snorkeling, kayaking, bird-watching and ”just relaxing to the soothing sounds of the natural world,” according to the park. Entry is free to Channel Islands National Park, but visitors without ...

Travelers to Channel Islands National Park must pack in their own food and ... and there’s plenty of swimming, diving, snorkeling, and kayaking. Santa Cruz Island is the easiest island to ...

Santa Cruz Island is the most popular, thanks to its accessible hiking, snorkeling and wildlife spotting. To get to Channel Islands National Park from Santa Barbara, you must make a ferry ...

From sunken ships to kelp forests to vibrant reefs, these national park experiences are as uncrowded as it gets. Here’s where to go.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...