Camping is the one of the best ways to enjoy Santa Catalina Island’s rugged beauty. However, to protect the island’s unique environment, the following rules and regulations apply to all Santa Catalina Island campgrounds. Please observe these guidelines as fully as possible.
Tent Cabins are available at Two Harbors and Hermit Gulch campgrounds, only.
Camping permits are required year-round and issued upon check-in at Two Harbors Visitor Services, Hermit Gulch Campground, or Island Plaza in Avalon.
No hiking is allowed from sundown to dawn. It's very easy to get lost and disorientated while in the interior.
Under-age drinking is unlawful (BPC 25662). The law will be strictly enforced and violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
It is unlawful for any minor under the age of 18 years to be present in a ‘public place’ between the hours of 10:00 PM on any given day and sunrise of the immediately following day, as defined in Los Angeles County Ordinance 13.56.010 B. Additionally, no unsupervised minor is allowed in the1487
interior of the island from sunset to sunrise. A supervised minor is defined as a person under the age of 18 who is accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, or an adult at least 25 years of age or older, authorized by said parent or guardian to have care and custody of the minor and who will assume full responsibility for said minor at all times.
Swim at your own risk. No lifeguards are on duty.
There are no electrical hook-ups available at any of the campsites.
In accordance with the L.A. County Fire Code, fires and smoking are permitted in the BBQ and fire ring areas only. No wood fires of any kind are allowed at the Hermit Gulch Campground.
Gathering wood or plants, or in any way removing or defacing any natural or man made feature is prohibited.
Firearms, archery equipment, traps or other hunting equipment are strictly prohibited.
All plants and animals on the island are protected. Buffalo and other wildlife are unpredictable; keep your distance.
Campground and beach quiet hours are between 10:00 PM and 8:00 AM . Radios and loud or amplified sound or music are not allowed at any time.
Pets are not allowed in campgrounds.
Trash cans are provided in every camp. Each camp area must be left clean, with all refuse in trash cans. Use separate containers for recyclable materials when provided.
Please call 310.510.4205 for camping reservations.
*Weather Condition Notice: If rain or wind is in the weather forecast, please be aware the Catalina Express boats may be canceled. Hiking trails and road closures on the island may occur due to rain or inclement weather conditions. Please contact the Two Harbors Visitor Service Center at 310.510.4205 for road closure updates and current status of hiking trails.
Yes! Campers need to bring face coverings and hand sanitizer with them. Hand sanitizer is also available for purchase at the Two Harbors General Store.
Dogs are not allowed at Hermit Gulch and Two Harbors Campground.
It depends entirely on the size of the site. Tents cannot encroach on another site.
The tent cabins come with 6 cots, a lantern, propane stove, and propane canister. The site has a BBQ/fire pit and picnic table.
Maximum occupancy is six people per tent cabin and they would not comfortably sleep an additional person.
If you pay the full rate for a tent cabin in addition to the per person camp fees, this rate reserves your tent cabin for up to six people.
You do not need to share the tent if there are fewer than six people.
Two Harbors and Hermit Gulch.
We recommend bringing whatever camping supplies you personally need, anything from tents, stoves, lanterns, sleeping bags with pads, though these items can also be rented.
Two Harbors, Little Harbor and Black Jack all have outdoor cold water showers. Parsons Landing is a Primitive campground and has no running water.
Yes. The rangers keep a supply two burner propane stoves, and other camping items can be purchased at the Two Harbors General Store.
The locker sizes vary slightly, but the approximate size is 1 ft wide by 2 ½ ft deep.
Approximately one-quarter of a mile along a trail.
Campfires are allowed in the designated fire rings only. Each campsite has a fire ring. There are two fire rings in the Two Harbors village as well.
Boat-in sites do not have facilities. Campers must boat-in and boat-out everything including toilets.
There are no moorings at Little Harbor, though boaters may anchor.
You cannot use any of the sites for day use except for Shark Harbor.
Yes, if it is available. If your group is under twenty people you must pay for a minimum of twenty people.
In the off season (fall, winter and spring) there are 2-3 rangers to service Two Harbors, Little Harbor, Parson's Landing and Black Jack campgrounds. During the summer season there are live-in rangers at Two Harbors and Little Harbor campgrounds.
Only if you are 21 or older.
None of the campgrounds have electricity.
Your camping and personal gear. You can learn more here.
No. It runs between Avalon and the Airport-in-the-Sky, and Little Harbor. You can learn more here.
*Road and Trail Disclaimer- Please contact the Catalina Conservancy at 310.510.1445 for trail and road access after storms. Some roads and trails are closed during and after storms while the rangers remove debris from the trail.
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