Ventu Park Open Space is a 141-acre open space area 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 ...

. Its primary features are the Rosewood Trail leading to Angel Vista, a 1,603 ft peak in the

Santa Monica Mountains The Santa Monica Mountains is a coastal mountain range in Southern California, next to the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Transverse Ranges. Because of its proximity to densely populated regions, it is one of the most visited natural areas in ...

. Parking for the Rosewood Trail is located at the Stagecoach Inn Park, across Lynn Road from the primary trailhead. The Rosewood Trail begins with oak woodland and crosses a creek at the canyon floor, before climbing up towards the steep Angel Vista Point. There are 360-degree panoramic views of the

Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both southeastern Ventura County and northwestern Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It is located in the northwestern part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. Communities in the Conejo ...

, the

Oxnard Plain The Oxnard Plain is a large coastal plain in southwest Ventura County, California, United States surrounded by the mountains of the Transverse ranges. The cities of Oxnard, Camarillo, Port Hueneme and much of Ventura as well as the unincorpora ...

, the

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Point Mugu Point Mugu (, Chumash: ''Muwu'') is a cape or promontory within Point Mugu State Park on the Pacific Coast in Ventura County, near the city of Port Hueneme and the city of Oxnard. The name is believed to be derived from the Chumash Indian term ...

, Hidden Valley, as well as the Santa Monica-, Santa Susana-Stone, Robert (2011). ''Day Hikes Around Ventura County''. Day Hike Books. Page 190. . and Topa Topa Mountains. To get here from the

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, exit on Ventu Park Road in Newbury Park, CA. Continue for 0.6 miles south until reaching Lynn Road. Pass the Stagecoach Inn Museum on the right and turn right for one block before parking at Susan Drive and the Stagecoach Inn Park, located on the right. The Rosewood Trail is located across Lynn Road. The trail was established in the early 1980s and has an elevation gain of 800 feet.

Rosewood Trail

The Rosewood Trail is the starting point for the Los Robles Trail, the longest trail operated by the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency (COSCA). It connects to various open space areas and nature preserves in the Greater

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 ...

Area, including the

Hope Nature Preserve Hope Nature Preserve is a nature preserve in Newbury Park, California. It was a gift to the city from its owner, actor Bob Hope, whom it is named for. It is located by the Newbury Park-Thousand Oaks “border” in southern Conejo Valley. It is hom ...

, Los Padres Open Space, Conejo Ridge Open Space, Deer Ridge Open Space, Old Conejo Open Space and Los Vientos Open Space. The 25-mile Los Robles Trail begins by Angel Vista Point and is a 25-mile trail connecting Newbury Park and the City of

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by crossing Hidden Valley, Thousand Oaks and Lake Sherwood. Alternatively, hikers can cross the Potrero Ridge and join the trail leading to

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, which again connects to

through trails crossing the Santa Monica Mountains through the

Big Sycamore Canyon Big Sycamore Canyon, often shortened to Sycamore Canyon, is a major feature of Point Mugu State Park, in Ventura County, California, United States. Sycamore Canyon is situated in the northernmost region of the Santa Monica Mountains National Rec ...

. The trails here are used by equestrians, mountain bikers as well as hikers. The Rosewood Trail is a 5-mile roundtrip hike from the Stagecoach Inn Park to the top of Angel Vista.Murphy, Kelly (2012). ''Local Multi-Use Trails''. Kelly Murphy. Pages 195-196. .

Rosewood Trail

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