Tract guide · Carlsberg, Moorpark

Cantara at Serenata

Cantara at Serenata is the northwest enclave of Carlsberg, a gated group of about 138 two-story houses on Tract 4980, laid out along Stagecoach Trail and Southfork Road. The map was recorded in February 2000, and county records show the homes were finished between 2000 and 2002.

Mostly documented: the name and location are confirmed; some details rest on a single source.
Updated October 16, 2026 · Corrections: send a correction

At a glance

Cantara at Serenata quick facts

Also called	Cantara @ Serenata, Cantara @ Serenada
Neighborhood	Carlsberg, Moorpark
Builder	Owner of record on the final map: Western Pacific Housing-Carlsberg Ranch, LLC (the map was recorded at the request of Lennar Homes)
Built	2000–2002 (final map recorded Feb. 8, 2000; county building records show 66 homes finished in 2000, 42 in 2001 and 25 in 2002)
Homes	About 138 (county parcels on the Tract 4980 map)
Home types	Two-story single-family detached homes, mostly about 2,500 to 3,600 sq ft in county records
Lot sizes	Most lots about 6,800 to 10,800 sq ft (median about 8,300 sq ft; largest about 14,300 sq ft) in county parcel data
Streets	Stagecoach Trail, Stagecoach Court, Southfork Road, Big Country Court, Rio Bravo Court, Far Country Court, Big Trail Circle, Bristlecone Circle, Bluewood Court, Silverbell Circle, Nannyberry Court
Tract map	Ventura County Tract 4980: recorded 2000 (140 MR 23), about 88 acres
Gates	Gated
HOA	Serenata HOA — Homes belong to the Serenata HOA; a 2026 sale showed dues of about $154 a month. Homes also pay the City of Moorpark Zone 12 (Carlsberg) landscape assessment, $446 per home in FY 2026-27.

Highlighted: the recorded tract map (county GIS). Other outlines are neighboring tracts in Carlsberg.

About

About Cantara at Serenata

Western Pacific Housing's Carlsberg Ranch company owned the land when the map was recorded at Lennar's request. Several street names echo classic Western films, including Stagecoach, Rio Bravo, Big Country, Far Country and Big Trail. Others are named for trees and shrubs such as bristlecone, silverbell and nannyberry. Most lots run about 6,800 to 10,800 square feet and most houses about 2,500 to 3,600 square feet. Owners belong to the Serenata HOA, and Mesa Verde Middle School is just to the south.

Schools

Schools for Cantara at Serenata

School attendance areas

Moorpark Unified School District
From MUSD's list of schools:

Elementary and middle: MUSD publishes attendance areas only through its online locator
High: Moorpark High School (The district's only comprehensive high school; MUSD publishes no high school boundary, and The High School at Moorpark College admits by application)

These come from the district's own data, not from this site. Assignment goes by address, and districts change boundaries and run choice and transfer programs. Confirm with MUSD School Locator, or check an address here.

Part of

Carlsberg, Moorpark

Carlsberg is Moorpark's southeast corner, a planned area of about 500 acres between Spring Road and the SR-23 freeway that residents usually call Serenata. Its 534 single-family homes sit in four gated enclaves whose tract maps were recorded at Lennar's request in 2000, and county records show the houses were finished between 2000 and 2003.

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