Oak Park, Simi Valley

Not to be confused with Oak Park, California.
Oak Park

Sign at entrance.
Type Open space park
Location Simi Valley, CA
Coordinates 34°17′19″N 118°49′21″W / 34.28861°N 118.82250°W / 34.28861; -118.82250
Area 100.5 acres (40.7 ha)
Operated by Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
Status Open daily 7:30 am - 8:00 pm

Oak Park is a 100.5-acre open space regional park (40.7 ha) located at 901 Quisma Drive in Simi Valley, California, near Moorpark and California State Route 118.[1] This county park, maintained by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy,[2] is situated in the foothill country surrounded by rolling hills in the extreme west Simi Valley. Oak Park is recognized for its many large oak trees, rolling green hills, canyons, wildlife, and hiking trails through abundance of coastal scrub brush. The facilities offered are a playground, horseshoe pits, volleyball court, basketball court, picnic tables, restrooms, showers, wireless Internet, coin laundry, dump station for RV’s, water fountains, BBQ, fire rings, as well as tent- and RV-camping. There are 135 campsites in 2015 for tents or RV’s and one group tent site area for up to fifty people. There are occasionally summer programs and a convenience store in the camping site area. The park is home to various native flora and also wildlife, which consists of a wide range of Simi Valley native species such as numerous raptors, sagebrush lizards, alligator lizards, roadrunners, hummingbirds, grey foxes, bobcats, raccoons, opossums, skunks, and various snakes, including the Southern Pacific Rattlesnake and California Kingsnake.[3][4] The park district is in the process of acquiring the 734-acre Alamos Canyon (297 ha) on the other side of West Los Angeles Avenue. A trail connecting Oak Park to the Alamos Canyon would be created and included within a greenbelt between the cities of Simi Valley and Moorpark.[5][6]

View from a trail in Oak Park, Simi Valley.

References

  1. ↑ Stienstra, Tom (2015). Moon West Coast Rv Camping. Avalon Travel. Page 919. ISBN 9781612387765.
  2. ↑ http://www.lamountains.com/parks.asp?parkid=115
  3. ↑ Stienstra, Tom (2015). Moon West Coast Rv Camping. Avalon Travel. Page 919. ISBN 9781612387765.
  4. ↑ http://www.ventura.org/inland-parks/oak-park-simi-valley
  5. ↑ Simon, Melissa (January 23, 2015). "Canyon essential to local wildlife corridor". Simi Valley Acorn. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Simon, Melissa (March 4, 2016). "Park district to buy half of Alamos Canyon". Simi Valley Acorn. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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