Visitors ferried by Island Packers Cruises, the concessionaire in charge of transportation to the Channel Islands National Park, must climb a ladder to a series of cliffside staircases to mount ...

To get to Channel Islands National Park from Santa Barbara, you must make a ferry reservation with Island Packers Cruises, the National Park Service’s official ferry provider. Most boats depart ...

Channel Islands National Park is full of superlatives. By mileage, it is the closest national park to Los Angeles and its nearly 4 million residents. But Channel Islands is also one of the least ...

The 40-foot sea arch rock just offshore serves as both the symbol of the park and a guidepost on approach to East Anacapa. Visitors ferried by Island Packers Cruises, the concessionaire in charge of ...