Sherwood ~ Hidden Valley Community Information
Ventura County: Lake Sherwood & Hidden Valley
Lake Sherwood is an unincorporated community in Ventura County, California overlooking the lake of the same name. It is south of the city of Thousand Oaks, and west of Westlake Village in Los Angeles County. The ZIP Code is 91361, and the community is inside area code 805.
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Lake Sherwood has 660 residences and consists of two main parts- a gated
community of large homes surrounding the lake, as well as various
imitation developments in the surrounding hills but not in the actual
"Lake Sherwood" development. The area is almost completely residential,
most residents using neighboring Thousand Oaks
or Agoura Hills for commercial needs.
A number of celebrities have chosen to live in this area due to its
natural beauty but proximity to the Los Angeles area.The area is served by the Conejo Valley Unified School District.
Students attend Westlake Elementary, Colina Middle School, and Westlake
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Hollywood motion pictures used Lake Sherwood as a location for many films. A mock cliff was constructed for several film serials, the lake was often used for motorboat chases and bordering forests were used for , The Adventures of Robin Hood and The Tiger Woman. A full scale Tibetan village was built for Lost Horizon.
Hidden Valley
is located in the Conejo Valley, in the northwestern region of the Greater Los Angeles Area. It is bordered by Lake Sherwood to the east, Newbury Park to the west and north, and the Santa Monica Mountains to the south.
A very affluent ranch community controlled by
Ventura County,
it is a common place for filming many movies and television shows due
to its close proximity to Los Angeles, its country atmosphere, and its
little known location. It was home to President Charles Logan's estate
in seasons 5 and 6 of the
series, 24,
was the original site for Greg Sumner's ranch on Knot's Landing,
and much of the film Seabiscuit was shot in the secluded
countryside of Hidden Valley.
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