Old Agoura, also referred to simply as "Agoura" by some locals, is a district on the east side of the city of
Agoura Hills
Agoura Hills () is a city in the Santa Monica Mountains region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Its population was 20,330 at the 2010 census, which decreased to
20,299 in 2020. It is in the eastern Conejo Valley between the S ...
, located in the
Simi Hills
The Simi Hills are a low rocky mountain range of the Transverse Ranges in eastern Ventura County and western Los Angeles County, of southern California, United States.
Geography
The Simi Hills are aligned east-west and run for , and average arou ...
of western
Los Angeles County, California
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.
The community of
Oak Park is to the west, and the city of
Calabasas to the east. In some contexts
East Agoura, also north of the
101−Ventura Freeway is considered a part of Old Agoura.
Description
The neighborhood has a mix of older and larger properties, often with private corrals and horse facilities, which draw equestrian oriented residents. The Old Agoura Overlay, of the city's general plan and municipal code, guides architecture and development in the district.
A network of horse trails along the roads and fields connect much of the district to its centrally located Old Agoura Park, and to the surrounding protected open spaces including: Cheeseboro and Palo Comado Canyon Park of the
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is a United States national recreation area containing many individual parks and open space preserves, located primarily in the Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California. The SMMNRA is in t ...
;
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service) Cheeseboro and Palo Comado Canyon Park
/ref> and Liberty Canyon Park.
See also
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References
External links
Flickr: Old Agoura HOA photo gallery
Neighborhoods in Agoura Hills, California
Simi Hills
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