As I arrived on Anacapa Island, my vision of an idyllic slice of the natural world was shattered by a loud moan — the sound of the foghorn. It surprised me. Out on San Miguel, the most remote of ...

Covering just over a square mile and located about 12 miles from the nearest mainland in Oxnard, Anacapa Island may be small in size, but it’s rich with history — from sheepherders and rum ...

Of the five islands in the National Park, by far the most popular is tiny Anacapa. The island’s name comes from the Chumash word for “mirage”, and as visitors approach it on the boat from ...

Visiting Southern California’s archipelago takes planning and an adventurous spirit, but it’s worth the effort.

ANACAPA ISLAND — Just as factories brag about their accident-free days, Channel Islands National Park is showing off this rugged island’s rat-free decade. To get rid of Rattus rattus ...

Parks officials closed Anacapa Island to visitors last summer for safety reasons. The access stairway from the landing cove had deteriorated. Yvonne Menard with Channel Islands National Park says ...

This is also believed to be the first successful hatching of a bald eagle in Ventura County since the last known successful nest on Anacapa Island in 1949. “This new milestone with a bald eagle ...

Anacapa, one of a chain that comprises the Channel Islands National Park north of Los Angeles, has had nonnative black rats for more than a century. Over the decades they devoured rare birds and ...

10:37 a.m. April 7, 2023: A previous version of this story stated that passenger steamship Winfield Scott struck Anacapa Island in December of 1953. It struck in December of 1853. As I arrived on ...