An old trail has re-emerged for your enjoyment! You can help ensure the trail remains in place by hiking or riding it. As well as enjoying a piece of history, you will help pack the dirt down and thus slowing vegetation regrowth. On May 18, about 25 volunteers worked to Read more…
More and more people are finishing the 10 trails of the 2024 Conejo Open Space Challenge, submitting photos of the amazing views as they do. The Challenge finishes at the end of this week, so if you’re planning to complete it but haven’t yet, you better get your feet in Read more…
Here are some of the hundreds of photos of the Conejo Open Spaces that have been submitted so far from participants of the 2024 Conejo Open Space Challenge. These 48 images come from 20 people who have accepted the Challenge and are working their way through the ten designated trails. Read more…
Here’s your chance to explore some of the best trails in the Conejo Open Space that many people are not familiar with! From March 1st through May 31st the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency (COSCA) is challenging mountain bikers, hikers, trail runners and equestrians of all ages to try out Read more…
Starting in 2024, we are challenging you with the “Four Seasons” contest! We want to find out how good you are at locating specific kinds of sights in our Open Space. Each season, we’ll post the name of something that you can find in the Conejo Open Space, such as Read more…
Highlights Four possible routes of varying difficulty: 2.8 miles with 550′ of climbing for the Woodbridge Loop alone 4.1 miles with 750′ of climbing, starting in Wood Ranch 4.4 miles with 750′ of climbing, starting on Westlake Blvd. 6.7 miles with 1300′ of climbing, starting on Erbes Rd. The Woodridge Read more…
Highlights The rocky scenery is beautiful as the trail cuts across the towering and rugged south flank of Simi Peak and the Simi Hills View deposits from the Middle Miocene period (14 million years ago) and Upper Cretaceous period (100 million to 66 million years ago when the dinosaurs went Read more…
The spring edition of the Conejo Open Space Foundation newsletter has been posted. In this edition… Conejo Canyons Bridge Nears Completion : COSF Scholarships Update : 2024 Conejo Open Space Challenge : Spotlight on Tom Becker : News in Brief : and more… View our Spring Conejo Open Space Newsletter.
Highlights From the Lizard Rock Trail, there are great views into three different canyons See the volcanic legacy of the Conejo Valley firsthand on the Stagecoach Bluff Trail Cross the new Conejo Canyons Vehicle Bridge, expected to be completed in late winter 2024 The Lizard Rock Trail is included in Read more…
Highlights Fairly easy 1.9 mile loop with 300′ of climbing If you want a harder work out, travel out-and-back for 2.4 miles and 550′ of climbing Other trails are nearby if you want to take a longer route El Encanto Trail is one of the segments of the 2024 Conejo Read more…
Lions and fires and humans, Oh deer!
How mule deer in the Santa Monica Mountains and Conejo Valley navigate a dynamic landscape of risks and rewards
A virtual presentation by
Ellie Bolas
on Wednesday July 9 at 7:00 pm.