Stretching for 90 miles along the coast of southern California and containing over 1250 square nautical miles, Channel Islands National Park has been dubbed by some as the “Galapagos of North America”.
Guide to Channel Islands
Channel Islands National Park
Here, eight rocky islands rise abruptly from the sea, five of which offer travelers the opportunity to pursue adventure in a coastal marine environment that exists today as it did centuries ago.
Five of the eight Channel Islands are protected under the national park designation today and give refuge to more than 2,000 terrestrial plants and animals, more than 150 of which are found nowhere else in the world. Isolated from the neighboring mainland, flora and fauna here has developed somewhat free from outside influence, providing scientists with a unique laboratory to study the effects of such isolation on different species of plant and animal.
Visitors to the islands can choose from a variety of off-shore and onshore activities. Sight-seeing cruises are offered by boat tour companies while diving, sea-kayaking and snorkeling provide views of marine life and the underwater sanctuary of Channel Islands.
For land lubbers, numerous hiking trails criss-cross the islands and backcountry camping virtually guarantees solitude. These islands are indeed remote, despite their proximity to one of the largest cities in North America.
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Guide to Channel Islands
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