Channel Islands National Park · California

Cave Canyon Nature Trail

0.3 mi of trail, end to end · 20 ft of descent · 129 ft–167 ft · earth surface · hiking

CampgroundsVisitor centersRanger stations

149 ft 129 ft · 0.2 mi high 149 ft

Along the way Santa Barbara Island Campground Ranger Station/Residence Visitor Center

On the parks map

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.