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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 30 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 Jan.
1-15
East Anacapa Departures East Santa Cruz Scorpion Departures Mid Santa Cruz Prisoners Departures Other Anacapa or Santa Cruz trips or trip notes
Tue 6th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 7th NA NA NA
Thu 8th NA NA NA
Fri 9th NA 9:30 VTA 9:30 VTA
Sat 10th NA 8:00 VTA 8:00 VTA
Sun 11th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Mon 12th NA NA NA
Tue 13th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 14th NA NA NA
Thu 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 Jan
16-31
East Anacapa Departures East Santa Cruz Scorpion Departures Mid Santa Cruz Prisoners Departures Other Anacapa or Santa Cruz trips or trip notes
Fri 16th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Sat 17th NA 8:00 VTA 8:00 VTA
Sun 18th NA 9:00 VTA
1:00 VTA

1:00 VTA
Mon 19th NA NA NA
Tue 20th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 21st NA NA NA
Thu 22nd 9:30 OX NA NA
Fri 23rd NA NA NA
Sat 24th NA 8:00 VTA NA
Sun 25th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Mon 26th NA NA NA
Tue 27th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 28th NA NA NA
Thu 29th NA NA NA
Fri 30th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Sat 31st NA 8:00 VTA 8:00 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 Feb
1-15
East Anacapa Departures East Santa Cruz Scorpion Departures Mid Santa Cruz Prisoners Departures Other Anacapa or Santa Cruz trips or trip notes
Sun 1st NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Mon 2nd NA NA NA
Tue 3rd 9:30 VTA 9:30 VTA 9:30 VTA
Wed 4th NA NA NA
Thu 5th 9:30 VTA NA NA
Fri 6th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Sat 7th NA NA NA
Sun 8th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Mon 9th NA NA NA
Tue 10th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 11th 9:30 VTA NA NA
Thu 12th NA NA NA
Fri 13th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Sat 14th NA 8:00 VTA NA
Sun 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 Feb
16-28
East Anacapa Departures East Santa Cruz Scorpion Departures Mid Santa Cruz Prisoners Departures Other Anacapa or Santa Cruz trips or trip notes
Mon 16th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Tue 17th NA NA NA
Wed 18th NA NA NA
Thu 19th NA NA NA
Fri 20th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Sat 21st NA 8:00 VTA NA
Sun 22nd 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Mon 23rd NA NA NA
Tue 24th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 25th NA NA NA
Thu 26th NA NA NA
Fri 27th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Sat 28th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA NA
*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.
Month of March 1-15 East Anacapa Departures East Santa Cruz Scorpion Departures Mid Santa Cruz Prisoners Departures Other Anacapa or Santa Cruz trips or trip notes
Sun 1st NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Mon 2nd NA NA NA
Tue 3rd NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 4th NA NA NA
Thu 5th NA NA NA
Fri 6th 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Sat 7th NA 8:00 VTA 8:00 VTA
Sun 8th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Mon 9th 10:00 VTA NA NA
Tue 10th 10:00 VTA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 11th 9:30 VTA NA NA
Thu 12th NA NA NA
Fri 13th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Sat 14th 8:00 OX 8:00 VTA NA
Sun 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 March 16-31 East Anacapa Departures East Santa Cruz Scorpion Departures Mid Santa Cruz Prisoners Departures Other Anacapa or Santa Cruz trips or trip notes
Mon 16th NA 12:00 VTA 12:00 VTA
Tue 17th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 18th NA NA NA
Thu 19th 9:30 VTA NA NA
Fri 20th 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA 9:00
Sat 21st 8:00 VTA 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
Sun 22nd 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Mon 23rd NA 12:00 VTA 12:00 VTA
Tue 24th 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 25th 9:30 VTA NA NA
Thu 26th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Fri 27th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Sat 28th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
Sun 29th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Mon 30th NA 12:00 VTA 12:00 VTA
Tue 31st 9:30 VTA 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
1-15
East Anacapa Departures East Santa Cruz Scorpion Departures Mid Santa Cruz Prisoners Departures Other Anacapa or Santa Cruise trips or trip notes
Wed 1st NA 9:00 VTA NA
Thu 2nd NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Fri 3rd 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Sat 4th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
Sun 5th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Mon 6th NA 12:00 VTA 12:00 VTA
Tue 7th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 8th 9:30 OX NA NA
Thu 9th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Fri 10th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
12:00 VTA North Shore Wildlife Cruise 9:30 OX & 1:30 OX
Sat 11th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
12:00 VTA Outer island day trip to Santa Barbara Island
Sun 12th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA
2:00 VTA
9:00 VTA North Shore Wildlife Cruise 9:30 OX & 1:30 OX
Mon 13th 9:30 OX 12:00 VTA 12:00 VTA
Tue 14th 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 15th 9:30 OX 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 April
16-30
East Anacapa Departures East Santa Cruz Scorpion Departures Mid Santa Cruz Prisoners Departures Other Anacapa or Santa Cruz trips
Thu 16th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Fri 17th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
9:00 VTA
9:00 VTA Opening of outer island camping & day trips to Santa Rosa Island
Sat 18th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
North Shore Wildlife Cruise 1:00 VTA
Sun 19th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
9:00 VTA
2:00 VTA
9:00 VTA
Mon 20th NA 12:00 VTA 12:00 VTA
Tue 21st NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 22nd NA NA NA
Thu 23rd NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Fri 24th 9:30 OX 8:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
12:00 VTA
Sat 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
Sun 26th 9:30 OX 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Mon 27th NA 12:00 VTA 12:00 VTA
Tue 28th 9:30 VTA 9:00 VTA 9:00 VTA
Wed 29th NA NA NA
Thu 30th NA 9:00 VTA 9:00 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.