Rancho Conejo Playfields

Rancho Conejo Playfields

Sign by entrance
Type Multi-use community park
Location 950 N. Ventu Park Rd.
Newbury Park, CA 91320
Coordinates 34°11′32.0″N 118°54′44.8″W / 34.192222°N 118.912444°W / 34.192222; -118.912444
Area 13 acres (5.3 ha)
Created 1997 (1997)
Operated by Conejo Recreation and Park District (CRPD)
Status Open daily 7:00am to 10:00pm

Rancho Conejo Playfields is a 13 acres (5.3 ha) multi-use community park in Newbury Park, California, adjacent to Arroyo Conejo Open Space and the Arroyo Conejo Nature Preserve which includes 302 acres (122 ha) of public open-space land and numerous trails.[1][2] It contains softball fields, soccer fields,[3] tennis courts, a basketball court, turf, playground- and picnic areas. It was dedicated to the Conejo Recreation and Park District by its developer, Shapell Industries, in 1997.[4][5] Rancho Conejo Playfields is home to the primary trailhead for the Arroyo Conejo Trail, which separates into various local trails following Arroyo Conejo, leading to Wildwood Regional Park in Thousand Oaks, Mountclef Ridge in Santa Rosa Valley, La Branca and Hill Canyon. The trails are utilized for hiking, horseback-riding, and mountain biking.[6][7][8]

Sources

  1. ↑ http://www.crpd.org/parkfac/parks/ranchoconejo.asp
  2. ↑ http://www.conejo-openspace.org/open_space_areas_in_TO.htm#Arroyo Conejo
  3. ↑ http://www.crpd.org/parkfac/reserve/fields.asp
  4. ↑ http://www.crpd.org/parkfac/parks/ranchoconejo.asp
  5. ↑ http://www.conejovalleyguide.com/kids-activities-blog/over-4-dozen-community-parks-in-the-conejo-valley.html
  6. ↑ Murphy, Kelly (2012). Local Multi-Use Trails. Pages 81-83. ISBN 9781479165599.
  7. ↑ http://www.cosf.org/website/html/arroyo-conejo-lynnmere.html
  8. ↑ http://www.multiusetrails.com/tag/arroyo-conejo-trail/
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