Prisoners' Harbor

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Prisoners' Harbor historically has been the main port of entry to Santa Cruz Island, and it's where we land for the majority of our trips.

 


The wharf at Prisoners' looking east from the Pelican Trail

 


The Prisoners' Harbor area looking east with Coche Point in distance

 

 

Passengers step off the Park Service boat on to the wharf at Prisoners' Our gear is loaded into large canvas bags and loaded on and off the boat by crane. 

 

The warehouse at Prisoners' dates to the late 1880s

 

The corrals at Prisoners' Harbor.  A large settlement of the native American
Chumash people was located in the wooded section in the center right.