点评:Located in the Pacific Ocean approximately 30 mi/48 km from Ventura Harbor, Santa Cruz Island is the largest (and most visited) body of land in Channel Islands National Park. My wife and I took a day trip here on a beautiful Saturday in late February 2025.
NOTE that the only way to reach Santa Cruz Island is by boat. If you don’t have access to a private vessel, you must go through Island Packers, who have several departures out of Ventura Harbor daily. It is strongly recommended that you buy your tickets online in advance, as their boats have limited seating and sell out frequently. The boat ride lasts about 1.5 hours each way.
Most of the boats disembark at Scorpion Harbor, from where visitors can pursue numerous activities, including hiking (which we chose), relaxing on the rocky beach, kayaking, picnicking and camping. NOTE that there is no food service on the island, so you have to bring your own food and beverages.
There were several highlights to our day trip. On the island the weather was beautiful, and we enjoyed the hike to Potato Harbor. We also saw a couple of adorable Island Foxes, which are only found on the Channel Islands. On the boat ride back to Ventura, we were joined by a large pod of playful dolphins, and later (to everyone’s surprise and delight) we saw a small pod of orcas.
We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Santa Cruz Island and can recommend it highly to our fellow National Park enthusiasts.
翻译:圣克鲁斯岛位于太平洋,距离文图拉港约 30 英里/48 公里,是海峡群岛国家公园中面积最大(也是游客最多)的岛屿。2025 年 2 月下旬一个美丽的星期六,我和妻子来到这里进行了一日游。
请注意,前往圣克鲁斯岛的唯一方式是乘船。如果您没有私人船只,则必须通过 Island Packers 船公司,他们每天有数班船从文图拉港出发。强烈建议您提前在线购票,因为他们的船座位有限,经常售罄。单程船程约 1.5 小时。
大多数船只在蝎子港 (Scorpion Harbor) 下船,游客可以在那里进行各种活动,包括徒步旅行(我们选择了蝎子港)、在岩石海滩上放松身心、划皮划艇、野餐和露营。请注意,岛上不提供餐饮服务,因此您必须自带食物和饮料。
我们的一日游有几个亮点。岛上天气宜人,我们很享受徒步前往土豆港的旅程。我们还看到了几只可爱的岛屿灰狐,它们只在海峡群岛才能见到。乘船返回文图拉的途中,一大群嬉戏的海豚加入了我们,之后(令所有人惊喜的是),我们还看到了一小群虎鲸。
我们非常享受圣克鲁斯岛之旅,强烈推荐给其他国家公园爱好者。