10 Hiking Trails near Ventura, CA
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Satwiwa Loop Trail
Westlake Village, California
17.5 miles SEAn easy 2.5-mile loop in the Santa Monica Mountains perfect for wildlife watching — roadrunners, prairie falcons, hawks, rabbits, deer, and coyotes all call this trail home.
Hike
Carpinteria State Beach
Carpinteria, California
18.5 miles NWTwelve miles south of Santa Barbara, a mile of clean swimming beach with year-round lifeguards, stellar tidepools, seal and whale sightings, and campsite access to hiking trails and town.
Camp, Hike, Swim
Arroyo Sequit Park
Malibu, California
23.2 miles SEA perennial stream, loop trail, rocks, and wildflower-covered meadows make Arroyo Sequit one of the western Santa Monica Mountains' most beautiful and ecologically rich parks.
Hike, Horseback 1.2 mi
Seven Falls and Three Pools
Santa Barbara, California
30.5 miles NWA steep four-mile round trip leads to Seven Falls, then the cool, waterfall-fed Three Pools — with a natural waterslide when spring flows run high.
Hike, Swim
Point Dume State Beach
Malibu, California
30.5 miles SEHeadlands, rocky coves, a quiet beach, gray whale watching from December to April, an easy coastal hike to sweeping views, and a fun Iron Man movie cameo — all at Point Dume in Malibu.
Dive, Hike, Rock Climb, Swim
Malibu Creek State Park
Calabasas, California
31.0 miles SEJust 25 miles from downtown LA, 15 miles of streamside trail wind through oak and sycamore woodlands in a park with rich Chumash history and film location fame.
Camp, Hike, Horseback, Mountain Bike, Rock Climb 0.3-1.0 mi
Rock Pool
Agoura Hills, California
31.1 miles SEA river-fed swimming hole deep in Malibu Creek State Park, ringed by forest and rock formations — reach it via a short level path from the Visitor Center or a scenic 2-mile out-and-back from the campsite.
Camp, Hike, Swim
Red Rock
Santa Barbara County, California
32.7 miles NWTall red and white rock walls, deep water, and cliffs to jump from along the Santa Ynez River — weekdays are quieter and rocky spots sit right at the water's edge.
Hike, Swim
Ellwood Main Monarch Butterfly Grove
Goleta, California
39.1 miles WA free, no-admission butterfly grove in Goleta where Monarch butterflies migrate November through February, adjacent to 137 acres of open space trails with beach access.
Hike
Fish Creek
Lake Hughes, California
47.5 miles NEA super-deep upper pool and a lower pool about 5 feet deep, with a slideable waterfall — plus some higher jump spots for those willing to do a bit of rock climbing.
Hike, Rock Climb, Swim
