Near Camarillo Ranch Road north of Mission Oaks Boulevard.
Across Mission Oaks Boulevard, next to the 101 Freeway, remains part of a grove of Eucalyptus trees that once lined both sides of the old two-lane El Camino Real. In 1892, Adolfo Camarillo planted 650 of these trees, which stretched from Pleasant . . . — — Map (db m130636) HM
On Las Posas Road at Avenida Del Manzano, on the right when traveling east on Las Posas Road.
Metate
Comes in many flat
shapes and sizes.
Surface is used for
grinding corn, acorns
or seeds into flour.
Mano - "Hand"
Shaped to fit the
hand and used to
crush the seeds
against the
metates. . . . — — Map (db m226038) HM
On this day of October 1, 1998
California State University
Channel Islands campus was established
at the site of the former Camarillo
State Hospital and Developmental Center. — — Map (db m260953) HM
On Camarillo Springs Road 1 mile east of U.S. 101.
In 1940, prominent citizen and businessman Adolfo
Camarillo donated 20+ acres of the Camarillo Ranch
to create a public park for the enjoyment of his
community. Originally named "Oak Grove," a vote by
the County Board of Supervisors later . . . — — Map (db m261110) HM
Near Camarillo Ranch Road north of Mission Oaks Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
This grand three-story, 15-room home was built by Adolfo Camarillo in the Queen Ann Victorian style, using the plans of architects Herman Anlauf and Franklin Ward. The home features seven bedrooms, a grand staircase, a tower bay, a walk-in wooden . . . — — Map (db m129517) HM
Near Camarillo Ranch Road north of Mission Oaks Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
In 1769 the "El Camino Real - The King's Highway” was begun by the
Franciscans and lead by Fr. Junipero Serra. Missions were situated in
areas where large populations of Indians lived and where soil was
fertile enough to sustain a settlement. As . . . — — Map (db m154365) HM
On Las Posas Road at Avenida Del Manzano, on the right when traveling east on Las Posas Road.
This “Fruit Brandy” still was donated by the
Robert E. Nunn family. It had been on a
ranch in the Santa Barbara area when
Wm. Templeton (father of Beth Nunn,
grandfather of Kevin and Kyle Nunn)
rescued it. On display at the Camarillo
Plumbing . . . — — Map (db m134939) HM
As Hutash, the Earth Mother of the Chumash people, looked upon her children of Santa Cruz Island, she saw that their numbers had grown too great. To lessen their plight, she created a Rainbow Bridge upon which they could cross to the mainland. . . . — — Map (db m261048) HM
