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National Marine Sanctuary

Channel Islands National Park, CA
4.5 of 5 stars 3 Reviews
Description: A water-wildlife sanctuary that extends six miles around the Channel Islands.
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Ojai, California
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53 reviews 53 reviews
Reviews in 33 cities Reviews in 33 cities
73 helpful votes 73 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 December 2011

If you have young children and you want an awesome place to take them to learn about nature and particularly the Channel Islands, take them to the National Park Service's Visitor Center located in Ventura Harbor. Go to the end of the Harbor entrance road, just past the Island Packers where you board boats for a trip out to the... More

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San Luis Obispo, California
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38 reviews 38 reviews
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17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2011
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Boat leaves from Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard. Trip takes an hour, maybe longer if the captain finds Whales to watch. The Island is completely made up of tall cliffs. No beach access. Anything that is accessible has Sea Lions on it and are protected. There are trails on top of the Islands with magnificent views of the cliffs, ocean, and... More

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Huntington Beach, California
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 October 2009
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Channels Islands National Park consists of five islands off the coast of southern California. The visitor center is in Ventura, Ca and from the harbor there you can take a one hour boat ride eleven miles to East Anacapa Island. A peaceful silence surrounds the tile-roofed buildings below the lighthouse on the cliff. It is a silence pierced by the... More

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