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Angel Island SP

State Park

About The Island

In the middle of San Francisco Bay sits Angel Island State Park, offering spectacular views of the San Francisco skyline, the Marin Headlands and Mount Tamalpais.

The island is also alive with history. Three thousand years ago the island was a fishing and hunting site for Coastal Miwok Indians. It was later a haven for Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala, a cattle ranch, and a U.S. Army post.

From 1910 to 1940, the island processed hundreds of thousands of immigrants, the majority from China.  During World War II, Japanese, and German POWs were held on the island, which was also used as a jumping-off point for American soldiers returning from the Pacific. In the '50s and '60s, the island was home to a Nike missile base.

Today, there is one automated active Coast Guard station - at Point Blunt - on the island (this area is off limits). Angel Island became a State Park in 1954.

Location - Directions
Access to the Island is by private boat or public ferry from San Francisco, Tiburon and seasonal service from Oakland and Alameda. There is limited weekday ferry service to Angel Island during the winter. (check with ferry provider)
Latitude/Longitude: 37.8642 / -122.4308

 Bicycles can be brought to the island on the ferry and used on the island's main roads. Bikes can also be rented seasonally. 
 Dogs are not allowed on the island, service animals excepted. 
  Roller skates, roller blades, skateboards, and scooters are prohibited. 
  Bring camp stove or charcoal, no wood fires allowed. 
  Night travel after sunset on the island is prohibited in some areas for park security and public safety.

Facilities - Opportunities
A cafe, tram tours, and bike rentals are available seasonally (visit http://www.angelisland.com/ for schedule).

The Angel Island Company (a park concessionaire) operates Segway tours the on the island. Tour prices are $65.00 person and limited to people 16 years or older. The Café also hosts a barbequed oyster bar and outdoor cantina at the Cove Café, a new and tasty treat to the visitors of Angel Island.

 NOTE: Personal Segways are NOT PERMITTED on the island, unless it is being used as an assistance device for a disabled person. Segway rentals are available for guided tours only.

The trams run regularly scheduled one-hour tours with an audio program including information on the history of the island.

Private boats can use the boat slips or mooring buoys at Ayala Cove; day and overnight fees are collected. Mooring buoys can be used overnight.  Paid overnight boaters may use the island with their dingy only until 10:00 PM.

Dock area and finger piers are closed at sunset. After sunset private boats must anchor offshore or on mooring buoys in Ayala Cove.

Groups can reserve the picnic areas and other camping facilities on the island by calling 1-800-444-7275.

State Park Volunteers provide programs at the islands historic sites on most Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from May through October. The volunteers also conduct special tours for schools, clubs and other groups. For tour schedules and reservations, call the park.

 

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