Channel Islands National Park

Map of Channel Islands A beach in Channel Islands National Park Channel Islands National Park is a national park of the United States, which consists of five of the eight Channel Islands off the coast of California. Although the islands are close to the shore of the densely populated state, they have been relatively undeveloped. The park covers 249,561 acres (1,009.94 km; 389.939 mi), of which 79,019 acres (319.78 km; 123.467 mi) are federal land.

Santa Cruz Island, the largest of the eight, is divided between The Nature Conservancy and the National Park Service. The Nature Conservancy owns and manages the western 76 percent of the island, while the eastern 24 percent is owned and managed by the National Park Service.