Del Norte Trail Overlook Hike
in California · centroid 31 mi from Oxnard
Hike 1 mile up the Navy Road to the Del Norte Trail junction and then follow the trail for .25 miles to an overlook of the northeast coast. During winter and spring, visitors need to be prepared for a wet creek crossing at Canada del Puerto in Prisoner's Harbor. Water may be fast moving and up to 2 feet deep.
Distance: 3 miles (round trip from Prisoner's Harbor) Difficulty: Moderate
- States
- California
- Trail type
- National Park trail
- Centroid nearest city
- Oxnard, CA · 31 mi · ~55 min drive
- Centroid coords
- 34.0123°, -119.6724°
About Channel Islands National Park
This trail is inside Channel Islands National Park, a national park managed by the U.S. National Park Service. Conditions, road status, trail closures, and reservation requirements are published on the park's NPS page — check it before driving in, especially in winter or during major weather events.
Official NPS trail page: https://www.nps.gov/places/del-norte-trail-overlook-hike.htm
Park homepage: https://www.nps.gov/chis/index.htm
Plan your hike
Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.
Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.
When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.
If you've hiked Del Norte Trail Overlook Hike and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.
Stay nearby
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Sources
Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.