Two National Parks · 187 miles apart
Pinnacles or Channel Islands
Pinnacles had 343,208 recreation visits in 2025 and Channel Islands had 227,186. Channel Islands has 7 campgrounds to 1 at Pinnacles. Channel Islands charges no entrance fee while Pinnacles charges $30 per private vehicle. On the rest they match, since neither uses timed entry. The two parks are 187 miles apart in a straight line.
| Pinnacles National Park | Channel Islands National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Designation | National Park | National Park |
| States | California | California |
| Recreation visits, 2025 | 343,208 | 227,186 |
| Entrance fee, private vehicle | $30 (Private Vehicle) | None, free to enter |
| Timed entry reservation | No | No |
| Campgrounds | 1 | 7 |
| International Dark Sky Park | No | No |
| Bird species, NPSpecies | 159 | 354 |
| Hours or season | Open all day, every day | Open all day, every day |
Pinnacles visits by yearChannel Islands visits by year
Fees, hours, campgrounds and timed entry from the NPS API. Visits from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics system. Dark sky status from DarkSky International. Bird counts from the NPSpecies inventory. Data refreshed October 14, 2026. Other pairs.