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National Park Service · Channel Islands National Park · CA

Lower Loop · Site 010.

at Santa Cruz Island Scorpion

This site, photographed by the agency
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Filed by the agency against this site and 8 other campsites here
Tents in forested area., filed by the agency against 9 campsites at Santa Cruz Island Scorpion
Tents in forested area. · 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
71 ftRoom
30 ftElevation
38%Tree cover
2.8 miWater · to an unnamed streamOcean · 1,593 ft · to the Pacific Ocean
389 ftNearest toilet · OpenStreetMap
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026
Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026
Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026
Coast: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest ocean, bay, sound, estuary or tidal flat to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026
Toilet: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), nearest mapped amenity=toilets to this site’s coordinate · Oct 7, 2026

Room

71 ftto the nearest other site, against 58 ft typical here
#10 of 31roomiest site in the campground
4other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sites012 71 ft013 74 ft008 78 ft009 80 ft007 120 ft015 136 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeTent Only Nonelectric
LoopLower Loop
HookupsNone
Site AccessHike-In
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People6
Max Num of Vehicles0
ShadeYes
Beach AccessYes
Checkin Time12:00 PM
Checkout Time11:00 AM
Drinking WaterYes
Food Storage LockerYes
Hike In Distance to Site2640 ft
Interpretive TrailsYes
Min Num of People1
Picnic AreaYes
Picnic TablesYes
Proximity to WaterIsland,
Ranger StationYes
TrailheadsYes
Vault ToiletsYes
Visitor CenterYes
Water SpigotYes
AccessibleNot listed
The record, complete · 23
Pets AllowedNo
Campfire AllowedNo
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

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.

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

Book this exact site

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

Site 010 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

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

Most private sites hereD 122 ftF 122 ftE 113 ft011 107 ft023 101 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index