Sherwood Country Club Estates
Sherwood Country Club Estates is the guard-gated community on the south and west sides of Lake Sherwood, in unincorporated Ventura County. Its oldest lakeside lanes were mapped in 1923. The estate tracts around Jack Nicklaus's 1989 golf course followed from 1990, subdivided by LSR Limited Partnership, later renamed Sherwood Development Company. County assessor records list about 450 homes.
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Sherwood Country Club Estates quick facts
| Also called | Sherwood, Sherwood Country Club community, Sherwood Country Estates |
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| Where | South and west sides of Lake Sherwood. Residents enter through the guard-gated Sherwood entrances off Potrero Road, the Stafford Gate among them. Main streets include West Stafford Road, Upper and Lower Lake Road, Hereford Road, Ladbrook Way, Faringford Road, Queens Garden Drive, Williamsburg Way and Calbourne Lane, plus the Trentwood townhome courts off Trentwood Drive. |
| City / jurisdiction | Unincorporated Ventura County · ZIP 91361 |
| Built | 1990s to the present in the gated estate tracts. The first lots were recorded in 1990, and custom building continues. The Thistlebery/Old Sherwood lanes sit on lots first mapped in 1923. |
| Builders | Sherwood Development Company, L.P. (formerly LSR Limited Partnership, whose general partner was Lake Sherwood Ranch, Inc.) |
| Homes | About 450 homes (Ventura County assessor parcels with improvements across Thistlebery Hill, the Plompton Tract, Tracts 4191, 4192 and 4409, and Trentwood) |
| Home types | Custom single-family estates on lots of about a third of an acre to several acres. Older single-family homes stand on small lots in Thistlebery and the Plompton Tract, and Trentwood has attached condominium townhomes. |
| Gates | Gated |
| HOA | Sherwood Valley Homeowners Association — The association holds a blanket easement over the community's streets, access and utilities, recorded in 1990 and noted on the 2000 Tract 4409-1 map. County staff reports show open-space easements on Tract 4192 lots granted to it. Recent listings show dues of roughly $710 to $820 a month, and Trentwood townhomes add a second, townhome-level association fee billed quarterly. Membership in Sherwood Country Club and the Lake Club is separate. |
| Tracts | 6 named tracts and sub-neighborhoods (list) |
| Parks nearby | Lake Sherwood (154-acre man-made lake), Sherwood Country Club (private club), Sherwood Lake Club / Miramar Lake Club (private club) |
| School district | Conejo Valley Unified School District |
Pins are approximate centers. Outlines are recorded tract maps from county GIS; tap one for its guide. Guides that share one recorded tract or unit each show its whole outline, so those outlines overlap.
Living in Sherwood Country Club Estates
The modern community grew out of a Murdock Development Company proposal that the county took up in 1984 and folded into its 1987 Lake Sherwood/Hidden Valley Area Plan. Ventura County then approved the estate subdivisions in stages. Lots in the first, Tract 4191 along Stafford Road, began recording in 1990. The county approved Tract 4192, around the par-3 Lake Club, in 1992 and the outer West Stafford Road tract (4409) in 1993, and their lots were recorded from 1998 to 2006. Sherwood Development Company is still building on the remaining lots.
Owners belong to the Sherwood Valley Homeowners Association. Buying a home does not include membership in Sherwood Country Club, a separate private club, or in the Lake Club, which Caruso is reopening as the Miramar Lake Club. Nearby public schools include Westlake Elementary, Colina Middle and Westlake High.
The lay of the land
Guard-gated and hilly, with oak-dotted slopes, lake and golf-course views, and private clubs at the center. Lots run from quarter-acre lakeside parcels in Old Sherwood to estate parcels of several acres on the outer hills.
Thistlebery is spelled with one r on its 1923 map and by the developer. The county's online map index spells it Thistleberry, and it spells the neighboring Plompton Tract as Plomton.
Tracts & sub-neighborhoods of Sherwood Country Club Estates
The named tracts, villages and gated enclaves residents, HOAs and the MLS use inside the neighborhood, each with its own page.
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Schools near Sherwood Country Club Estates
School attendance areas
Conejo Valley Unified School District
On CVUSD's attendance-boundary map (updated July 27, 2026), the recorded tract outlines in this guide fall in:
- Elementary: Westlake Elementary School (all 4 tracts)
- Middle: Colina Middle School (all 4 tracts)
- High: Westlake High School (all 4 tracts)
2 tracts in this guide have no recorded outline in county GIS and aren't counted.
These come from the district's own data, not from this site; each tract page has its own answer. Assignment goes by address. Confirm with Find My Assigned School, or check an address here.
Public schools nearby
- Westlake Elementary School
- Colina Middle School
- Westlake High School
Being nearby doesn't mean a school is assigned. Attendance goes by address and boundaries change; confirm with the district.
- Conejo Valley Unified School District: find the assigned schools for an address
Services, representation & fire safety
These are Lake Sherwood & Hidden Valley's area-wide providers; some vary by street.
| Police | Ventura County Sheriff's Office, East County (Thousand Oaks) station, 2101 E. Olsen Rd., Thousand Oaks 805-494-8200 · This station also serves as the Thousand Oaks Police Department, and it patrols nearby unincorporated areas. Its page names Hidden Valley among them. |
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| Fire | Ventura County Fire Department, Station 33 (Lake Sherwood), 33 Lake Sherwood Dr. 805-371-0474 (station line; call 911 in an emergency) · Built in 1949 on the lakeshore. It serves Lake Sherwood, Hidden Valley and the southern part of Westlake, with Engine 33, Brush Engine 333 and Patrol 33. Station 32 (830 Reino Rd., Newbury Park) covers western Thousand Oaks and the Potrero Valley areas. |
| Water (Lake Sherwood community) | Ventura County Waterworks District No. 38 It began on March 28, 1989 as the Lake Sherwood Community Services District and became WWD 38 after voters passed Measure N in May 2015. The district covers about 2,048 acres. All of its water comes from the State Water Project. Metropolitan Water District filters and disinfects it at its Jensen plant in Granada Hills, and Calleguas MWD delivers it to the district. The district's 2025 water quality report counts 792 service connections, two reservoirs, two booster pump stations and about 19 miles of water lines, and a 2020 district presentation also lists four pressure-reducing stations. The district runs as an enterprise fund with no tax revenue, so customers' water rates and charges pay all of its costs. The Board of Supervisors is its board of directors, and a citizens' advisory committee, which meets quarterly, reviews policy, budget and rate recommendations before they go to the board. |
| Water (Hidden Valley & Carlisle Canyon) | Private wells Homes here rely on wells. The Hidden Valley Municipal Water District provides recycled water only, not drinking water. In 2020, District 38 staff reported that three Hidden Valley homes whose wells were falling in level and quality had asked to connect to district water through a private line the owners would maintain. The request needed LAFCo action to go forward. The area plan requires a water-availability study for new development in Hidden Valley and Carlisle Canyon. |
| Sewer | Triunfo Water & Sanitation District (Lake Sherwood community); private septic systems elsewhere The area plan limits the sewer system to the Lake Sherwood community. Outside it, homes use septic systems under County Environmental Health rules. |
| Electric | Southern California Edison (delivery); Clean Power Alliance (default power supplier for unincorporated Ventura County) |
| Gas | Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) The California Energy Commission's service-area map places the area in SoCalGas territory. Owners of rural parcels should confirm with SoCalGas that a gas line serves their property. |
| Trash & recycling | E.J. Harrison & Sons (County 'Southwest' residential service area) 805-647-1414 · The county's hauler service-area map shows Lake Sherwood, Hidden Valley and Carlisle Canyon in E.J. Harrison's Southwest area. |
| Parks district | Conejo Recreation & Park District Most of the Lake Sherwood community joined CRPD through LAFCo 81-26, the Lake Sherwood Annexation, recorded October 22, 1981. The southern and western estate lands followed through LAFCo 88-15, the Lake Sherwood Reorganization, recorded August 9, 1989, and a small 1990 addition. County GIS places Hidden Valley and Carlisle Canyon outside the district. |
| Library | Ventura County Library (Oak Park Library); City of Thousand Oaks libraries nearby, including Newbury Park Library at 2331 Borchard Rd. |
| Animal services | Ventura County Animal Services |
| Emergency alerts | VC Alert (Ventura County emergency notification system, run on Everbridge) 888-772-4482 · Free. It sends alerts in English and Spanish by phone, text, email or TTY. More information: ready.venturacounty.gov |
| Street lighting | Ventura County Service Area No. 14 County GIS shows Lake Sherwood annexed to CSA 14 in 2005 (LAFCo 04-26). The service area provides street lighting in developed unincorporated areas. |
Who represents you: District 2: Jeff Gorell, in office since January 2023 and chair of the Board of Supervisors for 2026. He won re-election outright in the June 2, 2026 primary with 52.6% of the vote, so his new term begins in January 2027. Website: https://supervisorgorell.venturacounty.gov Full list for Lake Sherwood & Hidden Valley.
Fire safety: Fire hazard zones: The whole area is in the State Responsibility Area. CAL FIRE's current Fire Hazard Severity Zone map (effective 2024) rates the Lake Sherwood community, Carlisle Canyon and most of Potrero Road Very High, and parts of the open Hidden Valley… More.
Other neighborhoods in Lake Sherwood & Hidden Valley
Homes for sale in and around Sherwood Country Club Estates
Every MLS listing here, with photos, prices and details, is on Properkey.
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Where these facts come from
- Ventura County GIS: recorded maps index (Thistlebery Hill and Plompton tracts 1923; Tracts 4191, 4192, 4409, 4934, 5271, 5382, 5310 and 5501 with recording dates) — maps.ventura.org
- Ventura County recorded map 119 MR 44: Tract 4191-1 (recorded Feb. 28, 1990; LSR Limited Partnership) — maps.ventura.org
- Ventura County recorded map 141 MR 60: Tract 4409-1 (Sherwood Development Company, formerly LSR Limited Partnership; Sherwood Valley Homeowners Association easement) — maps.ventura.org
- Ventura County GIS: assessor parcels — maps.ventura.org
- Ventura County Planning Director staff report, Tract 4192 lots on Queens Garden Drive (June 2023) — rma.venturacounty.gov
- Ventura County Planning Director staff report, Tract 4409 lots on West Stafford Road (June 2024) — rma.venturacounty.gov
- Lake Sherwood/Hidden Valley Area Plan (2020 edition; 1984 Murdock Development Company request, 1987 adoption) — rma.venturacounty.gov
- Nicklaus Design: Sherwood Lake Club (1,900-acre guard-gated community; 1989 Sherwood Country Club course) — nicklausdesign.com
- Sherwood Development Company: Sherwood Country Club (membership not included with a home purchase) — sherwoodrealestate.com (real-estate site; not linked)
- Sherwood Development Company: 158 Upper Lake Road (Old Sherwood-Thistlebery, Stafford Gate) — sherwoodrealestate.com (not on Properkey)
- Miramar Lake Club — miramarlakeclub.com
- Sherwood Country Club (320 W. Stafford Rd.) — sherwoodcc.com
- Properkey property record — 240 W. Stafford Rd. (Sherwood Valley HOA) — properkey.us
- Rubyhome: Sherwood Country Club Estates listings — rubyhome.com (real-estate site; not linked)
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