National Park Guide

Channel Islands Field Guide

A complete planning guide to Channel Islands National Park. Covers the five islands of Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, and Santa Barbara, getting there by Island Packers boat from Ventura Harbor or Channel Islands Aviation flight to Santa Rosa, the total lack of food, water, and services on any island, the island fox found nowhere else on Earth, kelp forests and sea caves like Painted Cave protected within Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Chumash and Gabrielino-Tongva maritime history, camping permits and boat-schedule logistics, and the official NPS park map.

What's inside

• ✓Getting there by Island Packers boat from Ventura Harbor or small plane to Santa Rosa
• ✓No food, water, or services on any island — how to plan a fully self-sufficient trip
• ✓The island fox and San Miguel's massive multi-species seal and sea lion haul-out
• ✓Kelp forests and sea caves like Painted Cave within Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary