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FRANKO’S MAP SANTA Catalina Conservancy to hike into the
CATALINA ISLAND Catalina Island hinterlands.
Side 1 shows Franko’s Map of Santa Catalina’s major peaks, names of valley’s,
Catalina Island featuring the most points, beaches, and other island features
amazing, beautiful and perfectly accurate are shown in perfect accuracy. Over 70
shaded relief of the Island, with it’s dive sites are located and briefly described
surrounding waters depicted in so that the scuba diver or free diver has an
descending hues of ocean blues to indicate excellent, authoritative reference. The list
actual ocean bathymetry and depth is long, but it includes famous sites such
contours. Shaded relief accuracy is as Avalon Underwater Park, The wrecks
derived from USGS digital elevation of the Sue-Jac and the Valiant, Toyon
models, as interpreted by ArcView, a Bay, Torqua Springs, Henrock Reef, Long
geographic computer program from Point, Italian Gardens (where you’ll likely
ESRI. The ocean depth contours are a see giant sea bass), Ripper’s Cove, Rock
direct trace of the local NOAA charts, and Quarry, Sea Fan Grotto, Bird Rock, Ship
thus, in addition to being beautiful, are Rock, Eagle Reef, Indian Rocks, and
also accurate. Catalina Island’s miles of Johnson’s Landing. And that’s just a start
dirt roads are shown crisscrossing the on the leeward side! The windward side
island interior and along it’s coast, with includes the famous and fabulous
mileages indicated. Farnsworth Banks, as well as less-visited
sites like Pin Rock, Little Harbor, Lobster
All of the “main roads” can actually be Bay, and Iron-Bound Cove. If you have a
driven (or mountain biked, in my case). boat and want to moor it at Catalina, this
By the definition of the Santa Catalina map shows every mooring area around the
Island Company which governs such island. If you want to do some boat-in
matters, these main roads include Old primitive camping at Catalina Island, that
Stage Road (which becomes Airport Road is there too. So is the general camping at
in the middle of the Catalina Island), Catalina Island’s five fabulous
Middle Ranch Road (which leads to El campgrounds. This map is like an
Rancho Escondido, where equestrian adventure guide book on Catalina for all
shows can be watched), Escondido Rd., of the information it provides.
Tow Harbors Roads and West End Road.
Also shown are the lesser roads, which are Side 2 shows Franko’s Maps of Avalon
more than just trails, but which the Santa and Two Harbors. Franko’s details of
Catalina Island Company forbids Avalon are shown including roads, trails,
mountain biking for safety and insurance camping, hotels, beaches, dive spots
reasons. However, hiking is permitted (Avalon Underwater Park and Lover’s
just about everywhere at Catalina, Cove), tours and The Casino. Avalon’s
although you need to get a permit from the famous Green Pleasure Pier is shown
