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Seas of orange poppies and deep blue lupines give way to corridors of yellow mustard flowers every spring in this famous wildflower terrain. Bloom time generally spans from March through…

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The shrubby, duney, jungled wild space between Emma Wood State Park, Ventura River’s estuary, the freeway, and the ocean is etched with footpaths. There are two jumping off points from…

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Note: what follows is pure nostalgia, sadly. We haven’t had the heart to investigate news that the Dinosaur sculptures have been vandalized—or to take down this post of what they…

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A diverse and unusual extravaganza of ecosystems awaits you at Cheesequake State Park—including salt and freshwater marshes, a cedar swamp, pine barrens, and a hilly hardwood forest. If anyone needs…

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Simple as this path looks on a map, these tall old trees shelter fire pits and campsites, artwork and even an amphitheater under their gorgeous, diverse canopies. Scout troops have…

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