Channel Islands

About Channel Islands

Just 27 miles off Ventura's coast lies an untouched wilderness so pristine, it's earned the nickname 'California's Galápagos.' Channel Islands National Park offers world-class snorkeling in kelp forests teeming with sea lions, hiking through fields of rare island foxes, and camping under some of the darkest skies in Southern California. Whether you're kayaking through sea caves or watching blue whales breach from Island Packers' deck, this archipelago delivers raw, elemental beauty that mainland California simply can't match.