Alert: Temporary Closure on Santa Rosa Island: The beaches and dunes of China Camp and Cluster Point, and area in-between, are temporarily closed to all visitor access for the protection of sensitive resources. Travel is allowed on marked paths.
National Park
Channel Islands
Inspiration Point, Anacapa Island: One of the most spectacular views in the park can be found from Inspiration Point. Looking to the west, one may see Middle and West Anacapa, with Santa Cruz Island in the distance. Tim Hauf, timhaufphotography.com
Overview
Channel Islands National Park encompasses five remarkable islands and their ocean environment, preserving and protecting a wealth of natural and cultural resources. Isolation over thousands of years has created unique animals, plants, and archeological resources found nowhere else on Earth and helped preserve a place where visitors can experience coastal southern California as it once was.
Steep, rugged ocean cliffs extending in an island chain.Yellow flowers in foreground extending out along a rocky coastline to a natural arch.Pine tree high on a ridge overlooking a bay with blue water and white sand beach.Brown seals and sea lions on white sand beach with blue water and partly cloudy sky.Rust and grey colored fox in green grass.