National Park Service · Channel Islands National Park · CA

BACKCOUNTRY AREA · Site 001.

at Santa Cruz Island Del Norte Backcountry

This site, photographed by the agency
Filed by the agency against this site and 3 other campsites here
Picnic table next to large tree overlooking ocean., filed by the agency against 4 campsites at Santa Cruz Island Del Norte Backcountry
Picnic table next to large tree overlooking ocean. · Tim Hauf, timhaufphotography.com
Shared frame: SHA-256 of the agency’s own file, compared across every campsite photograph at this campground · Sep 12, 2026
Tent Only NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
64 ftRoom
690 ftElevation
18%Tree cover
6.4 miWater · to an unnamed streamOcean · 2,262 ft · to the Pacific Ocean
270 ftNearest toilet · OpenStreetMap

Room

64 ftto the nearest other site, against 61 ft typical here
#2 of 4roomiest site in the campground
1other site within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators

The site

TypeTent Only Nonelectric
LoopBACKCOUNTRY AREA
HookupsNone
Site AccessHike-In
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People4
Max Num of Vehicles0
Checkin Time12:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Food Storage LockerYes
Hike In Distance to Site18480 ft
Min Num of People1
Min Num of Vehicles0
Picnic TablesYes
Proximity to WaterIsland
TrailheadsYes
Vault ToiletsYes
AccessibleNot listed
The record, complete · 16
Pets AllowedNo
Campfire AllowedNo

What fits here

Tentno length limit listed

Recreation.gov lists these as the equipment permitted on this site. A length is the ceiling for that equipment; where none is published we say so rather than guess.

Book this exact site

Opens this site’s own calendar on recreation.gov.

Site 001 on recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Santa Cruz Island Del Norte Backcountry →

Most private sites here004 83 ft001 64 ft002 58 ft003 58 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index