• 3rd Annual COSF Native Plantpalooza & Eco Fest

    Conejo Creek North Park East Janss Road, Thousand Oaks, CA, United States

    Come learn about native-plant gardening and design and get tips on living more sustainably, while the little ones discover entertaining facts about plants and animals and what kids can do to help the environment. Our. 30+ exhibitors will have fun, creative activities for children, including microscope explorations, touch-and-talk tables about wildlife, plus coloring and crafts […]

  • Malibu Creek State Park (MCSP) – Reagan Ranch to MASH

    Reagan Ranch Trailhead - Malibu Creek State Park Agoura, CA, United States

    This hike is a shorter/gentler Tuesday hike (5 1/2 mile, 500' gain) due to the hot weather forecast. We will enter MCSP on the Yearling Trail which crosses the grasslands of the former Reagan Ranch and meets up with the scenic Lookout Trail. The Lookout Trail climbs through a chaparral "forest" to panoramic views of […]

  • Through Conejo Canyon bridge to Wildwood Central Park – Intermediate Gentler

    Santa Rosa Valley Park Hill Canyon Road, Camarillo, CA, United States

    This is a second hike for the overflow on Tuesday. We will be a little shorter and possibly a little slower. If you change hikes, don't forget to take yourself off the waitlist or the regular list on the Malibu Creek hike. Let's go to Wildwood Park through Hill Canyon. The parking lot at the […]

  • Los Robles trailhead, walking down to Las Padres and up and around

    Los Robles Trail 351 S Moorpark Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    NOTE: There is quite a bit of shade on this hike. This will be a gentler hike for Thursday. We will go slower and with less elevation gain and less miles. Some hikers may want to add a mile by going to the Greenmeadow parking lot at the end of the hike and taking the […]

  • Wildwood to Santa Rosa Trail to Box Canyon Loop-Gentler Friendly/Not Beginner

    Wildwood Park, Thousand Oaks 998 W Avenida de Los Arboles, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    Let's hike a loop through Wildwood we haven’t done in a long time. Wildwood's archetypal western look served as the set for Davy Crocket, The Rifleman, Gunsmoke, and Wagon Train back in the day, as well as the movie Spartacus. This hike takes us from the main parking lot up the Santa Rosa Trail to […]

  • Encinal Canyon to Top of the World ~ You Choose ~ 6 or 8 mile Intermediate Hike

    Encinal Canyon Road Backbone Trail 1097 Encinal Canyon Road, malibu, CA, US

    Due to the ongoing heat and humidity this is a choose your own hike. You have the option of 6 or 8 miles. It’s a straight forward out and back hike so you decide when to turn back. Encinal Canyon is named for encina, the Spanish word for the holm oak, a lovely Mediterranean tree […]

  • Rancho Sierra Vista, Peace, Love, and Joy

    Rancho Sierra Vista in Newbury Park Rancho Sierra Vista/Point Mugu, Newbury Park, CA, Newbury Park, CA, US

    While the heat is once again with us, we will take this at a gentler pace and we will take some breaks to let slower hikers catch up. We will start in the parking lot at Rancho Sierra Vista and head up through grasslands and chaparral from the Rancho Sierra Vista trailhead, then climb up […]

  • China Flat & Simi Peak ~ Gentler Intermediate

    1400 King James Ct 1400 King James Ct, Oak Park, CA, US

    This hike begins from the top of King James Court, a cul-de-sac off Lindero Canyon Road. Begin up the trail at the top of the road, passing through a gate by a sign that reads “China Flat Trail Head.” It will pass through the branch of Suicide Trail and another branch of China Flat Trail. […]

  • ** 9:00 START! Newton Canyon to Trancas Canyon

    Newton Canyon Trailhead 1600 South Kanan Dume Road, Malibu, CA, US

    NOTE THE 9:00 start time!! From the Kanan Rd trailhead, we'll jump on the Backbone Trail headed west, crossing over Zuma Ridge Motorway toward Trancas Canyon. On our way there, we'll cross a stream (haha), pass under an oak canopy (a little, anyway), and come out into an opening. At the opening, look toward the […]

 

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