Congratulation to Summer who submitted this photo of acorns that she took on the Spring Canyon Trail. If you would like to enter future contests, here are the rules: Every season, we’ll identify a specific item (e.g., “an oak tree”) for you to find within the Conejo Open Space. As Read more…
We’re only two weeks into the 2025 Challenge and participants have already submitted dozens of great photos! Here are some of them. If you would like to join the fun, check out the details on our Conejo Open Space Challenge page!
Unhappily, COSCA is postponing the Annual Conejo Spring Trail Work Day because of the rain that is forecast for this week. The trail in not expected to dry out enough for travel by Saturday. The work day will be rescheduled, and we’ll let you know when the details are available. Read more…
Highlights Two routes are described here, an easy one of 2.3 miles with roughly 300′ of climbing, and a longer one of 4.1 miles with roughly 700′ of climbing For Dos Vientos residents, there are several nearby trailheads for easy access The trails climb up above the neighborhoods so you Read more…
Highlights This is a moderate hike of 5.8 miles with 700′ of climbing. You will see all the geographic areas of the region – the grasslands of the Western Plateau, verdant Hawk Canyon and more distant volcanic cliffs and mountains. It’s lots of fun on a mountain bike. The Hill Read more…
Highlights This is a moderate-easy hike of 4.0 miles with 800′ of climbing. It goes through some of the most beautiful sections of the park. The Eagle Point Trail is a remote trail that gets few visitors despite the beautiful surroundings. Most of the route is along less frequently used Read more…
Highlights Hike of 6.6 Miles, extendable to 8 miles Hillcrest Ridge Trail is a ridgeline trail and is very steep in sections – you’ll get a great workout! You can get great views of the neighborhoods and distant mountains in all directions from Hillcrest Ridge. The White Sage Trail is Read more…
Dana Stangel, founder and executive director of Teranga Ranch Wildlife, shared her expertise and advice about how to live side by side with our most visible urban canid, the coyote. On January 29, 2025, as COSF’s first 2025 Speaker Series guest, Stangel presented “Coyotes Among Us.” Scroll down to watch Read more…
Highlights Moderate hike of 4.4 miles Good for conditioning because the Autumn Ridge and Meadow Vista Trails are quite steep in places Good views of Simi Valley and Lang Ranch Open Space Includes two of the segments of the 2025 Conejo Open Space Challenge Description This is not a very Read more…
We sincerely apologize, but widespread power outages today mean that we need to reschedule the online presentation, “Coyotes Among Us,” to Wednesday, January 29. The presentation will starts at 7:00 pm as previously planned. If you have already registered, the Zoom link you received will continue to work. Wildlife educator Dana Read more…