• Malibu Creek SP Visitor Center (Arrive Anytime)

    Malibu Creek State Park Visitor Center - HWD Agoura Hills, CA, United States

    I'll be working in the Malibu Creek State Park Visitor Center on this Sunday. We are open from Noon to 4pm. Stop by and say hello -- and for a private tour. About the VC The MCSP Visitor Center (VC) is a historic building and is over 100 years old. Malibu Creek Docents operate the […]

  • Moores Canyon – Upper Las Virgenes – Kenneth Fire Assessment

    El Escorpion Trail Vanowen Street 24480, West Hills, CA, United States

    Part of this loop hike will be through the Kenneth Fire burn area. Today we'll be trapsing around the northern section of the Upper Las Virgenes Open Space Preserve in the Simi Hills. At the western edge of the San Fernando Valley, it is part of a critical ecological linkage and wildlife corridor between the […]

  • Liberty Canyon – Century Lake Loop

    Liberty Canyon 3640 Liberty Canyon, Calabasas, CA, US

    We begin our journey hiking south into Liberty Canyon — one of three natural preserves in Malibu Creek State Park. The canyon has a rare stand of California Valley Oak. Soon we will cross Liberty Creek turn west onto and up the Phantom Trail. After a couple miles the trail puts us down onto Mulholland […]

  • Malibu Creek SP Visitor Center (No Host)

    Malibu Creek State Park Visitor Center - HWD Agoura Hills, CA, United States

    I'll be working in the Malibu Creek State Park Visitor Center on this Sunday. We are open from Noon to 4pm. Stop by and say hello -- and for a private tour. About the VC The MCSP Visitor Center (VC) is a historic building and is over 100 years old. Malibu Creek Docents operate the […]

  • 🌞Fort Wildwood – Paradise Falls – And More

    Wildflower Playfield - HWD 635 W. Avenida de Los Arboles, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    With two waterfalls, scenic volcanic outcroppings, a variety of hiking trails, several pleasant picnic areas, and abundant open space, Wildwood Park is a great place to escape the hustle and bustle of the nearby city. For you stairs fans: Did you know Wildwood has a trail with 76 steps? Highlights along the way: Fort Wildwood […]

  • Hill Canyon to Elliott Mountain and Beyond

    Conejo Canyons Trail Head 2010 Conejo Center Dr, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    Join our Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hikingwithdean/ The trail up Elliot Mountain was built May 2015. The mountain, a bench and the trail are named after Burt Elliot who was very active with Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency. Burt died of cancer in the Spring of 2014. He was the go-to guy for all things Conejo […]

  • Ride with the SoCal eBike Riders

    West Tasting Room East Thousand Oaks Boulevard 1867, Thousand Oaks, CA, United States

    Join us for a grand tour of some of our favorite open spaces and surrounding neighborhoods including Santa Rosa Valley, Wildwood Park, Hill Canyon and the star of the this ride, The Joel McCrea Ranch. For more information an RSVP click or tap here

  • Malibu Creek SP Visitor Center

    Malibu Creek State Park Visitor Center - HWD Agoura Hills, CA, United States

    I'll be working in the Malibu Creek State Park Visitor Center on this Sunday. We are open from Noon to 4pm. Stop by and say hello -- and for a private tour. About the VC The MCSP Visitor Center (VC) is a historic building and is over 100 years old. Malibu Creek Docents operate the […]

  • Mini Bulldog Loop – MASH Site – Lost Cabin Trail

    Malibou Lake - HWD Seminole Drive 1912, Agoura Hills, CA, United States

    Get ready for a hike in Malibu Creek State Park the other groups don't do. Our old destination, the stone house, is gone but this moderately strenuous 7-miler is still a great diversion from the usual MCSP treks. We’ll start at the western end of Crags Rd near Malibou Lake and head on up to […]

 

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