Channel Islands National Park is made up of five islands (Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, and Santa Barbara) and the surrounding ocean waters. In this incredibly unique national park, you can find plant and animal species found nowhere else on Earth. We chose to visit Santa Cruz Island, the biggest island in the park.
Check out the Video of our adventure to Santa Cruz Island
We booked our whole trip through Channel Islands Adventure Company, including our ferry tickets with Island Packers.
Island Fox
Sneaky little fox 
Channel Island Fox jumping up on a table to try and steal some food 
Channel Island Fox scavenging for food.
The island fox is native to the Channel Islands. The foxes on Santa Cruz are a subspecies found only on this particular island. They are friendly and will stop at nothing to steal your food. DO NOT FEED THE FOXES.
Island Packers and Channel Islands Adventure Company
Kayaking Around the Island 
Watching a seal resting on a rock inside a cave
We chose the Discovery Kayak Tour so we would have time to explore the island by sea and on foot. The tour was fantastic and took us through 4 caves. Our guide Hector was friendly, personable, and full of knowledge about the island.
Hike to Potato Harbor
After a picnic
For the most up to date information on Channel Islands National Park including alerts and trail closures visit nps.gov
Book a Day Trip with Kayaking to Channel Islands
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Who am I? About Rheannon, Queen of Adventure
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