Just what I needed. Concise yet informative. 👍👍

Lots of good information! Thank you.

We took a group camping trip to Santa Cruz in 1961 when I was in high school in Santa Barbara. That taste of the islands left me with an appetite for more.

This is a nice surprise, I was just watching some of your older channel island videos last week to get ready for my day trip in June.

Hootey Hoot! Afternoon (from Tampa)! That’s for all your information.

Great work Josh!

Great video buddy. Very informative and well documented. Have a great day my friend. Greetings from East Anglia UK 😊😊😊😊😊

Good morning Josh! And happy Sunday 😊 I always thought your favorite park was Yosemite 😁 I haven’t finished the video, but I already know it’ll be great 🙌🏽

Awesome video! I need to visit Santa Cruz as I follow the eagle webcams from one of the nests. We call the female "Princess Cruz" as she was the first successful hatch on the island after the eagles were re-introduced. She's still nesting and producing chicks each year!

really incredible place! California blown us away 😍

"Channel Islands National Park" looks so fantastic in your video thanks for the Boat ride details at 4:22 LIKE 225

I always look to see if you have a video about a park when I’m planning! Watched one of your older videos awhile back and this was perfect! Looking forward to my trip in August and seeing where your travels take you

Great information to know for each visit. Have a great Memorial Day Weekend, Josh.

Good information about one of my favorite national parks!

Never been n would love to go

One recommendation for if you want to spend the night before a trip to the islands and don’t have the money to stay at our nicer hotels. Comfort inn and suites Ventura beach is the only one I can personally recommend as a resident of Ventura. Pierpont in is nice and occasionally has reasonable deals. For a day trip, anacspa islands are nice and the east island is the easiest to get to but be prepared for a huge flight of stairs to get up to the one trail and small visitors center. There are put toilets but bring your own hand sanitizer because they go run out. Anacspa east has the gorgeous arch and has probably the best kayaking. Anacspa west is one where they take you almost to shore on rafts do you will get your feet wet and it’s only really enjoyable at low tide. The best part of the island is the back side which you will have to rock scramble and sort of climb to get over to the wave spout and other cool features of that island. No camping on anacspa west but there is on the bluff on anacapa east but there’s not much to do there snd it can get seriously windy. But they are great for day trips. My next goal is to visit Santa Cruz Island and camp there one night. The best thing about day trips is you get to see lots of dolphins and feeding frenzies of sea birds which island packers will at times stop for us tourists to enjoy. You may even see some whales. It’s a great place to visit. Def come early and enjoy vebtura marina. My fav restaurant is hands down Andria’s seafood. Best fish and chips. Made from angel fish. It’s very old school. It’s a fish market with a kitchen and tables which are mostly outdoors. Go and enjoy the food s as bd the boats. Get some ice cream at coastal cone. Take the kids to the arcade and merry go round. If no kids get a bottle of wine at the bar and grilled cheese place next to cafe Cubano. Same owner and carries the same good wines. Or get the Cuban food. Personally I love the grilled cheese sandwich with blue cheese and bacon 🥓 Thanks for posting Josh. As always come back to Ventura and hang out. It’s a fun little town

Not an AD, but highly recommend Andria's Seafood in Ventura Harbor if you like fish and chips! Also he ain't kidding about the seasickness, I have been on 2-3 boat trips here, and there is always at least 2 people barfing.

Looking forward to my first trip over this July!

Nice one. There’s a great video I’ve seen about the islands called “West of the West: Tales From California's Channel Islands”. Well worth a watch. Thanks for sharing…!

I've spent my life in the SF Bay Area and have yet to visit. This is on my list now!

Super useful; thanks for the video!

Excellent video and information!!

Looking for a national park closer to LA and this looks like it'll hit the spot. Wonderful breakdown and informative as always!

We enjoyed SCUBA diving off these islands many times over the years.

great recommendations Josh! Thank you!!! Since you're constantly walking and hiking, do you, Pops or Amy have any recommendations of walking/trail shoes that you've tried and liked, disliked, etc? I know everyone is different, but your input is appreciated! I don't think I've seen any videos on this channel. Thanks! 🥾👟

So I’m planning a solo day trip to Santa Cruz this July. I wanted to kayak and hike. Was more interested in spending more time kayaking( 3 hr excision) but I’ve read that it’ll essentially leave me no time to hike. Should I go with the 1.5 he kayak tour to make sure I have time to hike . Was gonna do the 9am ferry and return at 4pm

Just watch carpetbagger Volvo museum in Illinois great for kids

Are there any seasons during which the kayaking trips would NOT be advised due to water conditions? I’m starting to plan a trip there with my 4th grader who has had no prior experience on a kayak. I was wondering if there was any particular time of the year that kayaking would be better or worse.

How about Santa Ana island ?!😂

You mean there's no Starbucks