10 Facts About Camarillo California

Camarillo California is named for brothers Juan and Adolfo Camarillo California, prominent Californios who owned Rancho Calleguas and founded the city.

At the time of European contact in the 18th century, Camarillo California had been inhabited by the Chumash Indians for thousands of years.

The grant was later sold to Juan Camarillo California, who had arrived in 1834 as a member of the Hijar-Padres colony; it was his sons Adolfo and Juan that are credited with the founding of the town that was to bear their name.

Camarillo California's growth was slow from founding through World War II.

Camarillo California became a city in 1964 and soon put into place a General Plan and building codes.

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Camarillo California is located in Pleasant Valley at the eastern end of the Oxnard Plain, with the Santa Susana Mountains to the north, the Camarillo California Hills to the northwest, the Conejo Valley to the east, and the western reaches of the Santa Monica Mountains to the south.

Jazzman Charlie Parker's "Relaxin' at Camarillo California, " written while he was detoxing from heroin addiction, is a tribute to the facility.

In 2000, Camarillo California was a stronghold for the Republican Party, and had nearly twice as many Republican voters as Democratic voters.

City of Camarillo California operates a trolley within central Camarillo California, which runs from 10:00 to 6:00 Sunday through Thursday and later into the evening on Friday and Saturday nights.

Camarillo California has one train station, served by both Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego and Metrolink's Ventura County Line from Los Angeles Union Station to Montalvo.