Ventura River Preserve

A great place to go hiking. Would recommend that you check if the water is still there before hiking there. Besides the lack of water sometimes it is still a very fun hike plus the hike is fairly easy.

Really awesome hiking. We followed a fairly easy trail, but at the time the river was flowing pretty well so we didn't cross it. I'd recommend coming here prepared to cross the river if you want to get the full experience. Not too busy and really nice open spaces. The trail was well kept.

Great location if you need living water; small stream(s). Used to be a swimming hole. Just goes to show, even with the recent rains, how little rain we've gotten over the years.

The swim area has drastically changed. It's very shallow all over now. There is a lot of "beach" area to set up. It's a great place for little ones since its deepest spot is about 4ft. It's still beautiful to hike and dip your feet and have a picnic. There is currently water in the first creek to the right as soon as you come down the hill from the parking lot. Watch out for the horse poop and beetles on the trail.

Love the trails here! I wish there was a place like this closer to SB. I’m coming from Arizona where there’s an endless amount of trails to choose from, so I was definitely starving for that when I got here. The Ventura River Preserve offers me that - filling my cup a little. There’s so much diversity in the trails too... River bed, dirt, wooded forest. I bring my dog here with me every time and she loves it. A great place to run, walk or hike.