Hiking and Outdoor Activities
Alice Keck Park & Alameda Park |
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| Address: | 1400 Santa Barbara Street Santa Barbara, CA |
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| Description: | Native plant walk with giant pond FULL of turtles and koi fish. GIANT wooden play structure. |
Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens |
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| Address: | 598 North Fairview Avenue Goleta, CA |
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| Day: | Self-guided tours may be taken daily, seven days a week, |
| Time: | 10:00am to sunset |
| Description: | Tours are not available during rain or three days afterward to avoid soil compaction, or when a scheduled workshop or event is taking place. Please check with the produce stand, where the tour begins, and pick up a map before embarking. |
Chase Palm Park |
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| Address: | On Cabrillo Blvd. between Garden and Calle Caesar Chavez. Santa Barbara, CA |
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| Description: | Right across Cabrillo Boulevard from the waterfront beachway is the award winning Chase Palm Park. Stroll through beautiful gardens next to the great lagoon, relax on the benches at the great plaza, enjoy the carousel or shipwreck playground with your kids. |
Children's Nature Institute |
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| Address: | locations vary |
| Website: | http://www.childrensnatureinstitute.org |
| Day: | view schedule for family walks at https://secure.zylink.net/children/walks/familywalks.php |
| Time: | tims vary |
| Description: | Join us with your babies, toddlers and children up to 8 years old for an exciting educational outdoor adventure. |
Community Drumcircle |
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| Address: | Mission Park Ventura, CA |
| Website: | http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/communitydrum |
| Day: | Second Sunday of every month |
| Time: | 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
| Description: | All ages, types of drums, and skill levels welcome. Rain cancels the drumcircle. |
Conejo Valley Botanic Garden |
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| Address: | 350 W Gainsborough Rd. Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 |
| Website: | http://www.conejogarden.com/ |
| Hours: | Sunday 11:00am - 3:00pm |
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Island Whale Watching on the Condor |
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| Address: | Sea Landing |
| Phone: | (805) 963-3564 |
| Website: | http://www.condorcruises.com/code/home/index.html |
| Time: | 9 am, noon, 3 pm |
| Description: | See the Southern Migration of the California Gray Whales! 2-1/2 hour Whale Watching Trips. Our trips are guaranteed. Galley, Sundeck, Qualified Naturalists. |
Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens |
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| Website: | http://www.sbbg.org |
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| Description: | Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens Tired of the beach? Visit the real Santa Barbara. Hike uncrowded nature trails in the Santa Barbara foothills lined with beautiful native plants. Only a few minutes from the Old Mission. |
Santa Barbara Hikes |
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| Address: | check website for locations |
| Website: | http://www.santabarbarahikes.com/index.shtml |
| Day: | check website for schedules |
| Time: | check website for schedules |
| Description: | Santa Barbara has some of the best hiking anywhere, and lots of it! Lots of hiking trails are listed here with maps, topos and directions to the trailhead. Print out what you need and take it with you. |
Rocky Nook County Park |
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| Address: | Mission Canyon Road, behind Mission. Santa Barbara, CA |
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| Description: | There are trails and a play structure. |
Theme Parks
(None of these are actually IN the Conejo Valley but make a nice day or weekend trip.)
California Adventure
Disneyland
Hearst Castle
Lego Land
Six Flags Magic Mountain
San Diego Zoo
San Diego Wild Animal Park
Santa Barbara Zoo
Sea World
Underwood Family Farm at Tierra Rejada
Nite Moves |
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| Address: | Leadbetter Beach Santa Barbara, CA |
| Website: | http://www.conejogarden.com/ |
| Date: | May 3rd through August 30th |
| Time: | Every Wednesday Evening Registration starts at 5:15 PM, walkers can take off and enjoy themselves and be first in the buffet line which starts at 6:35 PM. |
| Cost: | First time registration fee of $20.00 Each additional evening is only $10.00 |
| Description: | For online registration, please go to Active.Com. Search on "Nite Moves" Registration includes a goody bag, full color event shirt, your entire NITE MOVES evening. Check inside for each event's start times. All race rules and details will be found in your Goody Bag along with discounts, prize opportunities and surprises. |