Location: Ojai
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Nestled in a picturesque valley just 75 miles north of Los Angeles, Ojai is brimming with small town charm and creativity. Get lost in locally owned boutiques with hand-crafted wares, galleries, and distinctive cafes. Explore the outdoors with opportunities to horseback ride, mountain bike, rock climb, hike, golf or play tennis. Surrounded by scenic hills and aromatic orchards, Ojai is the perfect place for a rejuvenating retreat.
Restaurants in Ojai
1. Cloud Climbers Jeep & Wine Tours
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 6 reviews
Discover Ojai on a customized Jeep tour adventure! Exclusively designed for families, nature enthusiasts, wine lovers, and corporate groups, our professionally-guided Jeep excursions provide a picturesque sightseeing adventure highlighting Ojai’s historical places and celebrated past.
2. Ojai Electric Bikes
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
You haven't lived until you've experienced the power-assisted bliss that is an ebike tour through idyllic Ojai. Wave at your new neighbors! Take in the sights! You'll be a nicer person by the time you're done. Give yourself a bit of a workout, or enjoy the motorized pedal assistance that makes you feel like you're guided by the wind.
3. Trails by Potter LLC
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 3 reviews
Stacy & Ian Potter are co-founders of Trails by Potter.Stacy played professional tennis and was ranked #18 in the world. Ian is from England and has amassed over 35 years of hiking, biking, outdoor rock climbing and mountaineering experience throughout Europe and North America. He is Wilderness First Responder certified and both are C.P.R. certified. They have lived in Ojai for 24 years. They truly love what they do and love sharing it with guests!
4. Pratt Trail Loop
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 35 reviews
Citrus and avocado groves give way to beautiful mountain scenery.
Reviewed By Ramelle - Stockbridge, United States
Well marked, well traveled, not well known by the concierge at our hotel - I found this trail to be a delightful trek. I could find where I was easily, yet had expansive views of the valley, the foothills in the midst of this desert mountainous environment. The trail can connect to many others so plan your time accordingly. Find a map - not obvious where they are. I only made a part of this “loop” in 60 minutes, but that is all it will take for some.
5. Golf Course at Ojai Valley Inn and Spa
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 80 reviews
Rated by Conde' Nast Traveler's readers as the #1 golf resort in California, this 18-hole resort course measures 6,235 yards with a U.S.G.A./slope rating of 70.20/122.
Reviewed By pfaiello15
I come here twice a year to play this course. There are two distinct 9 hole loops at the Ojai Valley Inn. The front 9 is tight and travels in and out of oak ridges and the back 9 is a more open parkland style course. Challenging but not too long, it puts a premium on shot placement. Mark and Roland at the starter area are great and very knowledgeable about the course. A fine work by George Thomas. Top flight service and golf experience. Would highly recommend this course.
6. Soule Park Golf Course
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 37 reviews
7. Howard Creek Trail
8. Ojai Valley Trail Riding Company
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 19 reviews
Private Guided Trail Rides in the Ventura River Valley and Los Padres National Forest! Rides available for the beginner to experienced! Customized to your needs. Open seven days a week with over 50 horses to choose from. Only minutes from downtown, see Ojai's beauty from the back of a horse!
Reviewed By 911geoffs - Long Beach, United States
We had a family of 9 - children and adults...many who had never been on a horse before. The service was friendly and organized. The guides were wonderful and we had a terrific time! After the ride, the children (and adults) enjoyed touring the ranch and seeing all of the wonderful animals! Such a bonus! We will definitely be back - two of us want the advanced ride - and we recommend this to families for a memory making experience! Covid compliant too!
9. Rose Valley Falls Trail
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 62 reviews
Reviewed By TravelingMerm - Monrovia, United States
This trail has officially taken the #1 spot on my list of faves - seriously my all time fave trail of all I’ve ever done so far! Even though it’s a very short trail - the scenery is just pure beauty on a whole other level! This trail is in the Los Padres National Forest near Ojai. The trailhead is inside the Rose Valley Campground. It’s pretty short and doesn’t have much incline - we did 1.5 miles total with only 220 feet of elevation gain. The trail is mostly soft dirt and is well maintained and obvious - but there are some rocky areas and you’ll have to cross a couple of little streams - but it’s totally easy and doable. The area is still recovering from the massive Thomas Fire a few years ago - the vegetation and skeletons of burned trees made for an eerily beautiful hike! It was almost alien looking - red, pink, and yellow spindly bushes covering the ground, surrounding the twisted, charred remains of tall tree trunks, all amongst healthy green new growth that seems to be flourishing! Then there’s the waterfall - well actually there are two really gorgeous falls along this part of the trail! There’s one smaller one along the path, maybe about 2/3rds of the way in - it’s shorter but big enough to be worth clamoring down the steep path and grabbing some pics! It’s got a little tiering going on and empties into a large pool, so it looks really cool! The main falls are like something out of a Victorian gothic garden of sorts! Absolutely breathtaking- my fave waterfall EVER!! It’s about 100 feet tall, the rock is all covered in vibrant green moss, and there are all these fern-fringed little caverns and holes - just amazing! The waterfall isn’t a huge flow, but more like a wispy thin stream gliding down the moss with lots of outlets dripping out of the ferns all around. Rock scrambling is required to get up close and for any decent pics - but it’s very manageable- be aware you’ll get a little wet, mostly on your shoes but not too bad. We didn’t need any poles but definitely recommend good hiking shoes. Apparently there’s a third, even taller part - the “upper falls” that is around 200 feet tall - I didn’t know until afterwards. But the route up is very strenuous, unmarked, unmaintained, and supposedly dangerous with a history of people falling and even a tragic death from a fall back in 2015! Shame - the pics of it look even more incredible, if that’s possible lol! On the way out of the parking area, we noticed a lovely little lake that had tons of birds and waterfowl!! We stopped and walked around and grabbed some pics of course - just gorgeous!! The road around it is in pretty bad shape - but the walk around it was only 1/2 mile so it’s small. The road into the forest and to the trail is well maintained- but you do go quite a bit far into the National Forest and there’s no cell signal so be prepared. We parked outside of the gate to the campgrounds along the side of the road (free) - online it says you can pay $10 for day-use parking inside the campground. But there’s a huge puddle you’ll have to drive over and we didn’t want to take a chance on it lol. There are several bathrooms but they were absolutely disgusting- all of them- when we were there - so bad we wouldn’t even go in! There were more bathrooms near the lake outside the campgrounds that were in better shape and usable.
10. Sulphur Mountain
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