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Summary: This is a pleasant relatively easy hike through rolling grasslands and oak groves. The first section of trail had an amazing number of birds including scrub jays, sparrows, mocking birds, and others I could not identify. I found it amusing that many of the oak trees had very small numbers on them, as if they were addresses for the squirrels living in the trees. The last mile or so of the hike is less pretty, but has some interesting rock formations. Trailhead: From Highway 101/Ventura Freeway, exit on Kanan Road. Head north 2.2 miles to Sunnycrest Drive and turn right. Continue 0.8 miles to the "Public Open Space" sign on the right. Park along the curb. (Lat:34.182177 Lon:-118.748647) Trail Guides for Palo Comado Canyon: Day Hikes in Ventura County California by Robert Stone (Day Hike Books) Best Seasons: Fall, Winter, Spring User Groups: Hikers, Bikes, Dogs, Horses Ranger Contact: Santa Monica Mtn Recreation Area, 818-597-9192 Localhikes Reporter: This hike was submitted by Jim Zuber, who has posted 104 other hikes on this site Trail Reviews Submit your own review 
Reviewed by MtnBikeMike on 6/30/2010 Love the fact that there are Horses and Mountain Bikers all coexisting together in this wonderful Trail system. Everyone is so friendly and there appears to be some great mountainbiking as well. thx 
Reviewed by Thomas Ruschke on 2/14/2008 I've hiked Palo Comado Canyon a few times, since I live right there in Oak Park. Very enjoyable, trail is very well maintained. If you keep going through China Flats, you can walk all the way to Simi Valley, which took a friend and I almost 4 hours walking. Be aware if you're walking to Simi, once you crest over the ridges above Oak Park, and through China Flats, you'll walk through an absolutely wild valley, and have to Crest another ridge before you're above Simi. First time I did it, I thought there was only one set of mountains I'd have to hike... but alas. Anyway - I have pictures of my entire Palo Comado hike on my personal photo gallery... http://www.thomasruschke.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=48
Reviewed by dvb on 10/31/2005 Hiked a loop comprised of Palo Comado Canyon, Sheep Corral Trail, Chesebro Canyon and Ranch Connector Trail on 10/30. The views were particularly good near the intersection of Palo Comado and Sheep Corral. The landscape has changed greatly because of the wildfires at the end of September. Many grasses and small plants are already growing back. Most creeks are still dry, but Sulphur Springs along the Baleen Wall/Chesebro Canyon trail was flowing strongly.
Reviewed by Snowdog on 9/5/2005 Attempted this hike in January while on business from Vermont. Started the hike in late afternoon and only made it to the first stream. The water was fairly high so backtracked to a trail the spurred off to a ridge on the right. Had nice views of the surrounding area. Very nice area to relax and enjoy the countryside.
Reviewed by mtoddsmedley on 7/10/2005 We made this a 5 mile loop by connected in at the Doubletree Rd. access, looping around to the Cheeseboro Cyn trail and connecting back over on the Ranch Center trail. It was a great hike filled with lots of wildlife including rabbits (not scared of humans!), giant crows, birds of all sorts, lizards (saw two varieties), tadpoles and frogs in the creek. Also the wildfloweres were incredible, I thought they would be gone by now but we saw at least 15 different varieties. It was really cool to see the source of the sulphur springs and follow the blue green creek down the canyon. There were a lot of mountain bikes but everybody was super friendly. You will need to do a tick check (we found one on me). We will definitely do this one again.
Reviewed by RW on 6/24/2002 Make it a round trip by connecting to the Chesboro canyon. Many mountain bikes Notice: Traveling in the backcountry can be hazardous. You are responsible for informing yourself about these hazards and taking necessary precautions. Information on this web site comes from volunteer reporters and may contain errors or omissions. A current guidebook and proper equipment are essential for safe enjoyment of the hikes posted on this site. Keys: California Hiking, California Trails, California Hikes, Los Angeles County Hiking, Los Angeles County Trails, Los Angeles County Hikes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
