Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People who visit California’s Channel Islands National Park are rewarded with dramatic sea views, such as this one from Anacapa ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Inspiration Point on the island of Anacapa has the best views. Reach it on a relatively easy 1.5-mile hike that passes sweeping vistas of the ocean and inlets, and depending on ...

I like the mountains, not boats, which make me sick. Then came a chance to see the beautiful landscapes of California’s Channel Island National Park. New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, ...

Channel Islands National Park is full of superlatives. By mileage, it is the closest national park to Los Angeles and its nearly 4 million residents. But Channel Islands is also one of the ...

Just an hour-long ferry ride from the coast of southern California is the only place in the world you can see what might also be one of the world’s cutest apex predators: the island fox. This small ...

A panoramic photo of Potato Harbor, an oblong cove on the western side of Santa Cruz Island, California in National Park Service land, viewed from the cliffs above. Channel Islands National Park. Deep ...

If the crowds are getting a bit much, then it’s high time you took a trip to the Channel Islands National Park, an undeveloped hidden gem off the coast of Southern California. Known as the Galapagos ...

Channel Islands National Park is often referred to as the “North American Galapagos” for good reason. Composed of five tectonically formed islands and surrounded by an extensive marine sanctuary, the ...

Forests of kelp waving to and fro in the currents. Archaeological and paleontological surprises. An incredible assemblage of wildlife that has the area known as the 'Galapagos of the North'. These are ...