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Places
Places in Channel Islands National Park
Viewpoints, landmarks, trailheads, and useful stops.
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Arch Rock (Anacapa Island)
Signature sea arch a short paddle from East Anacapa’s dock
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Point Bennett
Remote rookery with thousands of seals and sea lions
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Santa Cruz Island
The island for hikes, foxes, and sea-cave adventure
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Scorpion Anchorage
All-in-one hub for hikes, sea caves, and kelp snorkeling
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Potato Harbor Overlook
Clifftop window onto a turquoise, potato-shaped cove
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Torrey Pines Grove
Rare island grove of ancient Torrey pines with coastal views
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Cavern Point
Cliff‑top overlook with big ocean views and seasonal whale watching
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Channel Islands Adventure Company
Guided sea-cave kayaking at Scorpion with expert, eco-minded guides
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East Anacapa Island
Clifftop lighthouse views, seabirds, and spring wildflowers above the Pacific
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Montañon Peak
Highest accessible island summit with big 360-degree views
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Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center
Harborfront gateway with exhibits, live tide pool, and rooftop views
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Santa Rosa Island
Remote island of wild beaches, Torrey pines, and foxes
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Scorpion Anchorage Overlook (Santa Cruz Island)
Bluff-top views over Scorpion Cove via a quick, scenic loop
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Scorpion Canyon Campground
Sheltered island basecamp with water spigots, beach access, and fox cameos
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Scorpion Ranch
Historic ranch hub for hikes, kelp snorkeling, and sea cave kayaking
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Torrey Pines Overlook (Santa Rosa Island)
Rare island pines meet sweeping ocean-and-canyon views
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Anacapa Island Campground
Remote bluff‑top camping with big ocean views and nesting seabirds
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Lobo Canyon
Remote, sculpted sandstone canyon that spills onto a wild coast
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Santa Cruz Scorpion Campground
Tent-only island basecamp with beach access and resident foxes
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Smuggler’s Cove Overlook (Santa Cruz Island)
Remote blufftop views over a turquoise, pebbly cove
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Cathedral Cove
Clifftop window onto kelp forests, sea caves, and marine life
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Painted Cave
Colossal, color-streaked sea cave best seen by boat
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San Miguel Island
Windblown wilderness with colossal seal and sea lion colonies
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Santa Barbara Island
Cliff-ringed island with seabirds, seals, and stellar snorkeling
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Water Canyon Beach
Remote 2-mile white-sand beach with wind and solitude
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Anacapa Island
Cliff-top island of arches, gulls, and sweeping ocean views
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Del Norte Campground
Remote ridge-top sites with big views and real solitude
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Smugglers Cove
Remote cove with big views at the end of a stout hike
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Water Canyon Campground
Wind-sheltered island basecamp steps from Water Canyon Beach
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Anacapa Island Light
Historic cliff-top light with big views and seabird action
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Caliche Forest
Otherworldly fossilized tree casts in windswept dunes
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Landing Cove
Cliffside dock and ladder to Anacapa’s kelp-filled playground
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Skunk Point
Remote white-sand point with dunes, tidepools, and shorebirds
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Anacapa Island Ranger Station
Cliff‑top ranger hub with exhibits, views, and gull drama
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Cuyler Harbor
San Miguel’s wild white‑sand landing with seals and sweeping cliffs
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Signal Peak
Remote island high point with big ocean views and seabirds
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Outdoors Santa Barbara Visitor Center
Small harbor visitor center with a rooftop deck and big views
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Bechers Bay
Windswept white-sand beach and main gateway to Santa Rosa Island
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Lighthouse Keepers’ Quarters
Spanish Revival quarters beside a windswept 1932 lighthouse
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San Miguel Island Campground
Remote, wind-battered bluff camp with prolific wildlife
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Santa Barbara Island Campground
Bluff-top primitive sites with ocean panoramas and prolific seabirds
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Prisoners Harbor
Quiet island landing with history, wetlands, and trailheads
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Smugglers Ranch House
Restored 1889 ranch house tucked above secluded Smugglers Cove
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Pelican Bay
Guided hike to a quiet, pebble cove on Santa Cruz’s north shore
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Scorpion Adobe
Ranch-era adobe steps from Scorpion Anchorage with island history
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Vail and Vickers Ranch
Historic island ranch complex with exterior views and quiet picnic lawn
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Frenchy’s Cove
Remote boat-in tidepools on West Anacapa's cobble beach
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SS Winfield Scott (shipwreck)
Shallow Gold Rush wreck amid Anacapa’s kelp forests
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Scorpion Rock
Offshore seabird sanctuary with misty cliffs and marine views
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