Kids' Activities, Sports and Fun Things to Do in Ventura County!
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Pacific Coast Volleyball Club offers youth and club volleyball in the Conejo Valley and beyond. PCVC offers training for 11U, 12U, 13U and 14U teams. PCVC’s California Cruisers program is designed for boys and girls ages 8-12 looking to learn the basics and fundamentals of volleyball in a fun environment.
Learn more at www.pacificcoastvolleyball.com.
Conejo Simi Swim Club (CSSC) has been developing national level swimmers, high school champions, and college athletes since the 1970s.
CSSC’s primary facility with an Olympic sized pool is located at Rancho Simi Park in Simi Valley.
More information at www.teamunify.com/Home.jsp?team=scscsa.
UPDATE: Hideout is no longer here and there is no other information posted about when they closed. 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Thousand Oaks is the new occupant of this space.
Hideout Indoor Playground celebrated its grand opening on March 1, 2014 in Thousand Oaks at the North Ranch Pavilion Center, 1125 Lindero Canyon Road, Unit A7.
This facility was custom designed by Sherry Ehya. The play area includes a modern tree house, play stage, art studio, indoor climbing area and more. There's also a spacious parent lounge with comfortable seating, TV and free WiFi. Geared towards ages 10 and under.
Open Monday through Friday for open play. As of June 2023, all day admission is $19.99 for unlimited daily entry on weekdays. Free for under 9 months old. No fee for accompanying parents/caregivers. On weekends the facility is available for private parties. Multi-entry passes also available.
Learn more at www.hideoutplayground.com or call 818.707.6900.
The Kids' Adventure Garden (KAG) at the Conejo Valley Botanic Garden is open every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The KAG is a fun place for children to learn about nature and gardening. The garden features a tree house, pirate's cave, zoo garden, hydroponic pod and much more. Free admission (though donations are welcome). Enter at W. Gainsborough Road at Jeaunine Drive. between Lynn Road and Moorpark Road in Thousand Oaks.
Kids love running around the KAG and exploring the nearby trails and stream. Additionally, Conejo Community Park is next to the garden, with a nice playground area, expansive grass and picnic areas.
Visit www.conejovalleybotanicgarden.com/collections for more information and pictures. Additionally, a Native Plant Nursery is open at this location on Sundays.
The Newbury Park Track Club (NPTC) is a youth recreational sports program in track and field. Founded in 1968, the NPTC is the oldest continuously running youth sports organization in the Conejo Valley.
Registration takes place in December/January (for spring track season) and early summer (for fall cross country season) each year. Age groups range from 7 to 16 years. Teams are as follows:
Gremlins: Ages 7-8
Bantams: Ages 9-10
Midgets: Ages 11-12
Youth: Ages 13-14
Intermediate: Ages 15-16
Each team is coached by at least one coach, with additional support from parents and specialty coaches as needed. Athletes compete fairly and equally. All athletes are eligible to compete an equal amount, and all have an equal chance to earn first place awards.
For more information, visit www.nptrackclub.org.
NPTC is a member of the Ventura County Youth Track Conference, a non-profit, tax-exempt California corporation.
Other clubs currently in the conference include: Camarillo Cosmos, Heritage Valley Blazers, Moorpark Striders, Ojai Roadrunners, Oxnard Stars, Thousand Oaks Flyers , Gold Coast Spartans and Ventura Tigres.
The Thousand Oaks Flyers Youth Track Club is open to children ages 6 to 14, determined by their year of birth. Events include the following running events; 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 & 3200 meter races as well as the 80 & 100 meter hurdles. The relays are 4 X 100 and 4 X 400 and the field events are the long jump, high jump & shot put. Track season is in the spring and cross country season is in the fall.
The Flyers are a member of the Ventura County Youth Track Conference. More information at www.toflyers.org.
Grant R. Brimhall Library in Thousand Oaks
There are two great local Conejo Valley libraries for kids and adults alike. The Grant R. Brimhall Library is at 1401 E. Janss Road in Thousand Oaks (805.449.2660) and the local Newbury Park Branch is at 2331 Borchard Road (805.498.2139). The main library has a huge children's section with a great 3,600 gallon aquarium in the hallway leading into the main library. Visit www.tolibrary.org to learn more.
As of January 2023, library hours are as follows (subject to change):
Grant R. Brimhall Library:
Mon-Thurs: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fri: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sat: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sun: Noon to 5 p.m.
Newbury Park Branch Library (new hours starting January 3, 2023):
Mon-Thurs: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fri: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sat: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sun: Closed
Both libraries are closed on major holidays
If you're looking for a place to cool off and relax during the summer months, you can't beat the Thousand Oaks Library. Nice and cool in there and plenty of spaces to grab a book and relax. Take advantage of it!
There’s also a virtual library available 24/7 at www.tolibrary.org/research. Free services are numerous:
eBooks and more: Flipster (magazines), Freegal Music, Kanopy (free films, documentaries and TV shows), OverDrive/Libby (eBooks, Audiobooks), PressReader and more.
Mobile apps: Lynda.com, NYTimes.com, Rosetta Stone, TumbleBooks (animated picture books) and BrainFuse (academic tools). BookFliz (video storybooks)
Free Learning Apps: Codecademy, DigitalLearn.org, edX, Khan Academy, etc.
Other items of note:
The Thousand Oaks Library is not part of the Ventura County Library System (it was part of the system prior to November 1982) and thus your library card can only be used for books at these two libraries.
The Grant Brimhall Library is 84,000 sq ft and the Newbury Park Branch is 17,000 sq ft.
The 3,600 gallon saltwater aquarium.
The Pacific Youth Football League was established in 1993 to serve youth football players between the ages of 6 and 14 in Ventura, Santa Barbara and Northern Los Angeles Counties. The league strives to give these youth the opportunity to play football and cheer in a controlled environment with an emphasis on safety, technique, sportsmanship and teamwork.
Local teams in the Ventura County and adjacent areas include:
Moorpark Musketeers www.moorparkyouthfootball.com
North Oxnard Warriors www.northoxnardwarriors.com
Oxnard Panthers www.oxnardpanthers.com
Ventura Packers www.venturapackers.net
Agoura Hills “A-Town” Chargers www.atownchargers.com
Learn more about the league at www.pacificyouthfootballleague.com/page/show/5671471-about.
The So Cal Field Federation is a non-profit organization supporting the development of field hockey in Southern California, from youth to international level competition. Based in Thousand Oaks and games at Moorpark College. Local teams include the Conejo Valley Bulldogs, Simi Valley Kings, Moorpark Coyotes, Ventura Roadrunners and Ventura County Red Devils.
FHF has teams for ages U8 and up for youth, adults, males and females! Youth Field Hockey Spring sign-ups take place in January for the Spring season.
For more information and links to each team, visit www.socalfieldhockey.com.
Sky Zone Thousand Oaks (formerly Defy Extreme Air Sports and formerly DojoBoom) opened at Janss Marketplace in Thousand Oaks on November 3, 2017. (and became Defy in late 2019 and Sky Zone in late July 2022).
Offering over 50,000 sq. feet of fun, including walll to wall trampolines, free style jump, skyslam, ultimate dodgeball, foam zone, skyhoops, rock wall, and much more.
Open 9am to 9pm.
Birthday party packages available.
Learn more at www.skyzone.com/thousandoaks call 805.410.4690.
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