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Channel Islands National Park Description
The Channel Islands National Park is famous for its sea-lions, colonies of sea-birds and over 800 endemic plant varieties.

Of the eight islands forming this archipelago, five - Anacapa, Santa Barbara, San Miguel, Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz - have been declared a national park. They are situated off the coast of South California between Point Conception, west of Santa Barbara and Oxnard. Only two of these islands are accessible by ship from Ventura: Anacapa all the year round, and Santa Barbara only between the end of May and the beginning of September. A third island, Santa Rosa, was purchased a short time ago by the federal government, and should soon be accessible by boat.

All five islands offer a rare
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Hobbies & Activities category: National park
Channel Islands National Park Highlights

Anacapa Islands

11mi/18km from the mainland is Anacapa, a group of three islands, connected only by boat. From Ventura you can get to East Anacapa. All three islands cover an area of one square mile (about 290
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San Miguel Island

San Miguel (8mi/13km long and 4mi/6km wide) is a plateau about 400-500ft/120-150m high. There is no public transport and no camp-site. If you wish to get there in your own boat you will need a special permit.

Santa Barbara Island

Santa Barbara, the other Channel island besides the Anacapa Islands which can be reached by ship, is the southernmost one and, covering an area of 640 acres/260 hectares, is the smallest island on
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Santa Cruz Island

There is no public transport and no camp-site on Santa Cruz - the biggest of the Channel Islands, which is 24mi/39km in length and covers an area of 37sq.mi/96sq.km. If you wish to get there in your own boat you will need a special permit.

Santa Rosa Island

There is no public transport and no camp-site on the 15mi/24km long and 10mi/16km wide island of Santa Rosa. If you wish to get there in your own boat you will need a special permit.
Address
Channel Islands National Park
1901 Spinnaker Drive
Ventura, CA 93001-4354
United States
Map Channel Islands National Park
Phone 1 (805) 658-5730
Fax 1 (805) 658-5799
http://www.nps.gov/chis/
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open8:308:308:308:308:308:008:00
Closed16:3016:3016:3016:3016:3017:0017:00
Cost
AdultFREE
Camping fee
Tips
The visitor center is closed on Christmas and Thanksgiving.
Before visiting the islands you are recommended to call in at the National Park Visitor Center (1901 Spinnaker Drive, Ventura), where you can see a half-hour film of the islands, photographs and other documents as well as utensils and ritual objects used by the Chumash Indians, the original inhabitants of these now almost uninhabited islands.
Parking
Free
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