How Do You Explore Channel Island National Park?
Channel Islands National Park, close to the California mainland, encompasses five of the eight California Channel Islands (Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel and Santa Barbara). Like the Galapagos Islands of South America, isolation has allowed evolution to proceed independently on the islands. The study of isolated evolution is fascinating.You can’t get to this park by car. You must take a plane or ferry to see it. Because of this, it is rarely crowded. Cross the channel to Anacapa Island. It seems to change shape in the summer fog or afternoon heat, a mirage. The three islet of Anacapa Island separate from each other and only accessibly by boat. Waves have eroded the volcanic island, creating steep, towering sea cliffs, sea caves, and natural bridges, such as forty-foot-high Arch Rock—the symbol of Anacapa Hike East Anacapa’s 1.5-mile trail. Thousands of birds use Anacapa as a nesting area because of the relative lack of predators. Sometimes you can see fluffy chicks hatch i
