Backpacking Santa Cruz Island at CHANNEL ISLANDS National Park (Prisoners Harbor to Scorpion)

Hello from our 43rd US National Park: Channel Islands! The Channel Islands are 8 islands off of Southern California's coast and Channel Islands National Park consists of 5 of these islands. We spent three days backpacking across Santa Cruz Island, the largest of the islands, starting in Prisoners Harbor and going all of the way to Scorpion Cove. It was one of our favorite backpacking trips and national park adventures yet!

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Our backpacking gear (+ a packing list): https://adventuresofaplusk.com/ultima...
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Watch us kayak in sea caves in the Apostle Islands:    • Kayaking in SEA CAVES on the Apostle ...  

Island Packers Cruises: https://islandpackers.com/
Del Norte Campground reservations: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/ca...
Our hiking route across the island: https://www.alltrails.com/explore/rec...
Scorpion Campground reservations: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/ca...

⌚Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:10 Boat ride to Prisoners Harbor
03:58 Lunch with a view
05:22 Hiking to the Del Norte Campground
06:32 Del Norte Campground
10:45 Hiking across Santa Cruz Island
17:30 Scorpion Campground
19:43 Sunrise hike to Potato Harbor
21:05 Enjoying our last few hours on the island
23:05 Boat ride back to Ventura
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Hi y’all! We’re Adam, Kathryn, and Kona, an adventurous married couple (+ pup!) living on the road in our self-converted sprinter van! You can often find us driving all around the US and Canada, scoping out the best coffee shops, eating tacos and ice cream (we're a 5+ taco and 2+ scoop household), and enjoying nature.

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