Sand Dune and rock cairns, Highway 1
Huge sand dune along Highway 1, plus rock cairns along the ocean across the street.
Janss Marketplace, Thousand Oaks
An incredible mall for kids, with imaginative play area, cars to ride, splash pad with synchronized music, sculptures, and outdoor cafes.
Oxnard Beach and Pirate Playground
Beautiful dunes, cold breezes, hundreds of palms, a bike path, and a huge pirate playground.
Ojai Valley Inn
A magical place set upon hills with huge majestic oaks, shimmering green lawns, and exquisite Spanish architecture and decor, all backed by Ojai's mountains.
Mission San Buenaventura
The prettiest part of Ventura! A pristine mission, a gorgeous square, all backed by the blue-green mountains.
Conejo Community Park, Thousand Oaks
A lovely park of rolling green hills and gnarled oak trees, with a creek, and a new playground with boulders and ropes.
Marina Park, Ventura
Lovely cove, grassy hills, Spanish galleon ship, playground, walkway out to the point, rocky jetties, and modern beachhouses!
Camarillo Premium Outlets
A shopper's paradise, plus a nice area with a fountain, benches, and palm trees wrapped in blue lights.
Conejo Valley Botanical & Kid's Garden
Botanical garden on top of a hill with views all around, cactus garden, colorful wildflowers, and imaginative kid's garden.
Plaza Park, Downtown Ventura
Gorgeous park with new playground, pagoda, cannon, and views of the eucalyptus-covered hills that back Ventura.
Surfer's Point (C Street Surfbreak)
An amazing place to watch surfers ride the waves close up and in the shade, at that!
Lake Casitas Water Park
Super fun for kids- a playground in the water with sprays shooting everywhere, and a lazy river that's relaxing for parents!
Downtown Ventura Main Street and Front Street
Downtown Ventura has historic architecture on hilly streets and beautiful tall trees, plus plenty of cafes.
The Lakes Mall, Thousand Oaks
A peaceful place to look at the fountains and lively statues, sit in the sun by the playground, and grab an icecream.
Soule Park, Ojai
Huge park with large shady lawns, trippy playground equipment, and gorgeous mountain views.
Silver Strand Beach, Oxnard
White sandy beach with rock jetty, beach houses, and boardwalk by the harbor.
Russell Park, Thousand Oaks
A wonderful neighborhood park with huge oak trees, winding paths, and a super fun new playground.
Memorial Park, Ventura
A lush park with an ocean view, shady trees, and benches, plus dogs running off leash despite it not being a dog park.
Hollywood Beach, Oxnard
Wide beach with an abundance of white sand in a neighborhood of chic beach houses.
Golf N Stuff
Mini-golf park with lush, colorful grounds, plus arcade games, mini-carousel, and rides.
Lokker Park, Camarillo
A park with flowering trees, cute playground, basketball courts, volleyball net, and mountain views.
Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard
Recreational harbor with nice pathways, a playground by the water, maritime museum, restaurants overlooking the water, farmers market, and two great beaches nearby.
Underwood Family Farms, Moorpark
Farm with tons to do: hay rides, strawberry and veggie picking, goats on tightropes, animal shows, tunnels under hills, slides down tractor shoots, long wooden trains to climb...
Valle Lindo Park
A beautiful park with redwoods, deciduous trees, winding paths, a grassy amphitheater, a large new playground with interesting structures, and tennis courts.
Veterans Memorial Park, Santa Paula
Large open space with views of mountains, toddler playground, and huge skatepark!
California Oil Museum, Santa Paula
Attractive museum with working 1890s oil rig kids can watch go up and down!
Downtown Oxnard
A revitalized area with restaurants, a fountain, a large park with pagoda, and an exquisite Gothic-style cathedral nearby. Magic at Christmastime!
Gardens of the World, Thousand Oaks
A lovely short stroll through gardens fashioned after English, French, Italian, Japanese, and California mission gardens.
The Oaks Mall, Thousand Oaks
Beautiful indoor mall with two levels, kid's play area, and deluxe food court with gorgeous outdoor seating.
World War II Aviation Museum, Camarillo
War planes still in working order, interesting exhibits, and enthusiastic guides who will share their knowledge of history with you.
US Navy Seabee Museum, Port Hueneme
Very interesting, state-of-the-art museum, covering deployments in many different countries. Not interactive for kids though.
Peninsula Park, Channel Islands Harbor
A lovely park by the harbor where kids can look at the boats, play on the grass, watch seals fight, and enjoy the toddler playground.
Port Hueneme Pier and Beach
A wide expanse of desolate beach, with a wildly wonderful pier! This is not your average pier!
San Buenaventura Beach
Large windy beach with fun dunes to play on, a bike path, and a grassy picnic area in a valley set back from the beach.
Ventura Pier and Promenade
Walk along the boardwalk, and out on the pier! Have a great meal with an ocean view!
Ventura Harbor Village
A fun place to stroll around, dine, and let the kids have icecream, carousel rides, and arcade games.
RiverPark Outdoor Mall, Oxnard
Modern mall with public spaces, fountains, splash pad, cafes, movie theater, and plenty of good shops.
Bubbling Springs/Moranda Park
Lush peaceful park with walkway beside the creek. Ducks and a playground too!
Point Faria Beach
A pretty, curved beach backed by mountains and orchards. Exclusive beach houses line the beach.
Pacific View Mall
An attractive indoor mall with carousel, candy store, toy store, tropical food court, and play area for kids.
Kiddie Beach Park, Channel Islands Harbor
A pretty patch of sand by a boardwalk in Channel Islands Harbor.
Crestview Park and Camarillo Heights Mansions
An older park with pretty trees, and streets filled with large French-style manors.
Old Town Camarillo
Old Town Camarillo is a revitalized historical area, a small strip of road parallel to the freeway, with some nice restaurants and a beautiful old church.
Via Marina Park, Channel Islands Harbor
A large suburban park with a nice playground and shade for parents, plus soccer fields and basketball courts.
Ojai Town
Downtown historic Ojai has a row of endless arches, independent bookstores, an icecream parlor, a Farmer's market and concerts in the park.
Ventura Gateway Shopping Center
Shopping center close to the freeway, with a Barnes and Noble Bookstore and some cafes with flower planters and space outside where kids can run around.
Seaview Park, Channel Islands Harbor
A large grassy park in suburbia, with little hills to play on, and two playgrounds.
Ojai Valley Lookout
A pullout from the road where you can see the whole of Ojai Valley stretched before you!
Camp Comfort Park, Ojai
A playground right behind a wonderful mountain range, set among huge beautiful trees.