Those who make the journey out to California’s Channel Islands National Park are rewarded with dramatic sea views, such as this one from Anacapa Island’s Inspiration Point. Channel Islands ...

Right off the coast of California, in Channel Islands National Park, are five rugged islands that were isolated for thousands of years. Over time, the flora and fauna evolved, unhampered by ...

Kenan Chan counts his time at the Channel Islands National Park in more than just days or years. He made 500 dives in the remote park off Ventura, spent more than 30,000 minutes underwater and ...

Channel Islands National Park has reopened Santa Barbara Island to the public following a months-long closure. Winter storms damaged the dock and a nearby building on the island, one of five in ...

From my tower, I strategized how I would kayak across the 25-mile-wide Santa Barbara Channel, then circumnavigate Channel Islands National Park ... go un-named on a map. There have been countless ...

But there’s another side to the Golden State you’ll find only off the coast: Channel Islands National Park. “It’s only an hour from the freeways of Southern California, but when visitors ...

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

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 Adventure Company, an authorized concessioner for Channel Islands National Park, runs daily sea kayaking tours from Scorpion Anchorage. Their Adventure Sea Cave Kayak Tour includes ...