Channel Islands National Park is off the coast of Southern California. You can only get there by boat or plane. This is why the national park only sees about 250,000 visitors per year, even though it is pretty close to about 20 million people. There are five islands that make up the park - i went camping for a night on Santa Cruz Island. Santa Cruz is a big island, but the national park only owns 25% of it.
You can explore Santa Cruz on its trail network, or you can just relax by the beach at the ferry landing. There is a really nice beach on the other side of the island, but it's a 4 or 5 mile hike from the ferry landing each way. I walked over, and there is no shade on the trail, so be prepared if it is a hot day. There are fresh water taps in the campground by the ferry landing, but no water on the far side of Santa Cruz.
The campground is beautiful - it's tucked into a non-native grove of eucalyptus trees, so you have shade, and you have the nice eucalyptus smell. The toilets are pit toilets, so they do get a little stinky though.
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