Browse the island
449 places, from the ferry landing to Parsons Landing.
Island services
The practical stuff: banks, the pharmacy, the post office, doctors and the people who fix things.
The best of Catalina
All the best-of lists →Ranked from Google reviews and recalculated every day.
Best restaurants in Avalon
- 1Chill at Descanso Beach Club
- 2The Sandtrap
- 3Buffalo Nickel Restaurant
Best things to do on Catalina Island
- 1Catalina Falconry Experience
- 2Catalina Xtreme Parasail
- 3Avalon Local Tours
Best hotels in Avalon
- 1The Avalon Hotel on Catalina Island
- 2Catalina Lodge
- 3Hotel Metropole
Open late tonight in Avalon
- 1Marlin Club
- 2Vons
- 3The Locker Room
It’s 4:20pm in Avalon
Dinner and drinks, open right now
115 places in town are open. Hours come from the businesses and change with the season, so call ahead for anything that matters.
Everything open nowOne island, three very different places
Coming up on the island
Full events calendar- Fri, Apr 3
First Fridays at the Museum: Mixology with Adam Wild
Apr 3 – Nov 6 · Catalina Museum for Art & History - Thu, Aug 27
Earth to Sky Botanic Walk
Aug 27 – Aug 25 · Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden - Wed, Oct 21
Household Hazardous Waste & Bulky Item Event
Oct 21 – Nov 21 · City Hall – 410 Avalon Canyon Road, Enter from Avalon Canyon Road, - 410 Avalon Canyon Road Avalon CA 90704 - Fri, Oct 30
Creation Station
Oct 30 – Nov 24 · Avalon Public Library
About an hour across the channel
Getting here is half the trip
Ferries from Long Beach, San Pedro, Dana Point and Newport Beach, plus helicopters, private planes and your own boat.
Before you get on the boat
How to get to Catalina IslandFerries from Long Beach, San Pedro, Dana Point and Newport Beach, helicopters, private planes and your own boat: every way across the channel, compared.
Getting around Catalina: golf carts, bikes and busesWhy you won’t need a car on Catalina, how golf cart rentals work in Avalon, biking and hiking permits, and how to reach Two Harbors and the interior.- The best things to do on Catalina IslandSnorkel Lover’s Cove, tour the Casino, zip line over Descanso Canyon, find the bison, hike the Trans-Catalina Trail: a local’s list of what is worth your day.
Two Harbors: a guide to Catalina’s quiet sideHow to get to Two Harbors by ferry, boat or trail, where to sleep (Banning House Lodge and the campgrounds), where to eat, what to do, and the village’s history, from the Civil War barracks to Buffalo Milk.
Where to stay on Catalina IslandHistoric hotels on the harbor, quiet hillside inns, vacation rentals with golf carts, Two Harbors’ lodge and the campgrounds: how to choose where to sleep on Catalina, and when to book.
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