L.A. Walk: Corriganville Park in Simi Valley
1-The parking lot is the starting point for the Corriganville Park hike.
(Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)2. Start walking straight ahead at Corriganville Park, following the “Interpretative Trail” signs directing you to Camp Rotary.
(Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)An sign at Corriganville Park points out a rock with a blasting hole for a train tunnel. **3. Note the various interpretative signs, indicating special plants, historical moments and scenes where movies and TV shows were once shot here.**
(Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)This oak grove at Corriganville Park was named Sherwood Forest after the 1950s television series “Robin Hood” was filmed here. **4. Bear left when the trail splits, walking toward a group of public toilets and a shaded picnic area.**
(Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)5. Next to the picnic area, turn 90 degrees left. Follow the trail as it descends slightly, and then bends to the left. Head for a sign on the right saying Corriganville Park.
(Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)6. Look for a drinking fountain and an outdoor amphitheater on the left, as the trail gets steeper.
(Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)Simi Valley residents Zach and Carissa Wilburn hike by the outdoor amphitheater at Corriganville Park.
(Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)The view of the Simi Valley hills looking south from the saddle at Corriganville Park. **7. At the saddle, where the trail flattens, turn left. Continue turning left as you follow the trail around the side of the mountain. Tread carefully as the trail is a little steep here.**
(Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)Wild grass at Corriganville Park.
(Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)SIMI VALLEY, CA - APRIL 1, 2017: Yuan and Brandon Ryan, of Reseda, hike through an oak grove by a gully at Corriganville Park. **8. As the flattens and widens, bear gently left, following a wide flat dirt path that parallels a gully on the right. Note more interpretative signs here – for movies, and TV shows from the cowboy era..** (Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)
((Michael Owen Baker / For The Times))An interpretive sign points out the rock formations at Corriganville Park.
(Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)Jessica Combs, from left, her sister Ashley Combs and Cassie Deagon with her dog Rose, hike by an oak grove at Corriganville Park.
(Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)An oak grove by a gully at Corriganville Park.
(Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)Kenny Rogers, of Cypress, hikes by an oak grove beneath rock formations at Corriganville Park.
(Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)An interpretive sign points out a location that was used for filming.
(Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)A dam in the gully was used to make “Robin Hood Lake” for filming. **9. When you return to the Corriganville Park sign, bear right, and follow the path back to Camp Rotary.**
(Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)Jose Rodriguez, center, tries to get the attention of his dog Tommy as his wife Lorena Rodriguez takes a picture. **10. Turn right at Camp Rotary’s shaded picnic area, and retrace your steps back to the parking area.**
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