Kids' Activities, Sports and Fun Things to Do in Ventura County!
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Simi Youth Baseball is a non-profit PONY (Protect Our Nation's Youth) organization, run by volunteers since 1962. Games are played at 789 Irvine Road, Simi Valley, near the Sinaloa Golf Course. Five age divisions include Pony 13-14, Bronco 11-12, Mustang 9-10, Pinto 7-8 and Shetland 6 and under. Spring season runs from March through mid-May. Signups in November-December and tryouts in early January. More information at www.simiyouth.com.
The Moorpark City Library is an independently run city library located at 699 Moorpark Avenue. It is open 7 days per week (closed major holidays).
Visit www.moorparklibrary.org or call 805.517.6370 for more information.
Anyone in the State of California can obtain a library card for no charge. The Moorpark City Library is not part of the Ventura County Library System, so you will need a separate library card to check out books at other local libraries.
Conejo Valley Basketball Club is an AAU youth development basketball program with teams from 3rd grade through high school. The main goal of the club is to prepare athletes for high school basketball. Practices are in Thousand Oaks.
More information at conejovalleybasketball.com.
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The Agoura Hills Library first opened on October 27, 2001 in its 17,772 square foot facility at 29901 Ladyface Court. The library is part of the Agoura City Hall Civic Center and well as the County of Los Angeles Public Library System (and thus your library card is can be used at dozens of L.A. County libraries).
The library is located off the Kanan Road exit or Reyes Adobe Road exit from U.S. 101 Freeway on Agoura Road and Ladyface Court. The facility has a copy center, computer center, 2 conference rooms, and a Friends of the Library bookstore & browsing area.
There’s also a household battery recycling site at the library.
Visit lacountylibrary.org/agoura-hills-library or call 818.889.2278 for more information.
As of January 2022, the library is open noon to 8pm Tuesday, 10am to 6pm Tuesday through Saturday and closed Sunday/Monday.
The Conejo Recreation & Park District has several facilities offering not only paid programs and classes but free access to indoor gymnasium facilities during designated hours.
The Thousand Oaks Community Center offers free "open gym" times throughout the month, with access to indoor basketball, volleyball, badminton and pickleball. Located at 2525 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. For open gym times, visit crpd.org/facilities/1koaks.asp or call 805.381.2793.
The Borchard Community Center at 190 Reino Road, Newbury Park also offers free "open gym" access during designated time frames. Visit www.crpd.org/facilities/borchard-center or call 805.381.2791.
The Dos Vientos Community Center at 4801 Borchard Road, Newbury Park also offers free open gym access during designated time frames. They indicate that open basketball times are for those 16 years and older to play basketball; no team practices are allowed during open gym times. Open badminton is also offered on some nights. Visit www.crpd.org/facilities/dos-vientos-center or call 805.375.1003.
The Thousand Oaks Teen Center at 1375 East Janss Road, Thousand Oaks offers free drop-in recreation to any local teen (grades 7 to 12) during daily operational hours, including game room, gym and computer lab. Visit www.crpd.org/programs-sports/teens or www.thousandoaksteencenter.com or call 805.494.5156.
For hours of amusement check out Golf N' Stuff off the 101 freeway in eastern Ventura, just 20 miles west of Newbury Park. Golf N' Stuff features two 18-hole miniature golf courses, Indy style race cars (go-karts), bumper boats, bumper cars and laser tag (offered at designated time frames) and a large arcade. You must be 4' 8" tall to drive the go-karts and at least 4' tall to drive the bumper boats/cars, so make sure to wear heels if you're really short.
The famous Golf N' Stuff castle seen from Highway 101 in Ventura.
Each activity is priced separately. Mini golf as of March 2019 costs $11.00. You can also purchase a 2 hour unlimited use wristband on weekends for $30.00 (as of March 2019) and try everything. I highly recommend registering in the Golf N Stuff Email Club as they email periodic 2 for 1 mini golf coupons that come in handy. There are also printable coupons on the Golf N Stuff site at golfnstuff.com/ventura/coupons.html.
Golf N' Stuff is open 365 days per year (366 on leap years)! Yes, it is even open Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day!
There is also a snack bar that serves an assortment of items, like mini pizzas, hot dogs and pretzels. Enough to provide plenty of carbs for your activities.
Golf N' Stuff is located at 5555 Walker Street, Ventura. More info at www.golfnstuff.com or call 805.644.7131.
Exit the 101 off Victoria, head North to Moon Drive, which turns into Walker, and turn left to the park.
Thousand Oaks Girls Softball Association (TOGSA) is a non-profit organization that operates under the supervision of the Amateur Softball Association (ASA). TOGSA provides organized, recreational softball programs to over 200 girls ages 5 to 14 each year.
Registration starts in November for league play starting in the spring of each year. Visit www.togsa.org for more information.
Newbury Park Pony Baseball is for boys ages 5 through 14 in the following divisions:
Foal: Ages 3-4
Shetland: Ages 5-6
Pinto: Ages 7-8
Mustang: Ages 9-10
Bronco: Ages 11-12
Pony: Ages 13-14
Colt: Ages 15-16
More information at www.nppb.org.
Newbury Park Soccer Club's mission is to provide local kids an affordable and competitive sports organization that allows them to excel and grow as players and people. Age range is 7 to 18.
More information at www.newburyparksoccerclub.com.
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