Can you reserve a site at Prisoners Harbor Campground?

No. Prisoners Harbor Campground is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

Prisoners Harbor Campground

Campground ·

Managed by the National Park Service

Channel Islands National Park (National Park) · Open Access

66 ft
Elevation

This campground is under construction and expected to open in 2026. Reservations required. Four-person limit per site. Each site contains a tent pad, picnic table, food storage box. One site is larger and has a ramp to the tent pad and an ADA-accessible picnic table. The path to this site from the pier is not ADA-accessible. There is an ADA-accessible vault toilet in the campground. No water is available. Distance from the pier to the campground is one-third of a mile.

Getting there

More information is available at http://www.nps.gov/chis/.

34.01734, -119.68149 · 34°1'2.4"N 119°40'53.4"W

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Typical weather

Typically 78°F in Aug, down to 66°F in Dec.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °F	67	67	68	71	72	73	76	78	78	76	71	66
Low °F	47	47	49	51	54	57	60	60	60	56	50	46
Precip in	4.4	4.4	3.2	1.0	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.8	1.4	3.1

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 27.6 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Common questions about Prisoners Harbor Campground

Can you reserve a site at Prisoners Harbor Campground?: No. Prisoners Harbor Campground is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

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Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-08-05.

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