We stayed at Whites landing for 2 nights and wish we would've stayed an additional night. To break it down:
Arrival into Avalon- took the 9:50am ferry from LB, arrived at Avalon around 11:15, then booked the airport shuttle ($20ow) through the Catalina Conservancy for 12pm Departure. We made sure to let the driver know that we were going to White Landing and the driver dropped us off at the trail head (Black Jack Junction). From there, we hiked down about 3.5 miles into camp.
Camp- Arrived at camp, stored our food in the fridge (we packed an ice cooler with some frozen food that survived our hike) and checked into our tent. Please keep in mind that the word "Glamping" might be a bit misleading. You are staying in an elevated tent that has already been set up for you and the mattress is just as comfortable as a sleeping bag. We're avid travelers and have stayed in less comfortable conditions lol so its wasn't very bothersome to us.
Also, the restrooms are a walk away but if you’ve camped before, these restrooms are an upgrade from regular camping.
There are animals! When we got back from dinner one night, a fox ran out of our tent and one morning a bison was scratching himself up against our tent! Lol.
Their continental breakfast is cold hard boiled eggs, a loaf of bread w/ PB and jelly options, fruit that looked old, sugar heavy oatmeal packets and half eaten boxes of cereal. We brought our own food including breakfast but did take an egg or two from the breakfast provided.
All in all, you’re paying for the location. I felt like I was on an island off the Mediterranean coast (seriously wish I could post pics). The beach is amazing and rather secluded.
The staff at camp is great, rarely saw them but were reachable when we needed them. We eventually checked out and made our way back to the trail head to get picked up. Again, we called the airport to let them know to pick us up at the trailhead and they did. Just to be aware, the hike out of camp was 2x harder as you are going uphill the whole time but doable.
Highly recommend booking a “glamping” tent! You are roughing it out a bit but totally worth every second. Look forward to being back soon!