Category: Channel Islands National Park

Channel Islands National Park

Channel Islands National Park protects five rugged islands and the surrounding Pacific Ocean just off the coast of Southern California. Although the islands can be seen from portions of the mainland on clear days, crossing the Santa Barbara Channel creates the feeling of traveling much farther from civilization. Roads, hotels, restaurants, stores, and ordinary visitor …

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The Rare, Wild Island Fox of Channel Islands National Park

Small enough to be mistaken for an unusually large house cat, the island fox is one of the most remarkable animals found in Channel Islands National Park. It trots through coastal scrub, searches campgrounds for opportunities to scavenge, hunts insects and deer mice, eats fruit from native plants, and sometimes wanders casually past hikers as …

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