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Ojai Network: Outdoors in Ojai

Libbey Park

Libbey Park, Ojai, CaliforniaLocated on the south side of Ojai Ave., adjacent to art galleries and shops, a bike path, tennis courts, a pergola and the post office tower, Libbey Park is the magnificent centerpiece of downtown Ojai. Wandering paths meander through oak trees, gradually revealing first the wooden box office and then Libbey Bowl, the one-of-a-kind outdoor ampitheatre. Beyond the bike path lies the old jail, a creek and more tennis courts. Edward Drummond Libbey was the glass tycoon and philanthropist whose vision gave rise to much of today's unique downtown Ojai.

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Trails By Potter

Trails By Potter come for hiking, biking, and rock climbing with experienced guides Ian & Stacy Margolin Potter in beautiful Ojai, where fantastic trails await you, in Southern California.

Los Padres National Forest

Los Padres National Forest encompasses nearly two million acres in the beautiful coastal mountains of central California. The forest stretches across almost 220 miles from the Big Sur Coast in Monterey County to the western edge of Los Angeles County.

The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy

The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy is a community-based, nonprofit group of more than 1,200 private citizens and landowners working for the common goal of protecting and restoring open space in the Ojai Valley for your benefit and the benefit of future generations.

Ojai Trolley Service

Ojai Trolley Service, established in 1989, is owned and operated by the City of Ojai. The Trolley provides daily fixed-route transportation to Ojai and Meiners Oaks and services approximately 10,000 riders/month.

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Boy Scouts Ventura County Council

Boy Scouts Ventura County Council - the purpose of the Order of the Arrow is fourfold:
* To recognize those Scout campers who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives
* To develop and maintain camping traditions and spirit
* To promote Scout camping
* To crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service to others

Los Padres Forest Association

Los Padres Forest Association is the official non-profit cooperating association for the Los Padres National Forest. LPFA Volunteers provide a number of needed services ranging from wilderness patrol and acting as site stewards for our precious heritage resources; to helping us take care of our trails and providing interpretive and educational services at our visitor centers.

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Front Country Trails Alliance

The Front Country Trails Alliance is a coalition of local organizations whose primary mission is to care for the trails in our local Santa Ynez Mountains. This includes maintaining the trails, rehabilitating those which no longer meet trail standards, providing educational materials to facilitate safe and environmentally-friendly use of the trails, and development of new trail access.

Ojai Angler

Ojai Angler - Lake Casitas bass fishing guide and charters. Do you want to hang out in a paradise valley and catch lots of lunker large mouth bass? Southern California's Lake Casitas pumps out trophy-sized bass and other fish at an alarming rate, for those who know how to fish it. Located just a few minutes from Ventura, between Malibu and Santa Barbara, Lake Casitas is the jewel of the Ojai Valley, where luxury rules and legendary bass fishing reigns.

Casitas Dam

Casitas Dam forms Lake Casitas, which is one of the nations best bass fishing areas. Record catches have been made at the Lake and the availability of trophy bass lures sports fisherman from throughout the United States. During the winter months the lake is stocked with trout to provide additional fishing opportunities. Nestled below the Laguna Ridge of the Santa Ynez Mountains, the views are inspiring. The availability of camp sites is extensive and includes full hook-ups. Call 805.649.1122 for reservations. The recreation area includes a snack bar, boat rentals, bike rentals, and a grocery store. The recreation area is adjacent to the Los Padres National Forest and opportunities for hiking, camping, and outdoor recreation are extensive.

Matilija Dam

Matilija Dam is located on the North Fork of Matilija Creek, a tributary of Ventura River. (Approximately 18 miles inland from the coast) Matilija Dam was built by Ventura County Flood Control District in 1947 to provide additional water supply and flood control. The dam is currently slated to be taken down; due to sediment build-up (6 million cubic yards), Matilija Dam has very little water holding capacity. The structure blocks Steelhead spawning habitat above the dam and inhibits sediment transport, an important mechanism for beach replenishment.

Lake Casitas

Lake Casitas is formed by Casitas Dam, which is a feature of the Ventura Project. Lake Casitas Recreation Area offers one of the nations best bass fishing areas. Record catches have been made at the Lake and the availability of trophy bass lures sports fisherman from throughout the United States. During the winter months the lake is stocked with trout to provide additional fishing opportunities. Nestled below the Laguna Ridge of the Santa Ynez Mountains, the views are inspiring. The availability of camp sites is extensive and includes full hook-ups. Call 805.649.1122 for reservations. The recreation area includes a snack bar, boat rentals, bike rentals, and a grocery store. The recreation area is adjacent to the Los Padres National Forest and opportunities for hiking, camping, and outdoor recreation are extensive.

Lake Casitas Recreation Area

Lake Casitas Recreation Area - something for everyone! Over 400 campsites, picnic areas, fishing and boating, biking and hiking, special events and for the most family fun: The Casitas Water Adventure. Lake Casitas is the water resource for the Ojai Valley and Western Ventura managed by the Casitas Municipal Water District.

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Wheeler Gorge Visitor Center

Wheeler Gorge Visitor Center - located just 8 miles north from Ojai on beautiful Highway 33 at Wheeler Gorge, the gateway to the southern Los Padres National Forest, the Wheeler Gorge Visitor Center is the first dedicated visitor center in the almost 100 year history of the Forest. The Center operates under a permit from the Forest Service. Since opening in June 2001, the Center has served over 15,000 visitors.

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Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament

Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament - Many of the greats of tennis have played in "The Ojai", including Bill Tilden, Tony Trabert, Bobby Riggs, Jack Kramer, Arthur Ashe, Billy Jean King, Pancho Gonzales, Alex Olmedo, Stan Smith, Jimmy Connors, Tracy Austin, Michael Chang, Lindsay Davenport, Pete Sampras and the Bryant twins. The "Wall of Champions" at the grandstand in Libbey Park names over 80 players who competed at Ojai, and won one or more "Grand Slam" titles as professionals.

Casitas Trailer Rentals

Casitas Trailer Rentals - rent a trailer from Casitas Trailer Rentals and the professional staff will have it all set up for you at the campgrounds. Drive up in the family car (which you'll have for errands while you're camping) and enjoy your vacation. Easy drive, no setup, local staff. What could be easier?

Forest Service Adventure Pass

Forest Service Adventure Pass - If you are recreating in the Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres or San Bernardino National Forests, you may need a Recreation Pass.

Free Our Forests

Free Our Forests is a regionally active, grass-roots organization opposed to the U.S. Forest Service Adventure Pass program in Southern California, the Northwest Forest Pass in Oregon, and all other forms of the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program nationally.

Keep Sespe Wild Committee

Keep Sespe Wild Committee (KSWC) is a non-profit watershed conservation organization begun early in 1988, to preserve Sespe Creek, one of Southern California's last free-flowing rivers. Of the Sespe's 55 miles, 31.5 were given federal Wild & Scenic River status in 1991. Since 1997, KSWC has been working hard at fighting the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program, as it applies to the National Forests. Under this program, National Forests across the country are now permitted to levy a fee for entering.

South Coast Area Transit

South Coast Area Transit (SCAT), founded in 1973, is a publicly owned transit company providing bus service in Western Ventura County within the cities of Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, San Buenaventura and the unincorporated areas. The service area is approximately 91 square miles and has a population of 334,651.

Channel Islands National Park

Channel Islands National Parkhttp://www.nps.gov/chis/ - comprised of five in a chain of eight southern California islands near Los Angeles, Channel Islands National Park is home to a wide variety of nationally and internationally significant natural and cultural resources.

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Ojai Valley Gun Club

Ojai Valley Gun Club