native american indian woman sitting next to thatched hut with dogs.

Mainland Visitor Center: Native Plant Garden Tour—Guide to Island Chumash Plant Usage

Channel Islands National Park

  • 30 - 60 minutes
  • 7 tour stops

The Native Plant Garden includes some of the important plants used by the island Chumash. Each trail station includes a brief discussion of these plants and the uses made of them by the Chumash. Stations along the trail are marked by numbered tiles and decorated with a brown Chumash symbol.

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