Situated about an hour from LA, Lake Piru is a reservoir surrounded by the Los Padres National Forest and one of the best day trips from Los Angeles. However, to make the most of your getaway ...

Ventura County authorities downgraded an evacuation order and lifted several warnings Thursday for areas in and around the town of Piru as a wildfire burning near Castaic Lake topped 10,000 acres.

This zone roughly encompasses the area east of Lake Piru and the Ventura County border, west of Bouquet Canyon Road, south of Sandberg and north of Castaic Junction near Santa Clarita. Ventura ...