People who visit California’s Channel Islands National Park are rewarded with dramatic sea views, such as this one from Anacapa Island’s Inspiration Point. Phil Schermeister, Nat Geo Image Collection ...

Channel Islands National Park is full of superlatives. By mileage, it is the closest national park to Los Angeles and its nearly 4 million residents. But Channel Islands is also one of the ...

Amid the shutdown of the federal government, the remote Channel Islands National Park off Ventura is expected to stay open to visitors for now. As of Oct. 1, Island Packers, the park's concessionaire, ...

VENTURA, Calif. -- Some 12 miles off the California coast near Ventura, the rugged volcanic ridges that form the spine of Anacapa Island, or more precisely its three closely connected islets, thrust ...

Thousands of federal employees were terminated as part of President Donald Trump's effort to shrink the federal workforce. The firings have prompted worries about the future of decades-long monitoring ...

Hike rugged coastal trails and spot rare miniature island foxes on the islands that make up this national park off the coast of Southern California.

Located less than two dozen miles outside of Ventura, California, Channel Islands National Park is one of the most unique parks in the national park system. Unlike other national parks that are ...

As the sun set over the Channel Islands Wednesday, protesters rallied in the rain to denounce the recent cuts to the National Park Service. "As a community, we need to stand up and make our voices ...

Even Southern California's least-visited beaches have a trash problem.

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