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Channel Islands National Park
Hiking Santa Cruz Island
 

Several trails and roads traverse eastern Santa Cruz Island, providing visitors with spectacular hiking opportunities. These trails and roads range from the maintained, relatively flat, signed trails of Scorpion Valley to the unmaintained, rugged, mountainous paths of the Montañon area. 

While visitors may explore the national park property on Santa Cruz Island, no hiking is allowed beyond the national park boundary onto The Nature Conservancy property. The boundary is the property line (marked by a fenceline) between Prisoners Harbor and Valley Anchorage.

For private boat landing information on The Nature Conservancy property, please visit Boating.



Santa Cruz Island Hiking Map and Guide (PDF file, 1.9mb)

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Hiking the Channel Islands
General information about hiking the Channel Islands.
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Facts
Interesting facts about Santa Cruz Island.
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Things To Do
Things to do on Santa Cruz Island.
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Island deer mouse

Did You Know?
The endemic island deer mouse is the only native terrestrial mammal common to all the Channel Islands and is larger than mainland deer mice. Densities of deer mice on the islands can be greater than anywhere else in the world. This makes you happy if you're an owl, but not if you're a camper.

Last Updated: August 18, 2011 at 13:47 MST