Take the 2-minute tour ×  I recently noticed these islands off
the coast of California on google maps, and was surprised as
I've never noted them before.  I'm wondering what methods there
are to get there (I've found a day trip boat for $90) and
whether there's accommodation on the islands.  Map of Channel
Islands near California  share|improve this question add comment
1 Answer  up vote 6 down vote accepted  The two main ways to get
there via boat are via Island Packers who leave out of Ventura,
or Truth Aquatics who leave out of Santa Barbara. If you're
scuba diving, Truth is great, but for most trips, Island Packers
is cheaper and has a better schedule. You can also fly to Santa
Rosa island, which has a small dirt runway, accessible from the
Camarillo airport.  There are four accessible islands, with
increasing remoteness and difficulty as you move further West in
the channel. Anacapa is the closest, it's a small island but
still has many interesting features. Santa Cruz is the largest
island, has two NPS