Hickory Park

Hickory Park is a neighborhood park at the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains, less than 500 feet from the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, in southern Newbury Park, California. It is a five-acre park, which includes facilities such as a playground, basketball courts, backstop, barbecue grills, picnic tables, trails, etc.[3][4][5]

Hickory Park
Entrance sign looking west with the Santa Monica Mountains in the far-back
TypeNeighborhood park[1]
Location3877 South Camphor Road
Newbury Park, CA[2]
Coordinates34°09′36.9″N 118°57′39.4″W
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Created1974
Operated byConejo Recreation and Park District (CRPD)
StatusOpen 7:00am to 10:00pm

It is one mile from the Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center and has numerous hiking trails nearby, including the Backbone Trail, which crosses the Santa Monica Mountains to Point Mugu. The parkland was acquired by the city in 1969 and developed into a park in 1974.[6] Conejo Valley's longest creek, Arroyo Conejo, flows through the southern parts of Hickory Park.

Sources
  1. "Conejo Recreation and Park District - Hickory Park". Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  2. "Conejo Valley Regional Parks & Camping".
  3. "Archives". Los Angeles Times. 12 June 1995.
  4. "Apartments for Rent in Newbury Park CA".
  5. "Parks Hikes | Moms of Conejo Valley". Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  6. "Conejo Recreation and Park District - Hickory Park". Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
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