Santa Cruz Island is the largest of the eight islands in the
Channel Islands of California, located off the coast of
California. The island, in the northern group of the Channel Islands, is long and from wide with an area of . Santa Cruz Island is located within
Santa Barbara County, California. The coastline has steep cliffs, gigantic
sea caves,
coves, and sandy beaches. Defined by the
United States Census Bureau as Block 3000, Block Group 3,
Census Tract 29.10 of Santa Barbara County, the
2000 census showed an official population of two persons. The highest peak is
Devils Peak, at 2450+ feet (747+ m). It was the largest privately owned island off the
continental United States but is currently part-owned by the
National Park Service (NPS owns 24%, and the
Nature Conservancy owns 76%).