A tourist boat approached Scorpion Bay at Santa Cruz Island in the Channel Islands National Park, Calif., 2003. Nik Wheeler/Corbis/Getty Images By Erin Rode , Contributing LA Outdoors Editor July ...

Take a day trip to Channel Islands National Park is ranked #17 out of 20 things to do in Santa Barbara. ... On land, animals such as deer mice, island fox and spotted skunk are found, ...

Faulkner, of Ventura, had worked for the National Park Service for 35 years, including more than two decades on the remote Channel Islands. She retired there as chief of natural resources in 2016 ...

Channel Islands National Park offers endless activities and diverse animal life. That said, there are some dangerous creatures to look out for, too.

Kate Faulkner stood in a crowd of hundreds gathered outside the Channel Islands National Park visitor center in Ventura on Wednesday. Despite the rain, many came early and stayed late for a ...

Plan your perfect Santa Cruz Island day trip with my complete guide. Get ferry info, hiking trails, and top activities in ...

Explore the rugged beauty of Channel Islands National Park’s Anacapa Island Visiting Southern California’s archipelago takes planning and an adventurous spirit, but it’s worth the effort.

Established in 1980, Channel Islands National Park consists of five islands — Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel and more detached Santa Barbara — and the marine reserves which lie ...