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Channel Islands National Park
Island Facts:  Anacapa Island
 
  • Located in Ventura County.

  • Five miles long and 1/4 mile wide

  • Average rainfall is between eight and thirteen inches per year.

  • The Anacapa deer mouse is only found on Anacapa Island.

  • Frenchy LeDreau lived at Frenchys Cove from 1928 to 1956.

  • 29 Chumash archeological sites

  • 130 sea caves

  • The Anacapa lighthouse, turned on in 1932, was the last permanent lighthouse built on the west coast.

  • Harbor seals and California sea lions rest and breed on the island.
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Things To Do
Things to do on Anacapa Island.
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view of lighthouse and coreopsis from the trail on anacapa island
Hiking
Anacapa Island Hiking Map and Guide
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xantus' murrelet chick
Restoration
Learn about the efforts to restore the critically important habitats on Anacapa 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.

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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST