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Channel Islands National Park

1901 Spinnaker Drive, Ventura, California 93001

Featured Review : The annual gray whale migration makes a great excuse to get out on the water. The gray whales are best viewed from late December through March. At the end of the year, they are on their way down to Baja California to bea...See Full Review

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Channel Islands National Park Reviews

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Whale Watching in the Channel Islands

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Seaotter71 from Monterey, California
  • March 18, 2006
Whale Watching in the Channel Islands
Quote: The annual gray whale migration makes a great excuse to get out on the water. The gray whales are best viewed from late December through March. At the end of the year, they are on their way down to Baja California to bear their young; in the early... Read the full Channel Islands National Park review

From journal Water Soluble L.A.

Channel Islands National Park

  • 3 out of 5 stars by Laura from Chicago, Illinois
  • October 24, 2003
Quote: To get to the islands, you have to use Island Packers, an authorized concessionaire to the Channel Islands National Park. We took a day trip to Santa Cruz leaving from Ventura. Luckily, one of the rangers was on the boat with us and offered a... Read the full Channel Islands National Park review

From journal A week on the Southern California Coast

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Channel Islands Natl Park

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Heiduk from Ventura, California
  • May 12, 2001
Quote: The Channel Islands are the main natural attraction in the area. Popular Catalina is closer to Long Beach, but Ventura's the best jumping off point four less-visited but equally appealing islands - Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, & San Miguel... Read the full Channel Islands National Park review

From journal Ventura by a Local

Channel Islands NP

  • 3 out of 5 stars by Tate from Santa Barbara, California
  • August 10, 2000
Quote: If you're on a boat which can set you on the beach, and you, for some reason, don't want to do another dive, go out for a hike. It's kind of fun on the islands, mainly because the islands are totally unpopulated and very pristine. You'll see a lot... Read the full Channel Islands National Park review

From journal California Diving Adventures

Anacapa Island

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Tate from Santa Barbara, California
  • August 10, 2000
Quote: Anacapa Island is one of my favorite of the Channel Islands to dive at. From the boat, the island is beautiful, a mix of long plateaued grasslands, big mountains, and precipitous cliffs. Lots of the diving is in various harbors around the island,... Read the full Channel Islands National Park review

From journal California Diving Adventures