Conejo Fencing Club

The Conejo Fencing Club, established in 1976, supports both recreational and competitive fencers. All levels of skill and all three weapons (foil, èpèe, and sabre) are taught and fenced at the club.  The club meets at the Conejo Community Center, 1175 Hendrix Avenue, Thousand Oaks. 

Classes include: Introduction to Fencing -  provides background on the sport of fencing, teaches proper footwork basics, simple attacks and the basic parries. Beginning Fencing for students who have fenced before, covering more advanced footwork, strategy, attacks and parries. Fencing Club is for fencers who do not need/want lessons, but just want to fence. Makes sense.

For more information, visit www.ConejoFencing.com 

Conejo Valley Triathlon Team

Founded in 2018 by Eric and Jennifer Chebi, the Conejo Valley Triathlon Team (CVTT) is a non-profit organization and multisport club. Team members include athletes of all abilities, from beginners to experienced triathlete veterans.

CVTT offers its members structured workouts, a variety of clinics, sponsor and partner discounts, race support, social meetings and any other additional resources to help each and every member reach their triathlon potential. Whether it's your first or twenty-fifth triathlon, they are there to support you!

Team swim, bike and run workouts take place six days a week and the training schedule can be found on their website below.

For more information, visit cvtriathlonteam.com or call 805-558-3428.

Coyote Point Disc Golf at Lake Casitas

Coyote Point Disc Golf Course is a beautiful, challenging course overlooking Lake Casitas. The course is set in rugged terrain with concrete tee pads and is maintained by the Ventura Disc Golf Club. There are plenty of tight shots and elevation changes so you will use every shot imaginable as well as a few different discs.

Hiking type shoes are a must for this course and be sure to bring water. Camping near the course is available. Reservations can be made through the Lake reservation staff at (805)-649-1122, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The course is free, but vehicle entry is $10/$20 for day use.

Learn more at www.casitaswater.org/recreation/amenities/disc-golf.

Lake Casitas Recreational Area is located at 11311 Santa Ana Road in Ventura. Also visit www.casitaswater.org/disc-golf to see the course.

NeuroBoxing Program in the Conejo Valley

NeuroBoxing is a non-contact, therapeutic boxing program for individuals with Parkinson’s Disease based in Thousand Oaks that provides services at Agoura Fitness, 28716 Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills.

Founded by local resident Jennifer Parkinson (who was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's disease at age 32) and Josh Ripley, NeuroBoxing provides intense forced exercise to help clients take back control over their disease and live the best life possible.
 
Other fitness programs offered include dance, yoga, pilates, stretching and more.

Learn more at www.neuroboxing.org.

Trails and Hiking Around Ventura County

Click the pic below for a link to various trails and hiking options around town.

Thousand Oaks Hikers Meetup Group

Here's another group of local hiking enthusiasts. The Thousand Oaks Hikers Meetup Group was formed in November 2006 and has nearly 8,000 members. Several hundred hikes have been organized throughout the area, not just Ventura County trails. Check them out at www.meetup.com/TOaks-Hikers/

Boulderdash Indoor Rock Climbing - Thousand Oaks

Boulderdash Indoor Rock Climbing in Thousand Oaks has a large air-conditioned climbing area with over 10,000 square feet of climbing surface. The tallest sections are 45 feet and the beginners' area rises to 25 feet.  Check it out and go conquer your fear of heights!

Boulderdash is open 7 days a week and you can enroll as a member or pay for a day pass.  Located at 880 Hampshire Road, Suite A., Thousand Oaks.  Visit www.boulderdashclimbing.com or call 805.557.1300 for more information.

Birthday parties for ages 6 to adult are great at Boulderdash. Staff provides basic instruction and belaying for all participants. Ratio of staff members to climbers is one to five to ensure lots of climb time! After climbing, celebrate in our private party room where we provide tables, chairs and refrigerator/freezer.

Equipment: Climbers are provided with a harness and should wear sneakers. Climbing shoes are available to rent. Spectators are welcome at no additional charge!

Rabbit Flats Disc Golf Course in Thousand Oaks

In 1969, George Sappenfield, Recreation Supervisor for Conejo Recreation and Park District, introduced a new game by conducting the first official Disc Golf Tournament. He contacted Wham-O Manufacturing and asked for help with the event. Wham-O supplied frisbees for throwing and hula hoops for use as targets. And with so Disc Golf was born right here in the Conejo Valley! Since then, Disc Golf has exploded with its own professional organization of nearly 40,000 members, tournaments worldwide, and courses across the world.

The Conejo Recreation and Park District re-established the sport in the Conejo Valley on May 22, 2010 with the grand opening of the 18 hole Rabbit Flats Disc Golf Course, located on 9 acres at Thousand Oaks Community Park. There are 9 baskets for beginners and 18 for more advanced players, playing from 9 tees through some challenging fairways.

Rabbit Flats Disc Golf Course is located at the far west end of the park behind the softball fields at 2525 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. For more information, call 805.495.6471 or visit www.crpd.org/programs/sports/disc_golf.asp.

Running/Walking Track at Arneill Ranch Park in Camarillo

Tucked into a residential neighborhood in Camarillo is a relatively small, very low key park called Arneill Ranch Park. This is an older park surrounding by homes at 1301 Sweetwater Avenue, just west of Arneill, between Dunnigan and Rocklyn.

This particular photo of the park does not highlight the running track, but trust me, there is one. :>

While I would not go out of my way to visit this park with my kids (there's a small playground and swings for the local neighborhood kids), what is particularly unique about this park is that there is a full 1/4 mile hard-packed dirt track that circles the park. Nothing overly fancy, but a great opportunity to do some track/interval training or just jogging/walking in a controlled, measurable fashion. It is quite rare to find a park with a running track like this.

The park also has some decent, fairly newish looking fitness stations around the track, as well as restrooms.

More info at www.pvrpd.org/parks/active/arneil.asp.

Fitness Trail at Pepper Tree Park in Newbury Park

Pepper Tree Park is a 21.7 acre park located at the corner of Reino Road and Old Conejo Road in Newbury Park. It is a park that is well known by local youth sports teams that practice and play here, such as AYSO soccer and others.

Surrounding the park is a .83 mile fitness trail that is popular with local walkers and runners. Every 1/8th of a mile around the trail is a fitness activity. This is mostly a hard-packed dirt path, with one paved section crossing between the restroom/parking lot area. Learn more about Pepper Tree Park at crpd.org/parkfac/parks/peppertree.asp.