Day Hikes Around Ventura County

Day Hikes Around Ventura County includes 116 hikes that can be completed within a day and are within a half hour’s drive of Highway 101, the major access road. Highlights include coastal estuaries and tidepools, long beaches backed by bluffs, waterfalls, swimming holes, forested canyons, secluded creek paths, caves, ridge walks, historic sights, filming locations, rugged outcroppings, and spectacular views. These hikes range in location from the Pacific Coast to the mountainous interior and national forests.

The Day Hikes Around Ventura County App brings to your iPhone the 3rd Edition of Robert Stone's classic field-guide. This book was awarded the BEST BOOK SERIES AWARD by the Rocky Mountain Outdoor Writers and Photographers.

- 116 day hikes within a half hour’s drive of Highway 101
- View and select hikes from a map
- Quickly review hike summary, map, directions, distance and time
- Filter hikes by time, distance and elevation
- Generate turn by turn directions to hikes using Apple maps

Ventura County lies along the Pacific Coast between Los Angeles County and Santa Barbara County. The area has a Mediterranean-like climate, ideal for hiking year round. The county’s diverse topography includes national forest land, wilderness areas, mountain ranges, and over 50 miles of coastline. Miles of hiking trails weave through the open spaces, parks, forests, and mountain ranges that together form an ecological corridor. In addition, a network of trails are accessible from the metropolitan areas, where the open spaces have been thoughtfully integrated with the development.