catalina island conservancy

First off, the conservancy headquarters is located on a side-street, with just a small sign to let you know you've arrived. Their entrance is from their driveway, which is generally filled with large tour jeeps and golf-carts. There is a pretty street with a large door around the corner, but you cannot enter/exit from there because its blocked off. Not very welcoming.This group is (supposedly) all about conservancy and yet they do nothing to rid the island of the gross pollution from the 2-stroke golf-carts. Both the pollution and the noise from the carts shouldn't be allowed to continue. The conservancy should really try to do something about that.The conservancy charges $35 passes for interior hiking, biking, overnights, and camping in the interior. Its a rip-off but you have no choice. You can buy your pass online and its good for a year. Basically, if you want to hike or bike beyond the small confines of Avalon, you MUST purchase a conservancy pass.

they had nice displays of island information and artifacts. It was located on the road to the Wrigley Memorial.

Well worth the money spent for the informative 2 hour drive up to the airport and back. Breathtaking views of the scenery, as well as up close sightings of bison who roam the island

Great trip to the airport and around the "wild" parts of the island (no, not the nightclubs!). Saw fox, ground squirrels, bison, eagles, and the view of Avalon from above. Great adventure!

We took the historical tour up to the airport and then added an off road hour to see more. When we return we want to take the trip to the end of the island. Our guide, Andrew Hobbs was knowledgeble, a great narrator and passionate about conserving the natural parts of the island. It's great knowing that you can customize your tour a bit (especially after the first tour), rather than being on a bus. The Conservancy doesn't have money to use for marketing but if you take the ferry over, take the ferry's magazine and mention it to the Conservancy to get a discount on the price of the tour.,