Living
in Venture county (Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village)
I
moved to Westlake Village in 2000 and then to Simi Valley in 2008. Both
of them are around 10-12 miles away and are in Ventura county in Californai.
I have enjoyed both towns and also neighbouring cities.
Here
are few things I like about living here.
- Ventura county has nice landscapes- mountains, trees and lakes.
Many of the cities are on the Pacific shore or at most 20 mintues
away from nice beaches. Ventura county beaches are usually less crowded
than othe LAX beaches.
- The mountains around Simi Valley and Westlake offer great outdoor
and hiking opportunities. I have hiked on most of the trails here.
Look at the hiking group that I belong to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lahikers/ . We have explored Wildwood park (Paradise Falls, Lezard Rock, Indian Cave, Santa Rosa Trail etc) in
Thousand Oaks, Rocky Peak-Hummingbird trail- Wildlife
Corridor trail in Simi valley, Paramount Ranch in Santa Monica
mountains, Simi Peak and China Flats in Westlake Village/ Oak Park,
Point Dume in Malibu, Sunset Blvd hills, Sand
stone peak and Grotto in Circle X ranch, Malibu Canyon State Park,
Cresto canyon, Cheseeboro canyon, Hillcrest Open Space in
thousand Oaks, Grotto
Trail , Boney Mountain etc. Have plans to visit Hollywood Mt hike
and some hikes in Channel Island National Park...
My two favorite hikes around Simi are Mt
McCoy and Rocky Peak.
- Here are some of my most favorite Picnic
Areas and Parks in Los Angeles and Ventura County
Another advantage of living in Thousand oaks area is you will find
all types of stores within few miles- Best Buy, OfficeMax, OfficeDepot,
Costco, Ralph's, Vons, Macy's, JC Penny, Staples,...Any store you
name it and you will find it.- Great Places To Hike
Around Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Ventura and
Los Angeles county
Mishe
Mowka Loop
Chesseboro
Canyon
Hillcrest
Open Space
Grotto
Trail
- Camarillo which is 10 miles from Thousand Oaks has a large Outlet
Stores mall. This is not an ordinary outlet mall. This is a collection
of outlet stores of Premium brands and if you are planning to go there,
do not forget to get a discount voucher by visiting this
website!
- Thousand Oaks is part of Conejo valley which has a very good school
district- Conejo Unified School
Distict. Simi Valley boasts of Vista Fundamental school which
has highest API the county.
- Also, there are planty of activities and organizations for school.
If you have a young kid, don't forget to enroll him/her in local basketball
activities- Conejo Youth Basketball
Association (CYBA), Game On Bastketball - Westlake village, Flag
Football or US renowned kid soccer AYSO league in Simi Valley.
- In April-May, don't forget to visit the Underwood Farm for fresh
strawberry picking.