The City
of Simi Valley is
located in the Southeast corner of Ventura County in Southern California with approximately 127,000
residents and a variety of businesses, restaurants, shopping centers, schools
and recreation facilities. Simi Valley is also well-known for being the home of
the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. According to crime statistics by
the FBI in 2013, Simi Valley is the seventh-safest city in the U.S. with a
population of 100,000 or more.
There
are a host of great schools in Simi Valley including public schools, private schools and
magnet schools. The Simi
Valley Chamber of Commerce offers a wealth of information about Simi Valley and
local business. The Simi Valley YMCA is centrally located as well as the Simi
Valley Boys and Girls Club. You can find beautiful parks and many hiking
and biking trails in Simi Valley and there are also activities at the Simi Valley Parks and
Recreation. Simi Valley Hospital is centrally located and offers a
wide array of patient care services. The Simi
Town Center is
an open concept mall and a popular destination for shopping and dining. The
Simi Town Center hosts large department stores such as Macy’s and many smaller
boutique stores as well. The Studio Movie Grill is a popular movie and dining experience.
The Simi Valley Cultural
Arts Center offers
entertainment as well as community involvement opportunities. The Simi
Valley Senior Center offers
a wide variety of activities, exercise classes, excursions and more! There is a
wonderful located near Lemon Park where you will find barbecues, softball diamond,
tennis courts, pickle ball courts, basketball courts, a tot lot, bocce ball
courts, fitness equipment area, covered and uncovered picnic tables, a pre-teen
play area, and a water fun.
Some
landmarks in Simi Valley include the former Corriganville Movie Ranch and its Fort Apache film set, now Corriganville
Regional Park, in the Santa Susana Knolls. Many television series were filmed there during the 1950s,
such as Richard Carlson's Mackenzie's Raiders. Other areas of filming includes Big
Sky Ranch, where
the Little House on the Prairie was filmed, Poltergeist was filmed on Roxbury
Street, and Welcome Danger (1929) and numerous others in Santa Susana.
Some Popular Neighborhoods in Simi
Valley include:
Indian Hills Ranch,
Indian Hills Vista, Indian Meadows, Indian Hills Ridge, Montaire, White Cloud
Estates, White Oak Creek, Encantada, The Crest@Whildhorse Cyn., Big Sky,
Silverthorne, Shadowhawk, Wood Ranch, Sinaloa Highlands, Brentwood, Auburn
Lane, Texas Tract, Hopetown, The Fairways and many more. The 118 fwy. runs
through the City of Simi Valley and connects to the 23 fwy. and the 101 fwy. to
the west, and the 405 fwy. and the 5 fwy. to the east.
Golf
courses in Simi Valley include Wood Ranch Golf Club, Simi Hills Golf Course, Sinaloa Golf Course, Tierra Rejada Golf Club, and Rustic
Canyons Golf Course in
the nearby city
of Moorpark. Just
23 miles to Malibu and 53 miles to Santa
Barbara, 54 miles
to L.A. and 132 miles to Palm Springs! Simi Valley is a great place to live!