Channel Islands · CA
Channel Islands
North America's Galápagos, a boat ride off Ventura.
- National park
- 1980
- Endemic species
- About 145
- Visitors
- 323,245 (2022)
Then
- 8,000–13,000 years ago
Paleocoastal people leave sites on the northern islands, later home to the Chumash.
- 1938
Anacapa and Santa Barbara islands become a national monument.
- 1980
Channel Islands National Park is established on March 5, covering Anacapa, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa and San Miguel.
Now
The island fox and about 145 other species live nowhere else. Boats leave daily from Ventura Harbor, and campers on Santa Cruz Island land at Scorpion Anchorage or Prisoners Harbor.
This place also includes stations on San Nicolas and San Clemente islands, which sit outside the park.
6 tide stations around Channel Islands
- Prisoners Harbor, Santa Cruz Islandin town
- Bechers Bay, Santa Rosa Island20.5 mi
- Cuyler Harbor, San Miguel Island38.2 mi
- Santa Barbara Island52.9 mi
- San Nicolas Island53.2 mi
- Wilson Cove, San Clemente Island95.8 mi