CONEJO OPEN SPACE CONSERVATION AGENCY
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RING OF OPEN SPACE
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There are currently over 15,000 acres of natural open space within the City of Thousand Oaks' Planning Area, representing more than 1/3 of all the land within the Planning Area. A guiding principle in the planning of this open space system has been the protection of a ring of open space around the City. This "ring" concept of open space was contained in the City's Development Plan that was adopted in 1971, and reinforced by the Open Space and Conservation Elements of the Thousand Oaks General Plan. The open space system in Thousand Oaks that we see today is the result of over three decades of effort, based on a strong desire by local residents to preserve open space within the community. |
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Below is a summary of the current open space system in Thousand Oaks, all of which is now, under public ownership. Public agencies which own open space in Thousand Oaks' Planning Area includes COSCA, the City of Thousand Oaks, the Conejo Recreation and Park District, the National Park Service, the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, and the County of Ventura. COSCA manages the majority of the open space listed in Table 1.
TABLE 1
Thousand Oaks Planning Area Open Space Inventory
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NO. |
OPEN SPACE AREA |
ACRES |
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1 |
Alta Vista Open Space |
43 |
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2 |
Arroyo Conejo Open Space |
302 |
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3 |
Conejo Canyons Open Space |
1,628 |
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4 |
Conejo Ridge Open Space |
404 |
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5 |
Deer Ridge Open Space |
188 |
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6 |
Dos Vientos Open Space |
1,216 |
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7 |
Fireworks Hill Open Space |
33 |
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8 |
Glider Hill Open Space |
57 |
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9 |
Hope Nature Preserve |
359 |
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10 |
Knoll Open Space |
21 |
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11 |
Labisco Hill Open Space |
24 |
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12 |
La Jolla Open Space |
15 |
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13 |
Lake Eleanor Open Space |
513 |
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14 |
Lang Ranch Open Space |
914 |
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15 |
Los Padres Open Space |
187 |
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16 |
Los Robles Open Space |
358 |
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17 |
Los Vientos Open Space |
28 |
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18 |
Lynnmere Open Space |
114 |
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19 |
McCrea Open Space |
148 |
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20 |
Mt. Clef Ridge Open Space |
212 |
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21 |
North Ranch Open Space |
2,595 |
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22 |
Oakbrook Regional Park |
436 |
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23 |
Old Conejo Open Space |
38 |
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24 |
Old Meadows Open Space |
49 |
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25 |
Potrero Open Space |
203 |
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26 |
Rancho Potrero |
pending |
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27 |
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area |
928 |
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28 |
Skyline Open Space |
59 |
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29 |
South Ranch Open Space |
662 |
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30 |
Southshore Hills Open Space |
13 |
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31 |
Summit House Open Space |
34 |
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32 |
Sunset Hills Open Space |
410 |
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33 |
Tarantula Hill Open Space |
45 |
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34 |
Ventu Park Open Space |
141 |
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35 |
Walnut Open Space |
9 |
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36 |
Wildwood Park |
1,732 |
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37 |
Woodridge Open Space |
608 |
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38 |
Zuniga Ridge Open Space |
1 |
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TOTAL OPEN SPACE
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14,847 |