Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons runs a drill during training camp at the River Ridge Playing Fields in Oxnard, California. Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images

Cowboys' simple reason team travels to Oxnard, California, for training camp

Originally posted on Dallas Cowboys on SI | By Tyler Reed | Last updated Jul 18, 2025 8:00 AM ET

The Dallas Cowboys will once again be taking the show on the road when the team begins training camp in Oxnard, California, next Monday.

The Cowboys have made Oxnard their training camp home for over 45 years, and everything about this screams Jerry Jones.

Jones has always had the Cowboys at the forefront of the league, even helping the team keep up with their nickname, 'America's Team.'

So, why would the Cowboys travel all the way from Dallas to California every summer for training camp? It's simple: Ownership wants to keep the Cowboys on top of the NFL charts (and the weather is cooler).

Cowboys fan Jamie Foxx is in Oxnard. On Jerry Jones: “He’s probably the most influential person in football. Sometimes, he’s actually bigger than the game.” pic.twitter.com/WFPjIwQGce
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) August 9, 2022

The Oxnard location is feasible for Hollywood to find its way to the practice facility, like when Jamie Foxx visited camp back in 2022.

During that visit, Foxx made a comment that had to have Jones blushing from ear to ear. Foxx said that sometimes it feels like Jones and the Cowboys are bigger than football.

That one comment is the lone reason Jones has the team go to California for training camp every season. Jones wants to be bigger than football, and nobody can deny that he has made the Cowboys larger than life.

Experience the historic rise of one of the greatest teams in all of sports.

AMERICA'S TEAM: THE GAMBLER AND HIS COWBOYS premieres August 19. pic.twitter.com/j7xvOMitNI
— Netflix (@netflix) June 30, 2025

Netflix is set to release a new documentary on the team on August 19, and for a team that hasn't won a championship in over 30 years, they are still the most talked about franchise in the league.

This article first appeared on Dallas Cowboys on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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