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California
Channel Islands
Field Guide
Five islands, one marine sanctuary, and California the way it looked before people arrived.
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.
- 14
- pages
- instant download
- Aug 2026
- last updated
What's inside
- 1Getting there by Island Packers boat from Ventura Harbor or small plane to Santa Rosa
- 2No food, water, or services on any island — how to plan a fully self-sufficient trip
- 3The island fox and San Miguel's massive multi-species seal and sea lion haul-out
- 4Kelp forests and sea caves like Painted Cave within Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
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The Channel Islands guide, page by page
A 14-page print-at-home PDF field guide to Channel Islands, California.
- 01Welcome to Channel Islands
- 02Rules & basics
- 03First-time logistics
- 04California's Galapagos
- 05Park overview map
- 06Hiking, kayaking & sea caves
- 07Best hikes & routes
- 08Wildlife
- 09Weather & when to go
- 10Beyond the trails
- 11Camping & lodging
- 12Pocket cards
- 13Trail quick-card
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