Anacapa Island

You have to know that you will sleep into a bird loft. There is thousand of bird everywhere, you are into their habitat. They crie all the day and night. It smells a lot.
Very hot and there is no shade. Of course no water !
The ferry (168$ !) will drop you off at 11am, and take you up the next day at 3:30 pm. Thus you will spend like two days here. Fog on the morning, perhaps in the afternoon.
The sunset is amazing.
Just ask yourself whether all of this worth it for the sunset.

You have to know that you will sleep into a bird loft. There is thousand of bird everywhere, you are into their habitat. They crie all the day and night. It smells a lot.
Very hot and there is no shade. Of course no water !
The ferry (168$ !) will drop you off at 11am, and take you up the next day at 3:30 pm. Thus you will spend like two days here. Fog on the morning, perhaps in the afternoon.
The sunset is amazing.
Just ask yourself whether all of this worth it for the sunset.

Our camping experience in Anacapa island was wonderful and unique, we were lucky enough to have the island all by ourselves during our stay, and we could explore the whole island undisturbed once the day trippers left around 3 PM, the ranger was super nice and knowledgeable, the restrooms were one of the cleanest we've been in all the NPS system, the island felt small and cozy, unbeatable vistas all around.
During our stay we shared the island with 9,999,999 seagulls, they were very territorial between them, so much so that the would kill between them, but they never bothered us a bit, never tried to snatch our food or didn't even came close to the trash bags, but please make sure to always keep food in lockers, at night little deer mice will come and check if you had any leftovers, so don't leave anything outside.
In short, great experience, so close to mainland yet so different, will definitely recommend.

Our camping experience in Anacapa island was wonderful and unique, we were lucky enough to have the island all by ourselves during our stay, and we could explore the whole island undisturbed once the day trippers left around 3 PM, the ranger was super nice and knowledgeable, the restrooms were one of the cleanest we've been in all the NPS system, the island felt small and cozy, unbeatable vistas all around.
During our stay we shared the island with 9,999,999 seagulls, they were very territorial between them, so much so that the would kill between them, but they never bothered us a bit, never tried to snatch our food or didn't even came close to the trash bags, but please make sure to always keep food in lockers, at night little deer mice will come and check if you had any leftovers, so don't leave anything outside.
In short, great experience, so close to mainland yet so different, will definitely recommend.

Our camping experience in Anacapa island was wonderful and unique, we were lucky enough to have the island all by ourselves during our stay, and we could explore the whole island undisturbed once the day trippers left around 3 PM, the ranger was super nice and knowledgeable, the restrooms were one of the cleanest we've been in all the NPS system, the island felt small and cozy, unbeatable vistas all around.
During our stay we shared the island with 9,999,999 seagulls, they were very territorial between them, so much so that the would kill between them, but they never bothered us a bit, never tried to snatch our food or didn't even came close to the trash bags, but please make sure to always keep food in lockers, at night little deer mice will come and check if you had any leftovers, so don't leave anything outside.
In short, great experience, so close to mainland yet so different, will definitely recommend.

Beautiful island and excellent campground for an overnight stay. Swimming at the landing is a phenomenal way to enjoy the marine environment and hiking all of Anacapa is no problem.

If you're staying during the Western Gull mating season (we did) the birds are definitely vocal. All day and night. Kind of incredible and mind-numbing at the same time.

Amazing place.

Beautiful island and excellent campground for an overnight stay. Swimming at the landing is a phenomenal way to enjoy the marine environment and hiking all of Anacapa is no problem.

If you're staying during the Western Gull mating season (we did) the birds are definitely vocal. All day and night. Kind of incredible and mind-numbing at the same time.

Amazing place.

Beautiful island and excellent campground for an overnight stay. Swimming at the landing is a phenomenal way to enjoy the marine environment and hiking all of Anacapa is no problem.

If you're staying during the Western Gull mating season (we did) the birds are definitely vocal. All day and night. Kind of incredible and mind-numbing at the same time.

Amazing place.

Anacapa Island was great to explore for a couple days. Obviously there are tradeoffs, but well worth the time there. The views are beautiful, the campsites are good, and you can get a lot of time to yourself with how few people are around. Obviously the birds make a lot of noise (I recommend headphones / music for sleeping) and there is very little cover from the sun, but if you prepare, you will be good!

Anacapa Island was great to explore for a couple days. Obviously there are tradeoffs, but well worth the time there. The views are beautiful, the campsites are good, and you can get a lot of time to yourself with how few people are around. Obviously the birds make a lot of noise (I recommend headphones / music for sleeping) and there is very little cover from the sun, but if you prepare, you will be good!