{"id":4389,"date":"2018-12-16T00:00:59","date_gmt":"2018-12-16T08:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/?p=4389"},"modified":"2022-11-14T10:06:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T18:06:14","slug":"ventura-county-grant-park-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/trails\/ventura-county-grant-park-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Ventura’s Grant Park and Serra Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"
Finally, after 95 years, Ventura\u2019s Grant Park has a hiking trail.<\/p>\n
Before construction of the path, Grant Park\u2019s primary attraction was Serra Cross honoring Father Junipero Serra, the Franciscan monk who founded Ventura Mission and many more in California. First erected in 1782 as a navigation aid for travelers bound for Buenaventura by land and sea, the cross crowning the summit of the park has often been renovated and replaced. This park was badly burned in the Thomas Fire; check with park authorities<\/a> for the latest access information.<\/span><\/p>\n