Conejo Valley Botanical Garden

Conejo Valley Botanical Garden

The salvia garden at the Conejo Valley Botanical Gardens.
Conejo Valley Botanical Garden
Conejo Valley Botanical Garden
Type Botanical garden
Location Thousand Oaks, California, United States
Coordinates 34°11′31″N 118°53′13″W / 34.19203°N 118.88690°W / 34.19203; -118.88690Coordinates: 34°11′31″N 118°53′13″W / 34.19203°N 118.88690°W / 34.19203; -118.88690
Area 33 acres (130,000 m2)

The Conejo Valley Botanic Garden is located in Thousand Oaks, California, in the Conejo Valley 39 miles west of Los Angeles.

The Garden contains mostly native species, and displays over 60 types of salvia, of which at least 10 are California native species. The garden also features a rare fruit collection, currently composed of 130 trees of 40 varieties from 35 countries. The garden is 33 acres (134,000 m²) in size, and is maintained by volunteers.

Tarantula Hill (Dawn's Peak) is located immediately across the street, at 287 W. Gainsborough Road.[1]

See also

References

  1. McKinney, John (2013). HIKE Ventura County: Best Day Hikes around Ventura, Ojai and the Simi Hills. The Trailmaster, Inc. Pages 82-83.



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