Almanac note · History and culture
Corriganville lets Simi Valley keep its movie-ranch hills
Corriganville Park preserves the Simi Valley movie-ranch landscape where western sets, television crews, weekend visitors, fires, and modern trails all share one story.
Corriganville gives Simi Valley a local story that feels half trail walk and half old movie reel. Actor and stuntman Ray “Crash” Corrigan bought the land in 1937, then used the rocks, hills, sets, and ranch scenery for film and television work.
The place had a big screen life. Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District lists productions tied to Corriganville that include westerns, serials, family shows, and even Star Trek. The ranch also had built sets, a western street called Silvertown, a fort, a Mexican village, and a small lake made for underwater filming.
From 1949 to 1965, visitors could come on weekends and holidays for shows, autographs, stagecoach rides, pony rides, music, and other attractions. Later, fires in 1970 and 1979 destroyed nearly all of the remaining structures. That is why the park today has more traces, rocks, trails, and imagination than standing movie sets.
The fun is knowing what the hills used to hold. A quiet walk through Corriganville is also a walk through Simi Valley’s part of California screen history.
Where to see it
Corriganville Park in Simi Valley, operated by Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District.
Official sources
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Reviewed July 5, 2026
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