Anacapa Island Light Station (Boundary Increase) · Photo: United States Coast Guard · Public domain98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Channel Islands Beach
6 acres are parks and preserves, 2.2 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Channel Islands Beach, 0.5 per square mile of land. 2% of Channel Islands Beach’s land is conserved, about 5 acres.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #523 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Channel Islands Beach?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Channel Islands Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Channel Islands Beach is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #523 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Water is 35% of Channel Islands Beach’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
5 conserved acres
2% of Channel Islands Beach’s land. Water is left out: Channel Islands Beach has 0.4 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Channel Islands Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boat Launch Ramp and Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
5 places to go in Channel Islands Beach
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in Channel Islands Beach: April to August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 64 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 72 °F). 3.5 inches fall in February, the wettest month. The climate in Channel Islands Beach →
Channel Islands Beach and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channel Islands Beach | 2% | 0.5 | 2 | 98% | B− |
| Oxnard | 10% | 1.0 | 5 | 96% | A− |
| Port Hueneme | 3% | 0.1 | 5 | 98% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Channel Islands Beach
How much of Channel Islands Beach is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 4% for a California town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Channel Islands Beach’s trails?
Boat Launch Ramp and Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Channel Islands Beach?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of painted or protected lanes and 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Channel Islands Beach?
5,763 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Channel Islands Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Channel Islands Beach have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #523 of 847 in California. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Channel Islands Beach neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →