Smoking is only allowed on beach areas at Scorpion, Smugglers, and Prisoners Harbors. Only enclosed gas camp stoves are allowed.
Visitors are required to pack out what they pack in, including garbage. Recommend hard-sided container (i.e., action packer) to further protect food/garbage from animals. Food/trash storage lockers are provided at each site. Proper food and trash storage is required. Check-in and check-out times are at 11:00 a.m. Picnic table, food storage box, and drinking water provided. Bring low profile tents and extra food for weather delays. Tent camping only, no electricity/water/sewer site hook-ups at this campground. 1/2 mile to 1 mile hike to campground. Please have confirmation letter, receipt, or campsite number with you. However, park staff is not always available on the island. Upon arrival, meet ranger at beach, landing dock or campground. A party or group of 46 or more may not reserve any sites through and must contact the park to obtain a special use permit. No more than 3 group sites per party or group. 
A party or group of 13 or more are not allowed in individual sites and must use the group sites (A-F) in the upper campground. A party or group of 12 or less may reserve a maximum of 2 individual sites per visit. Camping reservations are required prior to arriving on the island. Contact the park's authorized concessioner Island Packers or use your own private boat. Visitors are required to arrange boat transportation to the island before reserving a campsite. Santa Cruz Island may only be reached by boat. Access to the island is by Island Packers Cruises or by private boat. The campground is a flat 1/2 mile to 1 mile hike from the pier. Picnic table, food storage box, pit toilet, and water are provided. Primitive camping is available at Scorpion Canyon Campground with 25 individual sites which accommodate up to six persons per site and six group sites with up to 15 persons per site. The island fox and island scrub-jay are exciting finds, as they're unique to the island, found nowhere else in the world.įor more information about Santa Cruz Island visit. Over 600 plant species, 140 land birds, 11 land mammals and a handful of amphibians and reptiles call the island their home. Native American Indians inhabited the island for over 10,000 years and Europeans explored and ranched on the island for over 150 years. The island is rich in cultural history, magnificent landscapes, and unique flora and fauna. The largest of California's Channel Islands, Santa Cruz Island is one of the five islands that make up the Channel Islands National Park. Set on the eastern part of the island, the campground is a short hike from the pier and is sheltered from harsh ocean winds. 
Rehabilitated adobe ranch houses, barns, blacksmith and saddle shops, wineries, and a chapel remain on various parts of the island making it a living, breathing reminder of Southern California’s cultural heritage.Fantastic ocean views and relaxing beach time is practically guaranteed at Scorpion Canyon Campground, the most family-friendly campsite on Santa Cruz Island. Also plainly visible on Santa Cruz (almost as soon at you get off the boat at Scorpion Landing) is evidence of ranching in the 1800’s and 1900’s. The island was home to some ten Chumash villages where evidence of human history is most commonly spotted in the form of shell-bead money, used by several tribes in California.
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The cultural history of Santa Cruz is not to be overlooked either with over 10,000 years of Chumash Indian settlements and 150 years plus of European exploration and habitation. Santa Cruz Island is home to more than 600 plant species, 140 bird species, and eleven mammal species, including the signature island fox, a beguiling, housecat-size fox found nowhere else in the world. Isolated for thousands of years, many plant and animal species have adapted to the island’s unique environment, evolving into endemic species found nowhere else in the world.
Painted Cave, named for its colorful rock types, is one of the largest and deepest sea caves in the world with an entrance ceiling of 160 feet, a depth of over 1,300 feet and a width of 100 feet. The island boasts over 77 miles of coastline, with cliffs, tide pools, beaches, and sea caves. Santa Cruz is the largest of the Channel Islands, spanning 96 square miles that includes two rugged mountain ranges, a large central valley, and numerous canyons.
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