop with 1200' elevation gain. Come and check out a new trail to most of you in Dos Vientos. This is the hill just south of Borchard Road and north of Kimber Drive. Bring water, food and lug soled shoes. Exit US101 Fwy at Wendy Drive. Turn south at end of offramp and head towards the beach. Turn right on Kimber Drive and proceed until it dead ends. Street parking only. Trailhead is on the right. Cyndee Zahorik 805-492-1453.

Fri   Sep 10   7:00pm-9:00pm   All About Owls
Conejo Recreation and Park District
Pre-registration and $6 per person fee required. 805-495-2163. Ages 8+. After a discussion using mounted specimens, hike into Wildwood to listen and watch for great horned owls, barn owls, and screech owls. Location: Wildwood Nature Park.

Sat   Sep 11   6:00pm-8:30pm   S'Mores Hike
Conejo Recreation and Park District
Pre-registration and $8 per person fee required. 805-495-2163. Ages 3+. Family program includes an easy one mile hike into Wildwood Park with songs, stories, marshmallow roast, and a one mile hike out. Location: Wildwood Nature Park.

Sat   Sep 18   8:00am-10:00am   Wildwood - Moonridge, Stagecoach, Box Canyon Trails
Conejo Recreation and Park District - Open Space Appreciation Hike
Free! Moderate 4 mile loop with an elevation gain/loss about 800 feet. We'll take Moonridge and Stagecoach Bluff Trails overlooking Wildwood Canyon, then continue into Box Canyon. After a snack break along Box Canyon Trail, we will reverse direction and return by way of Mesa Trail. There are elevation gains and losses along the entire route, with a significant gain near the end of the hike. Drive to west end of Avenida de Los Arboles. Park in lot at Arboles & Big Sky

Sat   Sep 18   7:00pm-9:00pm   Wildwood Night Awareness Hike
Conejo Recreation and Park District
Pre-registration and $6 per person fee required. 805-495-2163. Ages 5+. Learn about plants, animals, Native Americans, and the night sky through sensory awareness on this easy two mile family hike. Location: Wildwood Nature Park.

Thu   Sep 23   7:00pm-9:00pm   Full Moon Hike
Conejo Recreation and Park District
Pre-registration and $6 per person fee required. 805-495-2163. Ages 6+. Enjoy this moderate, two and a half mile interpretive hike across Stagecoach Bluff to Lizard Rock. Watch the sun set and the moon rise. Location: Wildwood Nature Park.

Wed   Sep 29   5:30pm   Wildwood Park
Conejo Group Sierra Club
Free! Moderate 4 mile round trip hike of leader's choice. Bring water, food and lug-soled shoes. Meet at the west end of Avenida de Los Arboles. Joanne Sulkoske 805-492-3061.



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Sat   Oct 2   7:00pm-9:00pm   Wildwood Night Awareness Hike
Conejo Recreation and Park District
Pre-registration and $6 per person fee required. 805-495-2163. Ages 5+. Learn about plants, animals, Native Americans, and the night sky through sensory awareness on this easy two mile family hike. Location: Wildwood Nature Park.

Fri   Oct 8   7:00pm-9:00pm   All About Owls
Conejo Recreation and Park District
Pre-registration and $6 per person fee required. 805-495-2163. Ages 8+. After a discussion using mounted specimens, hike into Wildwood to listen and watch for great horned owls, barn owls, and screech owls. Location: Wildwood Nature Park.

Sat   Oct 9   9:00am-10:30am   Hikes For Tykes
Conejo Recreation and Park District
Pre-registration and $6 per person fee required. 805-495-2163. Ages 3+. Enjoy a short hike followed by children's stories and games. Location: Oak Creek Canyon Loop Trail.

Sat   Oct 9   5:30pm-8:00pm   Hotdogs N' Hiking
Conejo Recreation and Park District
Pre-registration and $10 per person fee required. 805-495-2163. Ages 3+. Family program includes an easy one mile hike into Wildwood Park, with songs, stories, hotdogs roasted over a fire, and a one mile hike out. Location: Wildwood Nature Park.

Sat   Oct 16   7:30am-2:00pm   20th Annual Conejo Open Space Trail Work Day
Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency
Help build a new trail at Wildwood Park to connect Upper and Lower Santa Rosa Trails. Meet at the Conejo Community Center, Thousand Oaks Botanical Garden entrance off Gainsborough Road for this Conejo Open Space Trail Work Day. After the trail work, lunch will be provided for volunteers and there will be a drawing for free prizes (including the grand prize: a free bicycle).
  7:30am-8:00am - Registration and board busses
  8:00am-Noon - Trail Work
  Noon-2:00pm - Free luunch for volunteers

Sat   Oct 16   9:00am-Noon   Dos Vientos Six Mile Loop
Conejo Recreation and Park District - Open Space Appreciation Hike
Free! Explore some of the trails in the Dos Vientos area of the southwestern Conejo Valley. There are a few street crossings and overviews of the nearby Dos Vientos residential area. Also distant vistas of Camarillo, Thousand Oaks the surrounding mountains and open space, a secluded pond, and the Pacific coast. Park at Dos Vientos Community Center. Access parking lot from Borchard Rd. Meet at south end of lot nearest Borchard / Las Brisas intersection.

Sat   Oct 16   6:30pm-9:30pm   Spooky S'Mores
Conejo Recreation and Park District
Pre-registration and $8 per person fee required. 805-495-2163. Ages 3+. Moderate hike into Wildwood Canyon to a campfire. Learn about bats, hear Halloween campfire stroies, and roast marshmallows. Costumes welcome! Location: Wildwood Nature Park.

Sat   Oct 23   7:00pm-9:00pm   Full Moon Hike
Conejo Recreation and Park District
Pre-registration and $6 per person fee required. 805-495-2163. Ages 6+. Enjoy this moderate, two and a half mile interpretive hike across Stagecoach Bluff to Lizard Rock. Watch the sun set and the moon rise. Location: Wildwood Nature Park.

Sat   Oct 30   12:00noon-2:00pm   Paradise Falls Hike
Conejo Recreation and Park District
Pre-registration and $6 per person fee required. 805-495-2163. Ages 6+. Enjoy one of our beautiful waterfalls on this short hike. Location: Wildwood Nature Park.



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Fri   Nov 5   7:00pm-9:00pm   All About Owls
Conejo Recreation and Park District
Pre-registration and $6 per person fee required. 805-495-2163. Ages 8+. After a discussion using mounted specimens, hike into Wildwood to listen and watch for great horned owls, barn owls, and screech owls. Location: Wildwood Nature Park.

Sat   Nov 6   7:00pm-9:00pm   Wildwood Night Awareness Hike
Conejo Recreation and Park District
Pre-registration and $6 per person fee required. 805-495-2163. Ages 5+. Learn about plants, animals, Native Americans, and the night sky through sensory awareness on this easy two mile family hike. Location: Wildwood Nature Park.

Sat   Nov 13   9:00am-4:00pm   Sycamore to the Sea
Conejo Recreation and Park District
Pre-registration and $20 per person fee required. 805-495-2163. All Ages. Enjoy the scenic views in Sycamore Canyon as you take a moderate eight and a half mile hike from Newbury Park to the beach. Lunch on the beach and a ride back to Newbury Park are provided.

Sat   Nov 20   9:00am-12:30pm   Los Robles Trail to Angel Vista
Conejo Recreation and Park District - Open Space Appreciation Hike
Free! Moderate 7 mile hike. Elevation gain/loss about 1000 ft. Hike up Los Robles Trail, overlooking Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park and the open space. At the top, the picnic table at Angel Vista is the perfect place to stop for a snack break and to enjoy the views of the city below, the Oxnard Plain, and mountains near and far. On a clear day you can see the ocean and Anacapa and Santa Cruz Islands. Meet at the Oak Creek parking lot. From south end of Moorpark Rd, turn right on Greenmeadow. Drive half mile to parking lot.