March 09, 2008

Wildwood Park (Thousand Oaks) - 8 mi 3 hr

Lots of variety... you can decide to do an easy hike, longer hike or more all of them like us.

Trailhead: From the 101, exit Lynn Road and go north, left on Avenida de Los Arboles. Follow Avenida de Los Arboles until it ends at Big Sky Drive. Make a U-turn at the park entrance is on the left side of the road.

We followed these trails in this order:
Santa Rosa Trail
Eagle Point Loop
Paradise Falls (see below)
Lizard Rock

Paradise Falls
Highlights: 70 foot waterfall, shady creek side trail, rolling hills
Distance: 3 miles round trip
Elevation Gain: 400 ft
Hike Time: 1.5 hours
Difficulty: Moderate
Trail Condition: Well maintained trail
HikeType: Loop
Summary: The first part of the trail follows Moonridge trail looking down upon Indian Creek. Trail then drops down steeply into an area if volcanic rock with a spectacular 70 foot waterfall plunging into a large pool. The return leg of the loop is an easy meandering trail along the banks of Indian creek, with a number of lovely picnic spots along the way. I promise that you will be surprised that there is such a nice setting amongst the suburban sprawl.

Also check out their website for scheduled events:
http://www.cosf.org/website/html/outings.html