view from bluff overlooking harbor and steep ocean cliffs.

San Miguel Island: Self-Guided Tour

Channel Islands National Park

  • 1 - 3 hours
  • 6 tour stops

This tour provides 5 interpretive stops along the 1.5 mile hike (one-way) to the ranger station. Due to unexploded ordnance, you may only hike on your own to Cuyler Harbor beach, Nidever Canyon, Cabrillo monument, Lester ranch site and the ranger station. Visitors are required to stay on the designated island trail system. No off-trail hiking is permitted. Entering other areas without a ranger is a violation of federal law.

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