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NPSChannel Islands National Park · California
Anacapa Island
Overview Once visitors have scaled the rugged cliffs using the stairwell from the Landing Cove, they will be rewarded with a campground perched on the bluffs with magnificent coastal views.
Sites167 reservable
Elev.121ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Los Angeles1h52real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 121 ft, Anacapa Island has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 55°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 16 sites total: 7 reservable and 9 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 9 walk-in. This is bear country, and food-storage lockers are provided. Within about 4 miles: 3 peaks.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and cool nights. Softest on shade.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jun
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
99%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
62°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Los Angeles
84 mi
1h52
02
San Diego
202 mi
4h29
03
Fresno
247 mi
5h29
04
San Francisco
404 mi
8h59
05
Sacramento
438 mi
9h44
By drive time
Picking your site
04 · 16 SITES
Color byShow only
7 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
9
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
16
Sites
★ The standout
Site 007
ANACAPA ISLAND AREA · walk-in.
To neighbor
73 ft
Type
Walk-in
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
21
Peaks
3
Viewpoints
4
Water & Access
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.