Channel Islands

Channel Islands California and the Channel Island national park is located in Ventura County, California.

What does the Channel Islands National Park consist of?

The Channel Islands National Park is the collective of

• the islands of San Miguel,
• Santa Rosa,
• Santa Cruz,
• Anacapa and
• Santa Barbara

These five places constitute the Channel Islands National Park.

How to get to the Channel Islands National Park?

Primary access to the channel Islands and the Channel Island National Park is from Ventura and Santa Barbara.

Channel Islands National Park visitor center

Channel Islands National Park headquarters, the Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center, in Ventura, California, is a good place to gather information about the Channel Islands.

Among many great activities, events and attractions at the Channel Islands National Park are outlined below.

• Anacapa, 14 miles off the Ventura coast, has lighthouse exhibits.
• San Miguel, 55 miles off the coast, attracts seals and sea lions in winter.
• Santa Barbara Island offers scuba diving.
• Santa Cruz, the largest of the islands and 19 miles from Ventura has mountains, cliffs and sea caves.

Things to do at in Channel Islands and at the Channel Islands National Park

There are many things to do at the Channel Islands National Park and in Channel Islands. Examples of activities at the Channel Islands National Park are:

• Boating,
• channel islands kayaking,
• snorkeling,
• scuba diving and
• whale watching excursions.

Channel Islands National Park lodging

Most accommodation at the Channel Islands National Park is primitive camping. For island service, contact Island Packers at 805-642-1393.

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