Cowboys release full Oxnard schedule, including open practice dates
Players will report to camp at the River Ridge Playing Fields on July 20 and then stay on the West Coast for three and a half weeks. This will mark the team's 13th visit to Oxnard in the past 14 years (the only exception being the COVID year of 2020) and their 19th overall trip to the city of 200,000, which lies 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
Continuing their longstanding tradition, the Cowboys will conduct practices that are free and open to the public throughout their stay in Oxnard. Crowds are always expected to be heavy, and admittance can be cut off once the venue is at capacity. Gates typically open two hours before practice begins.
After the team breaks camp on Aug. 14, they will return to The Star in Frisco. Several more practices will be held there before the start of the 2025 season, but those dates have yet to be announced.
Here's a look at the team's full Oxnard schedule. All times listed are in Pacific Time.
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