For the lucky people who had a chance to visit Channel Islands National ... The small chain of five islands sits 10 to 60 miles off the Southern California coast, requiring hourslong boat rides ...

Steeped in natural history, five of Southern California’s eight Channel Islands make ... nooks and crannies of the islands that go un-named on a map. There have been countless intimate encounter ...

But there’s another side to the Golden State you’ll find only off the coast: Channel Islands National Park. “It’s only an hour from the freeways of Southern California, but when visitors ...

Street artist Elkpen created his map of the 20 islands embraced by the new Chrisman California Islands Center, including the eight Channel Islands, the Farallon Islands and several off northern ...

Emily Hochberg Comprising an archipelago of five islands and a surrounding marine sanctuary off the coast of California near Santa Barbara, the Channel Islands are considered the "North American ...

They explain the ecological marvel that is San Miguel Island, itself a unique gem among the California Channel Islands, “the Galapagos of North America.” Just offshore from Point Bennett ...

Some 12 miles off the California coast near Ventura ... Visitors ferried by Island Packers Cruises, the concessionaire in charge of transportation to the Channel Islands National Park, must climb a ...

But this natural wonder is closer to home. In fact, it’s just 60 minutes by ferry from mainland California. The Channel Islands' striking appearance is only topped by the unique plants and ...

California is home to nine national parks, the most of any state in the country, and the closest one to Los Angeles might be the most unique. Channel Islands National Park is made up of eight ...

The spot and others around the remote Channel Islands were established more than two decades ago, some of the first in California’s network of marine protected areas or MPAs. Scores of areas ...