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CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK STATUS
  California . National Park
  checked 07:38 UTC . refreshes every 30 minutes


ALERTS  3 (2 CLOSURES)

  Park Closure
    San Miguel Island closed October 6–8
    Visitors are prohibited from coming ashore on San Miguel
    Island October 6–8. During this closure the US Navy will
    dispose of suspected explosive ordnance. The island will
    re-open to visitors on October 9, 2026. Mariners should
    monitor Marine Channel 16 for information about …

  Park Closure
    Parts of Santa Rosa Island Closed During Wildfire Recovery
    Santa Rosa Island is open to limited day use. Burned areas
    remain closed and overnight use is prohibited. Water Canyon
    Campground is currently closed, but will reopen October 14,
    as will backcountry beach camping in northwest and southwest
    quadrants. Click the more link for …

  Information
    Santa Barbara Island Dock Closed; Landings Restricted to
    Adjacent Rocky Ledge
    Santa Barbara Island is open to public access, but landings
    are restricted to the rocky ledge adjacent to the dock. The
    dock is closed and is not expected to be repaired in the
    near future due to the severe winter storm damage.


CONDITIONS
  weather warnings ........................................ none
  air quality (US AQI) ................................ 45, good
  wildfires within 50 km .................................. none
  sources: weather.gov . NIFC . Open-Meteo


ROADS
  No road closures or incidents reported.


CAMPGROUNDS  6/7 OPEN TODAY
  from the park's published schedules

  Anacapa Island .......................................... open
  Del Norte Backcountry ................................... open
  San Miguel Island ........... closed until Jan 1, 2027 (alert)
  Santa Barbara Island ............................ open (alert)
  Santa Rosa Island Backcountry Beach Camping ............. open
  Scorpion Canyon ......................................... open
  Water Canyon .................................... open (alert)

  (alert): named in an alert above.


VISITOR CENTERS  7/7 OPEN TODAY

  Channel Islands National Park Visitor Center
                                             open, closes Nov 26
  Outdoors Santa Barbara Visitor Center .... open, closes Nov 26
  San Miguel Island Ranger and Visitor Contact Station .... open
  Santa Barbara Island Visitor Center ..................... open
  Santa Rosa Island Visitor Contact Station ............... open
  Scorpion Ranch Visitor Center on Santa Cruz Island ...... open
  Visitor Center Anacapa Island ........................... open


WEBCAMS
  Santa Barbara: Channel Islands . 13 km away
    https://imgproxy.windy.com/_/preview/plain/current/1550077182/original.jpg?v=2
    live: https://webcams.windy.com/webcams/stream/1550077182
    timelapse: https://webcams.windy.com/webcams/public/embed/player/1550077182/day
  webcams: windy.com

  official park webcams (nps.gov)
  Channel Islands Live Broadcasts
  San Miguel Island Ranger Station Webcam
  Peregrine Falcon Webcam
  Bald Eagle Webcam (Sauces Canyon Nest)
  Bald Eagle Webcam (Fraser Point Nest)
  Ocean Webcam
  Anacapa Island Webcam
  Mount Diablo Webcam
  webcam pages on nps.gov


WEATHER
  model forecast . °F

  Tue, Oct 6  Clear            72/70°F
  Wed, Oct 7  Mostly clear     72/66°F
  Thu, Oct 8  Clear            75/70°F
  Fri, Oct 9  Clear            73/70°F
  Sat, Oct 10 Cloudy           72/68°F
  Sun, Oct 11 Partly cloudy    68/63°F
  Mon, Oct 12 Cloudy           64/63°F

  sunrise 06:57 . sunset 18:36 . waning crescent, 26% lit
  source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) . https://open-meteo.com/


NEARBY
  Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area ....... 106 km


ASK YOUR ASSISTANT
  > Any closures at Channel Islands right now?
  connect: https://status.live/nationalparks/mcp


  source: National Park Service . nps.gov/chis