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Channel Islands National Park
Visitor Services List

Businesses holding concession contracts, commercial use authorizations, and special use permits are authorized by the National Park Service to provide specific commercial visitor services in Channel Islands National Park.

 

Concessioners

  • Visitor Convenience Merchandise at Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center
    • Western National Parks Association
      12880 Vistoso Village Drive
      Tucson, AZ 85737
      www.wnpa.org

  • Boat Transportation
    • Island Packers, Corporation
      1691 Spinnaker Dr., Suite 105-B
      Ventura, CA 93001
      (805) 642-1393
      www.islandpackers.com

    • Truth Aquatics, Inc.
      301 West Cabrillo Blvd.
      Santa Barbara, CA 93101
      (805) 963-3564
      www.truthaquatics.com

  • Air Transportation
    (Fixed wing air taxi service to Santa Rosa Island only)
    • Channel Islands Aviation
      305 Durley Avenue
      Camarillo, CA 93010
      (805) 987-1301
      www.flycia.com

 

Commercial Use Operators

  • Kayak Guide and Outfitting Services Scorpion Area, Eastern Santa Cruz Island
  • Kayak Guide and Outfitting Services All Areas (Exclusive of Scorpion Area, Eastern Santa Cruz Island)
    • Adventure Company of Santa Barbara
      P.O. Box 208
      Santa Barbara, CA 93102
      (805) 898-0671
      www.sbadventureco.com

    • Aquasports
      111 Verona Ave.
      Goleta, CA 93117
      (800) 773-2309 or (805) 968-7231
      www.islandkayaking.com

    • Channel Islands Kayak Center
      3600 Harbor Blvd. Suite 213 #539
      Oxnard, CA 93035
      (805) 984-9985
      www.cikayak.com

    • Paddle Sports of Santa Barbara
      117 B Harbor Way
      Santa Barbara, CA 93109
      (805) 899-4925
      www.kayaksb.com


  • Sightseeing and Whale Watching (Non-Landing)
  • Sailing Tours
  • Educational Activities, Guided Hiking, and Camping
    • Alpine Training Services
      417 B W. Foothill Blvd. #528
      Glendora, CA 91741
      (626) 824-4005
      www.alpinets.com

 

Special Use Permit Operators
(Educational Institutions and Non-Profit Organizations Providing Services)

  • Educational Activities, Guided Hiking, and Camping
    • Adventure Company of Santa Barbara
      P.O. Box 208
      Santa Barbara, CA 93102
      (805) 898-0671
      www.sbadventureco.com

    • Boojum Institute
      P.O. Box 711
      Pioneertown, CA 92268
      (760) 228-2311
      www.boojum.org

    • The Dunn School
      P.O. Box 98
      Los Olivos, CA 93441
      (805) 686-6471
      www.dunnschool.org

    • SOAR (Success Oriented Achievement Realized)
      P.O. Box 388
      Balsoam, NC 28707
      (828) 456-3435
      www.soarnc.org

    • Sierra Club
      85 Second Street
      San Francisco, CA 94105
      (415) 977-5690
      www.sierraclub.org

  • Non-Landing Marine Science Field Study Expeditions
  • Education/Instruction in Sailing and Seamanship

 

Island fox                                                  timhaufphotography.com  

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.

Last Updated: May 22, 2008 at 15:25 EST