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Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center
Categories: Active Life, Performing Arts [Edit]
4126 W Potrero RdNewbury Park, CA 91320
(805) 375-1930
- Hours:
Sat-Sun. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
1 review for Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center
One of our favorite hiking spots is around the Satwiwa Cultural Center. You can hike here for as long or as short a hike as you want. You can also make it strenuous or easy. There are lots of hiking options, with locations like a waterfall, an old cabin site, a windmill and some of the highest peaks in the Santa Monica Mountains (http://www.yelp.com/bi...) available for you to reach in just a day hike (http://www.yelp.com/bi...).
The last time we went, we took the kids, so we weren't going to get to the top of Boney mountain that day. Instead, we parked at the end of Wendy Drive and hiked over to the Chumash Indian center. Apparently you don't have to do this and can park closer and walk on a paved road right up to the center if you want. That's OK though, it's a nice short hike and we saw a lot of wildflowers on the way. (We also had to get out of the way of mountain bikers, so watch out!)
When we got there, we toured the Indian center, the kids played with all the stuffed animals and explored the kid-friendly things they had on display. They had lots of books on the area and the Chumash culture. We were interested in one of the red flowers we saw on the trail (couldn't remember the name of it from our college botany class) and asked one of the guys working there. They happily explained what it was and told us where we could see even better flowers on another trail. Then we went outside and sat in the Ap (the incomplete Chumash hut) and had lunch.
After lunch, we walked through the little garden they have planted with indigenous plants and by then the little ones were getting tired so we headed back. It was a nice little hike. We saw lots of people on the trail since it was a Saturday, lots of dogs and mountain bikes.
The cultural center has a water fountain and restrooms and when we were there they had some water bottles and power bars for sale. They also have a lot of summer events happening (http://satwiwa.org/cal...).
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