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Within the National Park, divers can also visit several wrecks, including the Grumman TBF Avenger and the SS Winfield Scott that are situated on the seafloor of Anacapa State Marine Reserve, on the north coast of Anacapa Island. [31] [32] The Channel Islands can be reached by private boat, or the official concessionaire, Island Packers. Based ...
Island Packers is an American passenger ferry service that operates scheduled trips between Channel Islands National Park and mainland California. The company began service in 1968. [1] In January 2024, Island Packers entered a new 10-year contract with the National Park Service. [1]
Channel Islands National Park is enjoyable year-round. Wildflowers reach peak bloom in the spring, summer and fall are great for water activities, and winter has some of the best sunsets of the ...
The four Northern Channel Islands are part of the Transverse Ranges geologic province, and the four Southern Channel Islands are part of the Peninsular Ranges province. [1] Five of the islands are within the Channel Islands National Park. The waters surrounding these islands make up Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.
A humpback whale dives beneath the surface beside a whale watching boat in the sanctuary. After populations of large whales were decimated by whaling in the last two centuries, several species are rebounding. Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary is a seasonal home to several species of those large whales.
A private boat charter company offers a number of trips to the island year round, and camping reservations can be made through Channel Islands National Park offices in Ventura, California. A year-round charter flight service is available from Camarillo Airport for hikers and campers to Santa Rosa Island.
The steep wave-cut cliffs of its shoreline indicate that this is one of the younger Channel Islands. It exhibits at least six marine terraces; evidence of repeated tectonic uplift and subsidence (so called porpoising). Arch Point, on the north-east shore of the island is a 130 ft (40 m) arch caused by wave erosion of fault weakened rock. [5]
A tomol out at sea pictured in 2015. Each year, the Chumash community crosses from Channel Islands Harbor to Limuw (Santa Cruz Island) in a 17.2-mile journey (27.7 km).. A tomol or tomolo or te'aat or ti'at (Tongva/Kizh) are plank-built boats, historically and currently in the Santa Barbara, California and Los Angeles area.