Editing Oak Park, California (section)

== Geography ==
Oak Park is situated in southeastern [[Ventura County, California|Ventura County]]. It is bordered on the west by North Ranch ([[Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks]]) and on the south by the [[LA County]] cities of [[Agoura Hills, California|Agoura Hills]] and [[Westlake Village, California|Westlake Village]]. It borders the [[Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area]] to the east and north.<ref>Kern, Harvey and David E. Ross (2012). ''Oak Park''. Arcadia Publishing. Page 7. {{ISBN|9780738595382}}.</ref>

Oak Park is located at 34°10'18" North, 118°45'28" West (34.171756, -118.757899).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered by the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreational Area on the north and east and Rancho Simi Open Space on the south. It sits within valleys in the [[Simi Hills]] capped by [[Simi Peak]] which borders the community to the north. The elevation in Oak Park varies from 960 to 2,157 feet above sea level. (Does not include [[Simi Peak]] at 2,450&nbsp;ft)

The CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.29|mi2|km2|1|abbr=on}}. All of the area is land and none of it is covered by water. However, there are many small creeks in the area. The largest of these creeks are Medea Creek and Lindero Creek, which are tributaries of [[Malibu Creek]], the only waterway that pierces the [[Santa Monica Mountains]]. The Malibu Creek watershed covers 105 square miles and contains 225 stream segments.