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Island Packers Current Schedule Anacapa & Santa Cruz
Please call (805) 642-1393 to verify, and or to make your trip rerservation. Advance reservations are strongly recommended, we do however accept walk-in bookings on a first come first serve basis for all trips if space is available. This schedule is subject to change without notice. Schedules for Anacapa and Santa Cruz are posted in two week intervals. Trips are listed by trip departure times only, return times vary from mid-day to late afternoon, check with your reservation assistant for return trip schedule.

Go to Outer Island Schedule for, Santa Rosa, San Miguel and Santa Barbara Islands. Outer island trips are seasonal excursions from April - November only. Exact dates vary by island. For Whale watching go to the Whale Watching main page.
Important Note: Our boats depart out of two different harbors located about five miles apart. In this trip schedule VTA indicates a departure from Ventura Harbor. OX indicates a departure from the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, and NA indicates no trip available on that date. Be sure to arrive at the correct harbor for your trip departure. Day visitors should arrive at least 45 minutes prior to departure. Campers and kayakers need to arrive one hour prior to departure to pre-board equipment. Go to Contact Us for directions, maps and locations .
Anacapa & Santa Cruz Trip Schedules
Month of March 1-15 East Anacapa Departures East Santa Cruz Scorpion Departures Mid Santa Cruz Prisoners Departures Other Anacapa or Santa Cruz trips
Fri 5th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Sat 6th NA 8:00 VTA 8:00 VTA
Sun 7th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Mon 8th NA NA NA
Tue 9th 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA West Anacapa Tidepools 9:30 VTA
Wed 10th 9:30 VTA NA NA West Anacapa Tidepools 10:00 VTA
Thu 11th 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Fri 12th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Sat 13th 8:00 OX 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
Sun 14th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 9:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
Mon 15th NA NA NA
Scroll down for next two week schedule. *Note, OX = departures from the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, VTA= departures from Ventura Harbor.
Month of March 16-31 East Anacapa Departures East Santa Cruz Scorpion Departures Mid Santa Cruz Prisoners Departures Other Anacapa or Santa Cruise trips or trip notes
Tue 16th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 17th NA NA NA
Thu 18th 9:30 VTA NA NA
Fri 19th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Sat 20th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
Sun 21st 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Mon 22nd NA 12:00 VTA 12:00 VTA
Tue 23rd NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA West Anacapa Tidepools 9:30 VTA
Wed 24th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Thu 25th 9:30 VTA NA NA West Anacapa Tidepools 9:30 VTA
Fri 26th 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 9:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 West Anacapa Tidepools 9:30 VTA
Sat 27th 8:00 OX 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
Sun 28th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA
2:00 VTA		 9:00 VTA
2:00 VTA
Mon 29th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Tue 30th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed. 31st 10:30 VTA
(see note)		 West Anacapa Tidepools 10:30 VTA
Scroll down for next two week schedule. *Note, OX = departures from the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, VTA= departures from Ventura Harbor.Wed 31st
Month of April
1-15		 East Anacapa Departures East Santa Cruz Scorpion Departures Mid Santa Cruz Prisoners Departures Other Anacapa or Santa Cruise trips or trip notes
Thu 1st 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Fri 2nd 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 12:00 VTA
Sat 3rd 8:00 OX 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
Sun 4th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Mon 5th 9:30 OX 12:00 VTA 12:00 VTA
Tue 6th 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 7th 9:30 OX NA NA
Thu 8th 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Fri 9th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 12:00 VTA
Sat 10th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
Sun 11th NA 9:00 VTA
2:00 VTA		 9:00 VTA
Mon 12th 9:30 OX 12:00 VTA 12:00 VTA
Tue 13th No Anacapa trips 4/13/10 - 5/4/10 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 14th 9:00 VTA NA
Thu 15th 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Scroll down for next two week schedule. *Note, OX = departures from the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, VTA= departures from Ventura Harbor.
Month of April
16-30		 East Anacapa Departures East Santa Cruz Scorpion Departures Mid Santa Cruz Prisoners Departures Other Anacapa or Santa Cruz trips
Fri 16th No Anacapa trips duringing this period, the island is closed to landings for construction of a new stairway. Trips are planned to start agian in May. 9:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 12:00 VTA
Sat 17th 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
Sun 18th 9:00 VTA
11:00 VTA
2:00 VTA		 9:00 VTA
11:00 VTA		 North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 & 1:30 OX
Mon 19th 12:00 VTA 12:00 VTA
Tue 20th 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 21st 9:00 VTA NA
Thu 22nd 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA West Anacapa Tidepools 9:30 VTA
Fri 23rd 9:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 12:00 VTA
Sat 24th 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 OX, & 1:30 OX
Sun 25th 9:00 VTA
2:00 VTA		 9:00 VTA
Mon 26th 12:00 VTA 12:00 VTA
Tue 27th 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 28th 9:00 VTA NA
Thu 29th 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Fri 30th 8:00 VTA
9:00 VTA		 NA
Scroll down for next two week schedule. *Note, OX = departures from the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, VTA= departures from Ventura Harbor.
Month of May
1-15		 East Anacapa Departures East Santa Cruz Scorpion Departures Mid Santa Cruz Prisoners Departures Other Anacapa or Santa Cruise trips or trip notes
Sat 1st NA 8:00 VTA
9:00 VTA 		8:00 VTA North shore wildlife cruise
1:00 VTA
Sun 2nd NA 8:00 VTA
2:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 OX & 1:00 OX
Mon 3rd NA 12:00 VTA 12:00 VTA
Tue 4th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 5th NA NA NA
Thu 6th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Fri 7th NA 9:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 12:00 VTA
Sat 8th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
2:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
Sun 9th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
11:00 VTA
2:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
11:00 VTA		 North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 OX
Mon 10th NA 12:00 VTA 12:00 VTA
Tue 11th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 12th 9:30 VTA NA NA
Thu 13th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Fri 14th 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 12:00 VTA
Sat 15th 9:30 OX
1:30 OX		 8:00 VTA
9:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
9:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 OX, & 1:00 VTA
Scroll down for next two week schedule. *Note, OX = departures from the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, VTA= departures from Ventura Harbor.
Month of May
16-31		 East Anacapa Departures East Santa Cruz Scorpion Departures Mid Santa Cruz Prisoners Departures Other Anacapa or Santa Cruz trips
Sun 16th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
2:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
Mon 17th NA 12:00 VTA 12:00 VTA
Tue 18th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 19th NA 9:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 NA
Thu 20th 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Fri 21st 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA
9:30 VTA
1:00 VTA		 1:00 VTA
Sat 22nd 9:30 OX 12:00 VTA 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
Sun 23rd 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
11:00 VTA
2:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
11:00 VTA		 North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 OX
Mon 24th NA 12:00 VTA 12:00 VTA
Tue 25th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 26th NA 9:00 VTA NA
Thu 27th 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Fri 28th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 12:00 VTA
Sat 29th 8:00 OX
1:30 OX		 8:00 VTA
9:00 OX
1:00 VTA
3:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
9:00 OX		 North shore wildlife cruise
12:00 VTA
Sun 30th 8:00 OX
1:30 OX		 8:00 VTA
9:00 OX
3:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
9:00 OX		 North shore wildlife cruise
12:00 VTA
Mon 31st NA 8:00 VTA
1:00 OX
3:00 VTA		 NA North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 OX
Scroll down for next two week schedule. *Note, OX = departures from the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, VTA= departures from Ventura Harbor.
Month of June
1-15		 East Anacapa Departures East Santa Cruz Scorpion Departures Mid Santa Cruz Prisoners Departures Other Anacapa or Santa Cruz trips
Tue 1st 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 2nd 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA NA
Thu 3rd NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Fri 4th 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 12:00 VTA
Sat 5th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 12:00 VTA North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 OX & 1:30
Sun 6th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
2:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
Mon 7th NA 9:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
Tue 8th 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA North shore wildlife cruise
1:00 VTA
Wed 9th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA NA
Thu 10th 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Fri 11th 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 12:00 VTA
Sat 12th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
Sun 13th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
11:00 VTA
2:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
11:00 VTA		 North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 OX & 1:00
Mon 14th NA 12:00 VTA 12:00 VTA
Tue 15th 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 VTA & 1:00 VTA
Scroll down for next two week schedule. *Note, OX = departures from the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, VTA= departures from Ventura Harbor.
Month of June
16-30		 East Anacapa Departures East Santa Cruz Scorpion Departures Mid Santa Cruz Prisoners Departures Other Anacapa or Santa Cruise trips or trip notes
Wed 16th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA NA
Thu 17th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Fri 18th 9:30 OX
1:30 OX		 8:00 VTA
9:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 9:00 VTA North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 OX
Sat 19th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
9:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 9:00 VTA
Sun 20th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
2:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 OX & 1:00 OX
Mon 21st NA 12:00 VTA 12:00 VTA
Tue 22nd 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 VTA & 1:00 VTA
Wed 23rd 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA NA
Thu 24th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Fri 25th 9:30 OX
1:30 OX		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 OX
Sat 26th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 OX
Sun 27th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
11:00 VTA
2:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA 11:00 VTA
Mon 28th NA 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 12:00 VTA
Tue 29th 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 VTA & 1:00 VTA
Wed 30th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA NA
Scroll down for next two week schedule. *Note, OX = departures from the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, VTA= departures from Ventura Harbor.
Month of July
1-15		 East Anacapa Departures East Santa Cruz Scorpion Departures Mid Santa Cruz Prisoners Departures Other Anacapa or Santa Cruz trips
Thu 1st 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Fri 2nd 9:30 OX
1:30 OX		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 12:00 VTA North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 OX
Sat 3rd 9:30 OX
1:30 OX		 8:00 VTA
9:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 North shore wildlife cruise
1:00 VTA
Sun 4th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
2:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
Mon 5th NA 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 12:00 VTA North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 OX & 1:00 OX
Tue 6th 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 VTA & 1:00 VTA
Wed 7th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA NA
Thu 8th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Fri 9th 9:30 OX
1:30 OX		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 OX
Sat 10th 8:00 OX
1:30 OX		 NA 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
Sun 11th 9:30 OX NA 8:00 VTA
9:00 VTA		 North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 OX
Mon 12th NA 12:00 VTA 12:00 VTA
Tue 13th 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA
1:00 VTA		 9:00 VTA
1:00 VTA		 North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 VTA
Wed 14th 9:30 OX NA NA
Thu 15th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Scroll down for next two week schedule. *Note, OX = departures from the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, VTA= departures from Ventura Harbor.
Month of July
16-31		 East Anacapa Departures East Santa Cruz Scorpion Departures Mid Santa Cruz Prisoners Departures Other Anacapa or Santa Cruise trips or trip notes
Fri 16th 9:30 OX
1:30 OX		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 12:00 VTA North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 OX
Sat 17th 8:00 OX
1:30 OX		 8:00 VTA
9:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 North shore wildlife cruise
1:00 VTA
Sun 18th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
2:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
Mon 19th NA 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 12:00 VTA North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 OX & 1:00 OX
Tue 20th 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 VTA & 1:00 VTA
Wed 21st 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA NA
Thu 22nd 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
9:00 VTA 		9:00 VTA
Fri 23rd 9:30 OX
1:30 OX		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 OX
Sat 24th 8:00 OX
1:30 OX		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
Sun 25th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
2:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 OX
Mon 26th NA 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 12:00 VTA
Tue 27th 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 VTA & 1:00 VTA
Wed 28th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA NA
Thu 29th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Fri 30th 9:30 OX
1:30 OX		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 North shore wildlife cruise
9:30 OX
Sat 31st 8:00 OX
1:30 OX		 8:00 VTA
9:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA		 North shore wildlife cruise
1:00 VTA
*Note, OX = departures from the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, VTA= departures from Ventura Harbor.
Call (805) 642-1393 for dates beyond this list. For Santa Rosa, San Miguel, and Santa Barbara Islands, go to "Outer Island Schedule" page.