PARADISE FALLS
Paradise Falls (also referred to as Wild wood Falls) was a lovely 40 ft waterfall in the canyons of Wild wood Park in the Thousand Oaks area not too far east of the popular shopping outlet at Camarillo. The view of the falls from trail's end was a little blocked by a craggy protruding rock. However, we were able to cross the creek without getting our feet wet (though we did wear Gore-tex) to get to the other side where we got a full frontal view of Paradise Falls (as photographed at the top of this page). I'd guess that depending on water flow, it's quite possible that the stream crossing might be deeper or shallower than what we've described so I'd imagine you'd want to assess your situation before you decide to cross.
One particularly fun and fairly easy family hike at Wild wood takes you from the main parking lot at the west end of Avenida de los Arboles to the Teepee, Paradise Falls and Indian Cave. Take the Mesa Trail about a 3rd of a mile until you see the sign below, then take a left. Paradise Falls plunges 40 feet into a large pool. Left of waterfall is a rock grotto that looks alien to the surrounding landscape. Use stepping stones to cross through a line of cattails below the pool to get the best perspective of Paradise Falls from the opposing bank, where rock outcroppings create relaxing seats. Unfortunately swimming and climbing around the waterfall is prohibited.
One particularly fun and fairly easy family hike at Wild wood takes you from the main parking lot at the west end of Avenida de los Arboles to the Teepee, Paradise Falls and Indian Cave. Take the Mesa Trail about a 3rd of a mile until you see the sign below, then take a left. Paradise Falls plunges 40 feet into a large pool. Left of waterfall is a rock grotto that looks alien to the surrounding landscape. Use stepping stones to cross through a line of cattails below the pool to get the best perspective of Paradise Falls from the opposing bank, where rock outcroppings create relaxing seats. Unfortunately swimming and climbing around the waterfall is prohibited.