Simi Valley has 80 miles of mapped trails, 1.9 for every square mile of land
24% of Simi Valley’s land is conserved, about 6,388 acres. 94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4,689 acres are parks and preserves, 37 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns · #79 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
24%
6,388 acres · of 41.5 sq mi of land
Trails
80 mi
1.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
4,689 ac
37 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
71 mi
54 mi lanes · 17 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Simi Valley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Simi Valley is ahead of 97% of U.S. towns, #79 of 847 in California. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Simi Valley’s overall grade.
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Simi Valley ranks #23 on Outdoors.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
Lang Ranch Open Space1 acres · City of Thousand Oaks
Woodridge Open Space1 acres · Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency
SSFL North Buffer1 acres · Boeing/North American Land Trust
Foothill Park1 acres
Who protects it
6,388 conserved acres
24% of Simi Valley’s land. Who manages Simi Valley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency4,790 ac
Private owners1,499 ac
County101 ac
State fish & wildlife3 ac
National Park Service3 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1 ac
Town or city1 ac
Local Recreation Area · 3,893 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 1,499 acLocal Park · 980 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 12 acLocal Other or Unknown · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 61 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District Open Space
Local Recreation Area
Regional agency
1,944
Open
Bridle Path Protected Open Space
Private Other or Unknown
Private owners
1,499
Open
Wood Ranch Open Space
Local Recreation Area
Regional agency
960
Open
Rancho Simi Recreation Area
Local Recreation Area
Regional agency
395
Open
Simi Hills Golf Course
Local Recreation Area
Regional agency
249
Restricted
Corriganville Park
Local Park
Regional agency
191
Open
Lang Ranch - Montgomery Ranch Open Space
Local Recreation Area
Regional agency
153
Open
Tierra Rajada Park
Local Park
Regional agency
149
Open
Challenger Park
Local Park
Regional agency
144
Open
Oak Park
Local Park
County
101
Open
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
123 places to go in Simi Valley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
54 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
17 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
102Basketball
77Tennis
51Pickleball
39Baseball
18Golf
10Tracks
6Equestrian
4Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 5 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Simi Valley: April to June
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Daylight (h)
10.1
10.9
11.9
13.0
13.9
14.4
14.2
13.4
12.3
11.3
10.3
9.9
High (°F)
67
67
70
74
77
83
89
91
88
80
73
66
Rain (in)
3.7
4.3
2.7
0.9
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.6
1.1
2.9
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 4.3 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Simi Valley →
Next door
Simi Valley and its neighbors
Simi Valley has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Simi Valley
Where can I hike in Simi Valley?
The longest trail networks: Rancho Simi RPD Open Space, 14 miles; Corriganville Park, 5.9 miles; Wood Ranch Open Space, 5.5 miles; Challenger Park, 3.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Simi Valley is conserved land?
24% of its land, against a typical 4% for a California town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Simi Valley’s trails?
Rancho Simi RPD Open Space and Corriganville Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Simi Valley?
71 miles of bike routes are on the map: 54 of painted or protected lanes and 17 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Simi Valley?
80,355 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Simi Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,689 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Simi Valley have?
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #79 of 847 in California. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Simi Valley neighbors.
Colony House · Photo: Los Angeles · CC BY-SA 3.0