If you're visiting Channel Islands, family-run Island Packers has been the go-to guide

CHANNEL ISLANDS, Calif. (KABC) -- Channel Islands National Park, known as the Galapagos of North America, was recently named one of the 10 best national parks in the country.

If you plan to visit this remote spot off the coast of Ventura, then you'll probably be taking a boat ride with Island Packers Cruises.

This family-run business has been shuttling visitors to and from the Islands since 1968.

To learn more about visiting the islands, please watch the video above.

And for the first part of this series see this story:

Channel Islands, closest national park to LA, has plenty of nature ready to be explored

The Channel Islands National Park offers a rich ecosystem just off the coast of Los Angeles.