Avalon Catalina Island Southern California tourism

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Avalon Catalina Island Southern California tourism, tourist attractions

Avalon is located on Catalina Island in Southern California. Its a small town. You can get there by ferry. Ferries run from Long Beach, San Pedro and Newport Beach. Avalon is 22 miles from San Pedro and its about an hour from Long Beach.

There are no cars on the island. You can either walk, rent a bike or golf cart to get around.

Things to see:

A Moorish Casino
- built by William Wrigley (Chewing gum tycoon) in 1929
- It was the first theater built to show movies.
Harbors with sea life
El Encanto Market Place - shops
Glass bottom boat rides to see the spectacular sea life below
Inland Motor tour
- follows an old stagecoach route through the mountains
- passes by ancient Indian sites
- stops at the El Rancho Es Condido
American Bison
Mt Orizaba - the highest mountain peak on the island
Black Jack Mountain - 2nd highest mountain peak on the island'
Steep rugged canyons
miles of coastline
Whale watching

Most of the island is protected by a environmental conservatory.

things to do: camping, hiking, biking, wildlife and bird watching, whale watching,

Good Places for Whale Watching

Channel Islands National Park

Avalon Catalina Island tourism