Rancho Conejo Playfields is a multi-use community park in
Newbury Park, California
Newbury Park is a populated place and townReal Estate Communications, Inc. (1984). ''California Real Estate Directory''. Page 201. in Ventura County, California, United States.
Most of it lies within the western Thousand Oaks city limits, while ...
, adjacent to
Conejo Canyons Open Space
The Conejo Canyons Open Space consists of of open-space areas in northernmost Newbury Park, Ventura County, California. It consists of deeply eroded canyons, numerous ridgelines and plateaus in the northwestern portion of the Conejo Valley. The ...
and the
Arroyo Conejo Nature Preserve which includes of public open-space land and numerous trails in the western
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 ...
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Recreation
The park contains softball fields, soccer fields, tennis courts, a basketball court, turf, playground- and picnic areas.[ It was dedicated in 1997 to the Conejo Recreation and Park District by the Rancho Conejo subdivision's developer, Shapell Industries.
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Hiking
Rancho Conejo Playfields is home to the primary trailhead for the Arroyo Conejo Trail in the western 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 ...
, which has junctions with various hiking trails following Arroyo Conejo
Arroyo Conejo (Spanish for “Rabbit Creek”) is the longest creek in the Conejo Valley, sprawling over the cities of Thousand Oaks and Camarillo, and the communities of Newbury Park, Casa Conejo and Santa Rosa Valley. Arroyo Conejo is the pri ...
into La Branca and Hill Canyon
Hill Canyon is a deep canyon in the western Simi Hills and within northern Newbury Park and Thousand Oaks, in Ventura County, southern California.
The Arroyo Conejo Nature Preserve includes the central canyon area, and is part of the Conejo Cany ...
, the Arroyo Conejo Nature Preserve, Santa Rosa Valley County Park, and Mount Clef Ridge and Wildwood Regional Park
Wildwood Regional Park is a suburban regional park in the western Simi Hills and Conejo Valley, in Ventura County, California. It is located in western Thousand Oaks, northern Newbury Park, and southern Moorpark.
Wildwood is home to over 27 mi ...
in Thousand Oaks
Thousand Oaks is the second-largest city in Ventura County, California, United States. It is in the northwestern part of Greater Los Angeles, approximately from the city of Los Angeles and from Downtown. It is named after the many oak tree ...
. The trails are utilized for hiking, horseback-riding, and mountain biking.[Murphy, Kelly (2012); ''Local Multi-Use Trails'' (ppg 81-83); .]
See also
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References
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Parks in Ventura County, California
Conejo Valley
Newbury Park, California
Simi Hills
Sports in Thousand Oaks, California
Sports venues in Ventura County, California
Protected areas established in 1977
1977 establishments in California