Channel Islands National Park

VISIT Channel Islands National Park:

Park Details

Channel Islands National Park was established in .

Address
Phone	805-658-5730
Hours	Open all year, but the visitor centers are only open 8-5pm daily.
Entrance Fee	Free, but you'll need a boat or plane ticket to access

When to Visit: Weather vs. Peak Visitation

We crunched 30 years of historical weather and/or park service data to find the best months to visit Channel Islands National Park. We looked for the optimal temperatures, the least amount of snow and rain, and stayed away from peak visitation months if we could help it. All this data then helped us paint a picture as to what the absolute best time to visit Channel Islands National Park is.

Our data shows the best months to visit Channel Islands National Park are November, April, May & October.

Temperature values in °F; Precipitation in Inches

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Park Visits	1,684	13,176	13,914	22,512	28,239	40,977	41,381	36,839	37,121	35,612	30,330	17,467
Precipitation	86	101	69	23	9	2	0	1	3	19	29	62
Avg Temp	64	64	67	72	78	84	89	89	86	79	70	63
Max Temp	75	76	79	86	90	96	100	100	98	91	82	75
Avg Temp	45	45	46	48	52	57	63	64	62	56	49	44
Min Temp	30	32	33	35	40	45	54	54	50	42	32	29

Channel Islands National Park Road Trips

Many family vacations consist of stringing one or more national parks together during a week-long trip. Creating these types of trips is our specialty! Here are the road trips we've created where Channel Islands National Park is visited.

Trip Name	Trip Miles	Trip Days
Channel Islands, Joshua Tree to Death Valley	597	8

Other Nearby National Park Sites

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