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Long Beach Vacation Home Rentals
Stay at luxurious vacation homes, some sit in exotic locations. Many feature a peace of history.
Non-Smoking and fully equipped with appliances. Nightly and weekly rates are both available.
Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce
City of Avalon California
Catalina Island Visitors Guide
Rotary Club of Avalon CA
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Catalina Island is located 22 miles off the coast of Southern California near Long Beach. Ths island is 21 miles long and about 8 miles wide.
avalon is the principal town and main ferry terminus. Discovered in 1542 by Juan Rodriguez
Cabrillo and later used for smuggling and piracy. Today it is a major resort and sportsfishing paradise.
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Avalon Hotel St. Lauren
231 Beacon Street, Avalon, CA 90704;
The hotel features 42 luxurious guest rooms overlooking Avalon Bay, CA. Some
accommodations include a private balcony or a Jacuzzi tub and all rooms are decorated
in Victorian style elegance with rosewood furniture. The hotel serves complimentary coffee, juice and croissants each morning.
This Catalina Island hotel is close to swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, parasailing,
fishing and kayaking.
Avalon Catalina Canyon Resort
888 Country Club Lane, Avalon, CA 90704;
Video Tour;
Location: Catalina Island - Downtown Avalon
The Catalina Canyon Resort and Spa is situated at the foothills of Avalon Bay on Catalina Island, approximately a half-mile from
downtown Avalon and about an hour boat ride from Long Beach.
Hotel amenities include courtesy shuttle to boat terminals in Avalon and downtown, ice/vending machines, continental breakfast, sauna, heated
pool, hot tub, sundecks, and a European-style day spa offering massage therapy, body wraps, scrubs, and facials. Seasonal onsite dining is available at the Canyon Bar & Grill.
Long Beach Hilton Resort
701 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90831;
Location: Downtown - near Convention Center and Harbor
Featuring exceptional service, international flair and an elegant ambiance is the Long Beach Hilton Resort.
This hotel offers all the comforts and conveniences expected from a luxurious and newly renovated hotel,
with comfortably appointed accommodations, in-room refreshment center and high-speed Internet access.
Long Beach Hyatt Regency
701 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90802;
Location: Downtown - near Convention Center and Harbor
Nicely situated on the waters edge, with inspiring views of the Pacific Ocean and Catalina Island from all guestrooms.
The hotel is walking distance to countless shops and restaurants and is just minutes from the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific, the beach, and the Queen Mary.
Just 33 steps to the convention center, the Hyatt is a good option if you want to attend a convention in the city.
Long Beach Courtyard Marriott Hotel
500 East First Street, Long Beach, CA 90802;
Location: Downtown - Linden Ave and First Street
The Long Beach Courtyard, located in the heart of downtown Long Beach is just blocks away from The Long Beach Convention Center, beach and plenty of shopping and dining.
Relax in an ergonomic chair while you work at a large desk in your oversized hotel room.
Enjoy beverages right in your hotel room with a coffee maker, tea service and bottled water.
Sleep tight with luxury bedding - crisp linens, thick mattresses, custom comforters, fluffy pillows.
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Los Angeles Adventure Tours
Explore Theme Parks and Much More -
- Theme Park VIP Guided Tours
- Movie Star Home Tour
- Skyline Helicopter Tour
- Harbor Cruise
- Paragliding Adventure
Please note - all hotels on Catalina Island are only accessible by boat or aircraft from
the mainland.
Local attractions on Catalian Island include Avalon Theater, Catalina Island Gallery & Museum,
Wrigley Memorial & Botanical Gardens, and Catalina Conservancy.
Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival [OCT]
First three weekends in October, Avalon, CA;
Festival Website;
30 Different Stars of Smooth Jazz in the Avalon Casino Ballroom, Looking Out to Sea.
One of the most unusual jazz festival destinations in the world.
Stay overnight at one of Catalina's fine hotels. JazzTrax has been an annual event since 1987.
Some activities that you can enjoy on the island include golf, deep sea fishing, glass bottom boats, world-class diving parks,
snorkeling, biking, hiking, swimming, shopping, horseback riding, buffalo watching and so much more.
Camp Cherry Valley SGVC
BSA Camp - Catalina Island
Camp Website;
Reservations Usually Made Two Years in Advance
Since 1925, Cherry Valley has been one of the most popular of all Boy Scout Camps with
a great spot for many water sports including snorkeling, Scuba diving, canoeing, rowing, sailing and swimming.
Because it is located on the leeward side of the island, the cove is calm making it a perfect place for lots of fun in the water.
Hikes over mountainous terrain, war canoe races, touring an old silver mine, a sea lab with a touch tank so you can learn about local marine life is available.
Camping in comfortable platform tents under a unique variety of cherry trees, a dining hall and more.
To reach this camp, scouts take a 22-mile ferry ride from San Pedro to Two Harbors and then hike two miles up the coast.
The camp, valley and cove get their name from the catalina cherry trees native to the island.
Several outdoor adventures use this facility for their base camp:
- Emerald Bay - 4-mile hike with a 2-mile canoe/kayak trip.
- Parson's Landing - 8-mile hike with a 2-mile canoe/kayak trip.
- Shark Harbor - 16-mile round-trip hike to a sand beach on the windward side of the island.
- Silver Peak - 21-Mile hike to the highest point on the West end of Catalina.
- Little Fisherman's - A 4 mile hike up to Goat Whiskers, the mountain at the top of cherry cove, then down to Little Fisherman's beach.
- Silver Mine - There is a small silver mine located in the cove left from the time the western part of Catalina Island was full of such mines.
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Camp Emerald Bay - WLACC
BSA Catalina Island Adventure Camp
Catalina Island;
Camp Website;
Summer Camp is the enticement of Scouting that appeals to boys, and a week at Camp Emerald Bay is the preeminent experience.
Scout Troops come from all over the United States to spend a week by her crystal clear waters.
The program has been refined for over 75 years balancing merit badge and rank advancement with seizing all that the unique aquatic location has to share.
The facilities have, over the last several years, been brought into the 21st century offering a state-of-the-art marine science center, rifle range, handicraft lodge as well as the premiere waterfront.
Rugged "E" is a physically and mentally challenging program (for ages 14 plus only) including kayaking, hiking, aquatic COPE events, overnight trips, day and night snorkeling trips and mountain biking.
Catalina Island Buffalo
One of the oddities of the island is tracking a herd of some 300 bison that are not native
to the island. They were brought over in the early 1920's as backdrop for a movie (and their
scene was cut from the final edition).
California Coastal National Monument
Established in 2000, the CCNM runs the entire length of the California coast
and encompasses thousands of BLM administered islands, rocks, exposed reefs,
and pinnacles above mean high tide. These provide forage and breeding grounds for
significant populations of coastal birds and sea mammals.
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