Catalina Zip Line Eco Tour
Descanso Canyon, Avalon, Catalina Island · near Avalon (Catalina Island) · Los Angeles / SoCal
Ziplining
At a glance
- Best season
- Year-round, daily; ferry ride required to reach the island
- Open year round
- Yes
What is here
- Scenery
- coast-island
- Amenities
- Five ziplines down Descanso Canyon · Sweeping Pacific Ocean views · Eco/nature presentations between lines · Ends at the Descanso Beach Club
- Best for
- Ocean-view ziplining on a car-free island
- Features
- Soars ~600 ft above the Catalina coast · Five lines down a scenic canyon · Ferry-ride island adventure · Ends beachside at Descanso Beach Club
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Age 10+, at least 55 in tall, 80–240 lbs · Requires a ferry to Catalina — plan the day · Closed-toe shoes required; reserve ahead · Ridge-top winds — bring a layer
- Family friendly
- Yes
Guides, rentals and operators
- Operators
- Catalina Island Co.
Ziplining detail
- Experiences
- big-views
- Thrill
- thrilling
- Type
- scenic-zips
- Height
- 5
- Course notes
- An ocean-view eco-tour on car-free Catalina Island — five consecutive ziplines that zigzag down Descanso Canyon from a ridge top some 600 feet above Descanso Beach Club, through a eucalyptus grove with the Pacific glinting below, at speeds approaching 40 mph
- Logistics note
- ~2 hrs; 5 ziplines from ~600 ft above the beach, up to ~40 mph; age 10+, 55 in+, 80–240 lbs
- Intl tip
- One of the state's most scenic zip settings, on car-free Catalina Island an hour by ferry off the coast. A shuttle climbs to a ridge top ~600 ft above Descanso Beach Club, then five consecutive lines zigzag down Descanso Canyon through eucalyptus, the Pacific glinting below at speeds near 40 mph, with eco/nature talks between lines. Riders must be 10+, 55 in tall, and 80–240 lbs. It ends beachside at Descanso Beach Club — build it into an island day (you'll need the ferry over).
The guide
An hour by ferry off the Southern California coast, car-free Catalina Island offers one of the state's most scenic zipline sett…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Catalina Zip Line Eco Tour — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 33.3447, -118.32