Newbury Park is a town located within the western Thousand Oaks city limits in Ventura County, California. Newbury Park abuts the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, with main entrances at the northern edge of the park at Sycamore Canyon. Lying within the Conejo Valley in the northwestern part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. It is approximately 35 miles (56 km) from Downtown Los Angeles and less than 7 mi (11 km) from the Los Angeles County border in Westlake Village. The closest coastal city is Malibu, 22 mi (35 km) from Newbury Park, which may be reached through winding roads or hiking trails crossing the Santa Monica Mountains.  Newbury Park, along with Thousand Oaks has been ranked numerous times among the safest and also wealthiest communities in the United States, as well as having one of the highest per-capita incomes and median household incomes among cities of similar size. Money Magazine has ranked Newbury Park as one of the most affluent cities in the United States.