Piru Creek
Piru Creek is a major stream, about 71 miles long, in northern Los Angeles County and eastern Ventura County, California. It is a tributary of the Santa Clara River, the largest stream system in Southern California that is still relatively natural.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Arroyo De Piruc”, “Arroyo Piru”, “Peyrou River”, “Rio de Peru”, “Rio Peru”, and “Rio Piru”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Warring Park and Rancho Camulos.
Warring Park
Park
Warring Park is a California Historical Landmark as it is the site that Portolà expedition found the Chumash people group known as the Piru Indian tribe August 11, 1769.
Rancho Camulos
Museum
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Rancho Camulos, now known as Rancho Camulos Museum, is a ranch located in the Santa Clara River Valley 2.2 miles east of Piru, California, and just north of the Santa Clara River, in Ventura County, California. Rancho Camulos is situated 1½ miles east of Piru Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Piru and Buckhorn.
Piru
Village
Piru is a small unincorporated historic town located in eastern Ventura County, California, in the Santa Clara River Valley near the Santa Clara River and Highway 126, about seven miles east of Fillmore and about 13 miles west of Interstate 5. Lake Piru, in the Los Padres National Forest, is the main recreational attraction.
Buckhorn
Hamlet
Buckhorn is a populated place name along State Route 126 in a rural unincorporated area of Ventura County, California, United States. Buckhorn is about 2 miles outside the town of Piru but is within the eponymous census-designated place. Buckhorn is situated 1½ miles west of Piru Creek.
Santa Clara Valley
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The Santa Clara Valley is a rural, mainly agricultural, valley in Ventura County. Santa Clara Valley was known as "the Valley of Heart's Delight" for its high concentration of orchards, flowering trees and plants.
Piru Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Ventura County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Piru Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Piru Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Piru Creek”
- Cebuano: “Piru Creek”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Piru Creek”
- Norwegian: “Piru Creek”
- Russian: “Пиру-Крик”
- Venetian: “Piru”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Camulos and Cavin.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eureka Canyon and Piru Canyon.
Ventura County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Oxnard, Ventura, Thousand Oaks, and Simi Valley.
Curious Places to Discover
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