Moorpark Highlands
Moorpark Highlands is a hillside community of about 680 homes on Moorpark's north side. It rises from Charles Street along Spring Road, between Walnut Canyon Road and Happy Camp Canyon Regional Park. Pardee Homes developed it and built most of its neighborhoods between 2006 and 2015. Toll Brothers built The Pinnacle, the gated estate section at the top, from 2008 into 2017.
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Moorpark Highlands quick facts
| Also called | The Highlands |
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| Where | Northern Moorpark, in the hills north of Charles Street along the northern extension of Spring Road, east of Walnut Canyon Road (SR-23) and west of Happy Camp Canyon Regional Park. |
| City / jurisdiction | City of Moorpark · ZIP 93021 |
| Built | 2006 to about 2017. The county recorded the Tract 5045 maps in 2005 and 2006 and Tract 5860 in 2013. |
| Builders | Pardee Homes, Toll Brothers (The Pinnacle) |
| Homes | About 680: 577 detached houses and 102 townhomes, per county parcel records |
| Home types | Mostly detached homes of about 2,100 to 5,400 sq ft, nearly all two-story, plus 102 attached townhomes of about 1,100 to 1,800 sq ft at Waverly Place |
| Gates | Partly gated (some enclaves have gates) |
| HOA | Moorpark Highlands Homeowners Association — Pardee's 2007 and 2009 sales materials say buyers in its detached neighborhoods automatically join the Moorpark Highlands Homeowners Association, which maintains common areas and amenities, and also the Moorpark Estates Community Association. Waverly Place has its own Waverly Place Community Association. The city's assessment report says the homeowners association maintains the slopes along Hightop Street and Ridgecrest Drive and the parkways on Elk Run Loop. 2026 listings show gated homes paying two monthly association charges: about $120 and $52 on Bear Fence Court and Swift Run Street, and about $199 and $52 in The Pinnacle. Homes are also in city Landscaping and Lighting District 22, with a FY 2026-27 levy of $1,128.65 per unit. In 2005 the city and Pardee formed a Mello-Roos community facilities district for the Highlands, and Pardee cut those assessments by about 37 percent in 2010. |
| Tracts | 6 named tracts and sub-neighborhoods (list) |
| Parks nearby | Mammoth Highlands Park (6.5 acres, 7000 Elk Run Loop), Happy Camp Canyon Regional Park (to the east) |
| School district | Moorpark Unified School District, Ventura County Community College District (Moorpark College) |
Pins are approximate centers. Outlines are recorded tract maps from county GIS; tap one for its guide.
Living in Moorpark Highlands
The city planned the 445-acre area under Specific Plan No. 2, which EDAW prepared in 1999 for the applicant, Morrison-Fountainwood-Agoura. That plan divided the area into 17 planning areas and proposed 598 homes, including 130 rental apartments. The city's summary of the plan today lists up to 450 single-family lots and one attached neighborhood of up to 102 units. The plan sets aside 169 acres as open space, 94 of them as a habitat conservation area and the rest as private open space for a master homeowners association. It also calls for public multi-use trails, a 22-acre middle school site with a seven-acre city park beside it, and the extension of Spring Road north to Walnut Canyon Road.
The county recorded the Tract 5045 maps in eight units in 2005 and 2006. Pardee sold four neighborhoods on them: Magnolia Lane, Cherry Hill, Shenandoah and the Waverly Place townhomes. Toll Brothers built on the hilltop unit. Moorpark Unified gave up the school site in 2008, and Pardee built the 133-home LivingSmart neighborhood there from 2013 to 2015.
Most interior streets are private, and Cherry Hill and The Pinnacle sit behind keypad gates. Pardee's neighborhoods have private pool centers, and its detached-home buyers belong to both the Moorpark Highlands Homeowners Association and the Moorpark Estates Community Association. Mammoth Highlands Park on Elk Run Loop is the neighborhood's city park. A city landscape district maintains the Spring Road slopes, the trails and the debris basins.
The lay of the land
A hillside planned community of private-street neighborhoods, some of them gated, with valley views, conservation open space, public multi-use trails and a city park. Happy Camp Canyon Regional Park lies to the east.
Pinnacle Way and Pinnacle Court, at the south end of the Highlands, are not part of Toll Brothers' gated Pinnacle. Pardee never published street lists for Magnolia Lane or Cherry Hill, so the boundaries shown for those two come from matching county records and may not be exact.
Tracts & sub-neighborhoods of Moorpark Highlands
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 Moorpark Highlands
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; each tract page has its own answer. Assignment goes by address. Confirm with MUSD School Locator, or check an address here.
Public schools nearby
- Walnut Canyon Arts & Technology Magnet School (280 Casey Rd.)
- Chaparral Middle School (280 Poindexter Ave.)
Being nearby doesn't mean a school is assigned. Attendance goes by address and boundaries change; confirm with the district.
- Moorpark Unified School District: find the assigned schools for an address
- Ventura County Community College District (Moorpark College): find the assigned schools for an address
Services, representation & fire safety
These are Moorpark's area-wide providers; some vary by street.
| Police | Moorpark Police Department (contract with the Ventura County Sheriff's Office) (805) 532-2700 station; (805) 654-9511 non-emergency dispatch; 911 for emergencies · Moorpark Police Services Center, 610 Spring Road, shared with the CHP Moorpark Area office. Capt. Nick Odenath serves as police chief. |
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| Fire | Ventura County Fire Department 911 for emergencies; Station 40 (805) 378-7000; Station 42 (805) 378-7007 · Station 40, 4185 Cedar Springs St. (west Moorpark, built 1989), and Station 42, 295 E. High St. (central and east Moorpark). |
| Water & sewer | Ventura County Waterworks District No. 1 (805) 378-3000 · Serves the city and nearby unincorporated land to the north and west. Supply is mostly imported State Water Project water through Calleguas Municipal Water District, plus local groundwater and recycled water. |
| Electric | Southern California Edison (delivery and billing) with Clean Power Alliance (default power supplier) SCE (800) 655-4555; CPA (888) 585-3788 · Residents are enrolled by default in a Clean Power Alliance plan and can choose another CPA plan or opt out to SCE. |
| Gas | Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) (877) 238-0092 |
| Trash & recycling | WM (Waste Management) (805) 522-9400 · The city's residential hauler. Billing is every two months; trash, recycling and green organics carts (yard and food waste) are required under state law. Senior and small-cart discounts are available through WM. |
| Parks & recreation | City of Moorpark Parks, Recreation & Community Services (805) 517-6300 (Arroyo Vista Recreation Center) · Moorpark is outside the Rancho Simi and Conejo recreation and park districts; the city runs its own 19 parks, the Arroyo Vista Recreation Center and the Active Adult Center. Park reservations are made in person at Arroyo Vista. |
| Library | Moorpark City Library (805) 517-6370 · 699 Moorpark Ave. A city-run library, separate from the Ventura County Library system. Construction of a new 17,272-square-foot library at 83 High St. began in January 2026, and the city hopes to open it by fall 2027. |
| Animal services | City of Moorpark Animal & Vector Control Division; Ventura County Animal Services (shelter) City (805) 517-6290; Simi Valley Shelter (805) 388-4341 · Sheltering and adoptions are at the county's Simi Valley Shelter, 670 W. Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley. |
| Public transit | Moorpark City Transit and MCT On Demand; VCTC Intercity; Metrolink; Amtrak MCT On Demand microtransit costs $1 a trip. |
| Emergency alerts | VC Alert (Ventura County Sheriff's Office of Emergency Services) 888-772-4482 · Sign up at vcalert.org. Incident updates and evacuation maps are posted on VC Emergency. |
| City Hall | City of Moorpark (805) 517-6200 · 323 Science Drive. |
Who represents you: Mayor Chris Enegren (citywide). District 1: Renee Delgado. District 2: Chris Barrett. District 3: Tom Means. District 4: Dr. Antonio Castro, Mayor Pro Tem. The mayor's seat and Districts 1 and 3 are on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot; Enegren, Delgado and Means are running again. · Ventura County Board of Supervisors, District 4 (Simi Valley and Moorpark): Janice S. Parvin, a former Moorpark mayor. She won re-election outright in the June 2, 2026 primary over Ruth Luevanos, with 68.7% of the vote in the official final count. Full list for Moorpark.
Fire safety: Fire protection comes from the Ventura County Fire Department. - Station 40, 4185 Cedar Springs St. in Mountain Meadows, was built in 1989 to cover west Moorpark and has run a paramedic engine since 2005. - Station 42, 295 E. More.
Homes for sale in and around Moorpark Highlands
Every MLS listing here, with photos, prices and details, is on Properkey.
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Where these facts come from
- City of Moorpark Specific Plans (Moorpark Highlands, Specific Plan Two: up to 450 single-family lots, up to 102 multifamily units, 169 acres preserved, seven-acre park, trails) — moorparkca.gov
- Moorpark Highlands Specific Plan No. 2 (final plan document, June 1999; location, open space, park and school sites) — moorparkca.gov
- City of Moorpark Landscaping & Lighting Assessment Districts Engineer's Report FY 2026-27 (District 22, Tracts 5045 and 5860) — moorparkca.gov
- City of Moorpark 2021-2029 Housing Element (revised draft), Table 4-15: Waverly Place and Smart Living (Pardee Homes) — moorparkca.gov
- The Acorn (Dec. 20, 2007): Buyers can find homes to treasure at Moorpark Highlands (Pardee neighborhoods, 400-acre plan, associations) — theacorn.com
- Pardee Homes release (Nov. 21, 2009): Cherry Hill and Waverly Place at Moorpark Highlands — 24-7pressrelease.com
- Moorpark Acorn (Aug. 10, 2012): Homes proposed for school lot (school site, 2005 Mello-Roos district, 2010 assessment cut) — mpacorn.com
- Toll Brothers community guide: The Pinnacle at Moorpark Highlands (2008) — cdn.tollbrothers.com
- Ventura County GIS record maps: Tract 5045 units 1-8 (2005-2006) and Tract 5860 (2013) — maps.ventura.org
- Ventura County GIS parcel layer (home counts, floor areas, lot sizes) — maps.ventura.org
- City of Moorpark: Mammoth Highlands Park (6.5 acres, 7000 Elk Run Loop) — moorparkca.gov
- Redfin: Moorpark Highlands neighborhood page (neighborhood name and association charges on listings) — redfin.com (real-estate site; not linked)
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