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Island Facts:  Santa Rosa Island
 
  • Located in Santa Barbara County.

  • Santa Rosa is California's second largest island. Approximately 15 miles wide by 10 miles long; 84 square miles; 53,000 acres.

  • Santa Rosa Island is 26.5 miles from the nearest mainland, three miles east of San Miguel Island, and six miles west of Santa Cruz Island.

  • Average rainfall is 15 inches per year.

  • Five endemic plant species occur only on Santa Rosa Island.

  • Santa Rosa Island is home to only 3 native terrestrial mammals—the island fox, spotted skunk, and deer mouse. They are all endemic to the Channel Islands.

  • The gopher snake is the only species of snake on the island. Other reptiles and amphibians include the alligator lizard, western fence lizard, Pacific tree frog, and slender salamander.
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Things To Do
Things to do on Santa Rosa Island.
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Hiking
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Did You Know?
Island foxes are the smallest North American canids and occur only on the Channel Islands. The average weight for an adult male is 5-6 pounds, about the size of a house cat.

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