Chumash Indian Museum
Chumash Indian Museum is a Native American Interpretive Center in northeast Thousand Oaks, California. It dates from 1994. Add Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 3.3 mi away, to a visit.
A museum inside Thousand Oaks
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Chumash Indian Museum is inside Thousand Oaks, which has 25 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Oct, Nov and Dec
January, February, March, April, May, June, October, November and December are the mild months, with highs of 67–80°. When to go ↓
Established in 1994
Chumash Indian Museum dates from 1994. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
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Chumash Indian Museum
Chumash Indian Museum is a Native American Interpretive Center in northeast Thousand Oaks, California. It is the site of a former Chumash village, known as Sap'wi (meaning "House of the Deer"). It is located in Oakbrook Regional Park, a 432-acre park which is home to a replica of a Chumash village and thousand year-old Chumash pictographs. The pictographs by nearby Birthing Cave are not open to the public, but can be observed on docent-led tours. Chumash people inhabited the village 10,000 years ago.
It became a designated archaeological zone in 1971 after the discovery of nearly twenty caves at the property. It was designated Ventura County Historical Landmark #90 in 1983. It is designated Thousand Oaks City Landmark No. 5. The museum is home to exhibits of various Chumash artifacts, paintings and historical items.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1994
- Wikipedia readers
- 1.5K a year
Nights near Chumash Indian Museum
The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds are Thousand Oaks (25) and Los Angeles (841).
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Chumash Indian Museum | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand Oaks | in town | — | 25 16 hotels · 2 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 4 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds | 122,230 | $992K | B |
| Los Angeles | 27 mi southeast | 40 min | 841 554 hotels · 169 motels · 39 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 36 hostels · 17 campgrounds · 9 RV parks | 3,869,089 | $921K | D |
| Simi Valley | 5 mi northeast | 10 min | 9 6 hotels · 1 motel · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground | 124,861 | $824K | B |
| Westlake Village | 5 mi south | 10 min | 7 5 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground | 7,505 | $1,331K | C+ |
| Camarillo | 12 mi west | 20 min | 15 11 hotels · 2 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 RV park | 68,652 | $827K | B |
| Santa Monica | 23 mi southeast | 35 min | 57 46 hotels · 6 motels · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 hostel · 3 campgrounds | 90,082 | $1,756K | D− |
| Malibu | 14 mi south | 20 min | 14 10 hotels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 1 RV park | 9,574 | $2,000K | D |
| San Buenaventura (Ventura) | 25 mi west | 40 min | 54 23 hotels · 17 motels · 6 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 3 campgrounds · 3 RV parks | 109,914 | $827K | C− |
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Places to add to Chumash Indian Museum
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Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · SoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · Disneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: CanonStarGal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hollywood Sign: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · La Brea Tar Pits: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
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Chumash Indian Museum, answered
Is Chumash Indian Museum in Thousand Oaks?
Yes. It’s inside Thousand Oaks, CA.
When is the best time to visit Chumash Indian Museum?
January, February, March, April, May, June, October, November and December, with highs of 67–80°.
How far is Chumash Indian Museum from Long Beach?
About 48 miles southeast of Long Beach, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Chumash Indian Museum?
Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope (BUR), about 26 miles away.
Where should I stay near Chumash Indian Museum?
Los Angeles (27 mi, 841 places to stay), Thousand Oaks (in town, 25 places to stay) and Simi Valley (5 mi, 9 places to stay).
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