Channel Islands National Park has opened a new back-country campground on Santa Cruz Island, 25 miles off the coast. The Del Norte campground is at the end of a moderately difficult 3 1/2-mile ...

Prisoners Harbor at Santa Cruz Island at Channel Islands National Park. A new campground is proposed at that location, and the public has an opportunity to provide input on the project.

For the record: 12:00 a.m. June 14, 2019 Santa Cruz Island kayaks: In the June 9 Travel section, an articleabout Santa Cruz Island said that Channel Island Adventure Co. rentskayaks.

Santa Cruz, a remote island about 20 miles off Ventura, is part of the Channel Islands National Park. The park service owns part of the island, and the rest is owned by The Nature Conservancy.

If you want to escape to a hiker’s island paradise, Santa Cruz Island is the crown jewel of the California coastline.This pristine nature reserve is brimming with wildflowers now through early ...

The bright blue Island scrub jay is only found on Santa Cruz Island. Compared to its mainland cousin, the California scrub jay, it is a darker blue, larger and has a unique call.

Twenty miles off the coast of Ventura lies Santa Cruz Island — a remote mecca for adventure. We spent a weekend exploring it. Here’s how you can too. After having a two week and nearly 200 ...

The boat that caught fire off California’s Santa Cruz island was on a three-day diving excursion that promised a stunning look at a rarely visited area. The 75-foot vessel, called Conception,… ...

A pair of bald eagles stood, a wobbly, days-old chick between them, in a nest on Santa Cruz Island off Ventura this week. The small, downy raptor hatched on March 14 at Sauces Canyon on the island ...