Comprised of five in a chain of eight islands off the coast of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, the park is home to a wide variety of nationally and internationally significant and cultural resources.

The National Park Service looks forward to working with researchers through the CMRLC, and anticipates exploring novel opportunities and facilitating future studies in Channel Islands National Park. Please contact Channel Islands National Park for more information.

Contact Information
Channel Islands National Park
1901 Spinnaker Dr.
Ventura, CA 93001
(805) 658-5730
www.nps.gov/chis

All individuals conducting research or collecting on National Park Service property need to obtain permits. If approval or permits from other agencies are necessary, we may also be able to assist researchers in obtaining these permits.

The National Park Service provides a comprehensive website to facilitate and process permits at the Research Permit and Reporting System page: http://science.nature.nps.gov/research/ac/ResearchIndex.

Kelp bed off of Channel Islands National Park