Is the pass open? Is it snowing at the summit? Are the crowds already three deep at the overlook? 195 official National Park Service cameras answer that before you pack the car.
8 of them are live streams — the rest are still images the park refreshes through the day.
The Anacapa Island Webcam provides incredible views of the park's iconic symbol Arch Rock, seabird rookeries, and the historic lighthouse, as well as the ocean life and sea conditions at the landing cove and nearby waters.
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The Bald Eagle Webcams provide an intimate view of the breeding and nesting behavior of bald eagles at the Channel Islands. In spring 2006, the first chick to hatch unaided by humans on the Channel Islands in over 50 years made headlines across the country. Thrilled with the public interest in this historic event, the National Park Service and its partners established webcams that bring live, streaming images of bald eagle nests into the schools and homes of millions of Americans.
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The Bald Eagle Webcams provide an intimate view of the breeding and nesting behavior of bald eagles at the Channel Islands. In spring 2006, the first chick to hatch unaided by humans on the Channel Islands in over 50 years made headlines across the country. Thrilled with the public interest in this historic event, the National Park Service and its partners established webcams that bring live, streaming images of bald eagle nests into the schools and homes of millions of Americans.
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Channel Islands Live is an exciting new way to experience the wild, isolated land and seascapes of your national park and national marine sanctuary. Take a virtual visit to the Channel Islands through live broadcasts from Anacapa Island that highlight the remarkable natural and cultural resources of the islands and their surrounding waters.
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The Mount Diablo Webcam provides incredible views from the park's highest peak which rises 2,450 feet above the surrounding ocean and rocky terrain.
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Experience one of the richest marine environments in the world with a virtual visit to the Ocean Webcam. This webcam captures your attention with views of the majestic amber-colored kelp forest and the nearly one thousand different marine species found there.
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The Peregrine Falcon Webcam provides an intimate view of the breeding and nesting behavior of peregrine falcons on Anacapa Island.
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The San Miguel Island Ranger Station Webcam provides views of Cuyler Harbor, Harris Point, Green Mountain, the rain gauge, and the airstrip with Santa Rosa Island in the background.
Watch the streamCameras, images and status messages come from the National Park Service API and open on nps.gov — we link rather than embed, so you always see the park's own current player. Views refresh on the park's schedule, not ours.
The first number is how many cameras are working now. Every camera opens on nps.gov — we link rather than embed, so you always get the park's own current player, and this page can't break when the Park Service changes it. Data from the NPS API.