catalina island Archives - Alexiev Arts https://alexievarts.com/tag/catalina-island/ The official travel log/blog of the Alexiev family Sat, 08 Jan 2022 04:28:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://alexievarts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-AlexievArts-32x32.png catalina island Archives - Alexiev Arts https://alexievarts.com/tag/catalina-island/ 32 32 Catalina Island, CA https://alexievarts.com/travel/catalina-island-ca-usa-2018/ https://alexievarts.com/travel/catalina-island-ca-usa-2018/#respond Thu, 13 Sep 2018 22:31:33 +0000 http://alexievarts.com/?p=1075 When you are traveling through Southern California one place we would recommend for your itinerary is Catalina Island. Think of it as a little Monaco and just like it. It has a casino as a landmark and an amazing harbor right next to it. It is perfect for a few days getaway. Catalina Island (known […]

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]]> When you are traveling through Southern California one place we would recommend for your itinerary is Catalina Island. Think of it as a little Monaco and just like it. It has a casino as a landmark and an amazing harbor right next to it. It is perfect for a few days getaway. Catalina Island (known as Santa Catalina) is part of the Channel Islands of California archipelago and lies within Los Angeles County. From that archipelago, we also visited Anacapa and Santa Cruz.

Getting There

You can get to it by ferry (Catalina Express) from four mainland ports in Southern California – San Pedro, Long Beach, Newport Beach, or Dana Point – in about one hour or 15 minutes by helicopter. Helicopter services are available from Long Beach, San Pedro, Burbank Airport, and John Wayne Airport/SNA. We traveled by boat and really enjoyed it.

The Island

It is a small island filled with various restaurants, lots of things to do, and beautiful views. The main means of transportation there for tourists and locals alike are the golf carts. We rented one both days we were there and drove through the island. There are few stops at the top where you can see the entire harbor so have your camera ready.

  • Catalina Island, Chanel Islands National Park, California, Pier View. Boats In Water.
  • Catalina Island, Chanel Islands National Park, California, City View. City Street.

Food & Entertainment

The restaurants we tried were all very good and if the island was very active during the day at night it gets even better. Various bars become alive, street musicians are out and people are dancing on the streets and having fun. There also are many galleries and little shops on the main street where you can spend time exploring the work of local artists etc.

  • Catalina Island, Chanel Islands National Park, California, Pier. Boats in Water. Child looking.
  • Catalina Island, Chanel Islands National Park, California, Street View. People Walking.
  • Catalina Island, Chanel Islands National Park, California, Casino View. Pier View. Small Beach. Child Playing.
  • Catalina Island, Chanel Islands National Park, California, Casino View. Pier View. Mother and Son. Family.
  • Catalina Island, Chanel Islands National Park, California, Casino View. Pier View. Small Beach. Mother and son. Family.

Things to do

The beach is very small there and if you would want to get a piece of it you should go there early. We skipped it since waking up early during our vacations is rarely a thing for us :). Island is packed with various activities for every age. There are kayaks, boats, and all kinds of submarine-like excursions, etc. It also seemed that diving was super popular there as well.

  • Catalina Island, Chanel Islands National Park, California, Casino View. Pier View. Father and Son. USA Flag. Boats.
  • Catalina Island, Chanel Islands National Park, California, Casino View. Pier View. Mother and Son. Family. USA Flag. Boats.
  • Catalina Island, Chanel Islands National Park, California, Submarine, Coastal Road View.
  • Catalina Island, Chanel Islands National Park, California, Casino View. Pier View.
  • Catalina Island, Chanel Islands National Park, California, Casino View. Pier View. Father and Son.
  • Catalina Island, Chanel Islands National Park, California, Casino View. Pier View. Gold Cart Ride. Mountain Range. Ocean View.
  • Catalina Island, Chanel Islands National Park, California, Casino View. Pier View.

Channel Islands Archipelago

Santa Catalina as mentioned before is one of the islands from the Channel Islands National Park. We visited also Anacapa and Santa Cruz on separate trips. You can read more about those trips here.

  • Anacapa Island

Links

  1. Catalina Island Web Site
  2. Catalina Island Transportation

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