Historic
Route. From the Los Angeles County line, the route descends from the
Santa Monica Mountains to the coastal plain and follows the coast north
and west from the vicinity of Ventura to the Santa Barbara County line
closely following the alignment of federal highway 101.
Federal Components
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation
Area (SMMNRA) including Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center
Channel Islands National Park (information
center)
Interpretive Sites
Oakbrook Park Chumash Indian Interpretive
Center
Olivas Adobe
Mission San Buenaventura
Site of the village of Shisholop
Coastal parks: San Buenaventura State
Beach, Emma Wood State Beach, Faria County Park, Hobson County Park
Recreational Trail
The Ventura County Task Force recommends
meeting the L.A. County segment at the end of Victory Boulevard in the
Ahmanson Ranch approximately on the historic route. SMMNRA is undertaking
a management plan for the Simi Hills and will include the Anza Trail. The
trail would follow the Albertson Motorway, partially within SMMNRA, through
the Palo Camado Canyon/ China Flat area to the Lang Ranch and the Oakbrook
Interpretive Center. Here, the Motorway connects with the trail system
in Thousand Oaks through the North Ranch Open Space, exits the Open Space
at the proposed urban trail at Old Conejo School Road, passes under the
101 freeway to Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency (COSCA) land and the
Los Robles Trail. This trail parallels the historic route and offers several
panoramic views of the 101 freeway, the actual Anza route. At the same
time, it offers a sense of the environment the expedition encountered.
The trail would then exit the Los Robles
Trail near Satwiwa, cross SMMNRA heading north toward the freeway, follow
the western ridge of the Dos Vientos property north toward 101, switchback
down the mountain, cross Conejo Creek, and continue west on the farm road
that parallels the south side of 101. The trail would then turn north at
Central Avenue and continue to the Santa Clara River, which it would follow
to the coast and the multiuse coastal trail from there to the county line.
Bicycle routes exist within the county
which could be marked as the Anza Trail.
Auto Route (marked)
Highway 101.
Agency/Organization Coordination
Chumash representatives
Cities of
Camarillo
Oxnard
San Buenaventura
Thousand Oaks
Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency
Conejo Recreation & Park District
Landowners
Mountains Conservancy Foundation
Pleasant Valley Parks & Recreation
Department
Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District
Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council
Santa Monica Mountain National Recreation
Area
State of California
• Caltrans
• Department of Parks & Recreation
• Fish and Game Department
• Native American Heritage Commission
• Office of Historic Preservation
• Office of Tourism
• State Lands Commission
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Ventura County General Services Agency
Ventura County Transportation Commission |