Angel Island State Park - California State Parks
WEB3 days ago · Angel Island State Park, the largest natural island in the San Francisco Bay, offers some of the best views of the surrounding Bay Area. With great hiking trails and many other recreational opportunities readily available, Angel Island is truly a hidden gem in the midst of the urban Bay Area.
WEBAngel. Island played a major role in the settlement of the West and as an immigration station. Trails and roads crisscross the island, providing easy access to historic sites and breathtaking views of San Francisco, Marin County, and the Golden Gate Bridge. Arriving immigrants ca. 1910.
Visiting the Island - California State Parks
WEBVisiting the Island. Visitors can hike the foot trails and fire roads that circle the island and climb to the 788-foot high summit of Mount Caroline Livermore. The water at Perle's Beach is considerably rougher, and the beach is more exposed to wind and weather.
Immigration Station - California State Parks
WEBToday, most visitors to Angel Island find the Immigration Station a place of reflection. While often called the Ellis Island of the West, the U.S. Immigration Station, was in fact quite different.
Angel Island: Segway Tours - California State Parks
WEBAngel Island: Segway Tours. “Ellis Island of the West” Has Best Bay Views, Hikes, Bike Rides and Segways. Spring and summer months are filled with spectacular 360 degree views of the San Francisco Bay area, bar none, from the shoreline of a state park that is steeped in visual beauty, historic treasures and outdoor recreational exercise.
WEBGETTING TO THE ISLAND. Island is accessible year round by public ferries. For information call: Angel Island–Tiburon Ferry (415)435-2131 www.angelislandferry.com Blue and Gold Fleet (415)773-1188 www.blueandgoldfleet.com.
WEBIn 1863, during the Civil War, the U.S. Army established Camp Reynolds on Angel Island to protect San Francisco Bay. The island later became a garrison for infantry companies, including troops serving in campaigns against American Indians in the West.
Angel Island Landscapes - California State Parks
WEBHistoric Landscapes of the Angel Island. Coastal Fortifications. Thomas Wheeler. Associate State Archaeologist. Within the San Francisco Bay region much of the natural landscape consists of introduced vegetation. Imports from Europe, Mexico, Africa, Australia, and numerous other places, have insinuated themselves into the landscape from the ...
WEBcovered island in San Francisco Bay. Angel Island affords breathtaking vistas of Marin County, San Francisco and the Golden Gate. Coast Miwok once inhabited the island, and for nearly 100 years—from the Civil War to the Cold War—the federal government used its strategic location for military bases, a quarantine station and an immigration ...
Bay Area District - California State Parks
WEBAngel Island State Park, the largest natural island in the San Francisco Bay, offers some of the best views of the surrounding Bay Area. With great hiking trails and many other recreational opportunities readily available, Angel Island is truly a hidden gem amid the urban Bay Area.