Close to the California Mainland... Yet Worlds Apart
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.
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Visiting the Park
Transportation to the islands is available year-round only by park concessionaire boats and planes or by private boat.
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Bald Eagle Webcams
View live video of bald eagle nests on Santa Cruz Island.
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Channel Islands Live
Take a virtual visit to the Channel Islands through live broadcasts that highlight the park's natural and cultural resources.
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"From Shore to Sea" Lecture Series
The "From Shore to Sea" lecture series focuses on current research in the park. Lectures occur througout the year and are free and open to the public.
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General Management Plan
A new General Management Plan is being undertaken to provide a vision for the park’s future.
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A Treasure in the Sea
View the award winning park film, "A Treasure in the Sea."
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Did You Know?
The endemic island deer mouse is the only native terrestrial mammal common to all the Channel Islands and is larger than mainland deer mice. Densities of deer mice on the islands can be greater than anywhere else in the world. This makes you happy if you're an owl, but not if you're a camper.