Angel Island Summer Schedule: 05.12.08 - 10.26.08

Take a Blue & Gold Fleet ferry to Angel Island. A California State Park and Wildlife preserve, Angel Island is one of the finest historical sites in the Bay Area and includes military garrisons and compounds from every major war dating back to the U.S. Civil War. Also known as the "Ellis Island of the West”, Angel Island's Immigration Station was the first stop for millions of Pacific Basin, Asian and Russian immigrants entering the United States. A day trip to Angel Island will provide a quick overview; however return visits are recommended to explore all that the island has to offer. For more about special events, tours on Angel Island and ferries from San Francisco, Oakland/Alameda and Vallejo, visit the "Angel Island Schedule" link below.

The official park concessionaire, the Angel Island Company, offers a variety of visitor services in the island's Ayala Cove area. Seasonal services include: economical mountain bike rentals, naturalist-led kayak tours, a one-hour, audio-enhanced Tram Tour of island historic sites, and a moderately priced menu of food and beverages at the Cove Cafe. Scroll down for Cove Cafe schedule. Explore the island on a Segway Tour, a professionally guided 45-minute or 2-hour tour. The company also offers special catering and recreational equipment rentals for groups and picnics. See the Angel Island Company website for more details. Only service animals are allowed on the island.

Angel Island ferry tickets from San Francisco can be purchased online (redeemable at the Self-Service Kiosk outside Blue and Gold Fleet Ticket Booth at PIER 39), the PIER 39 Box Office or Bay Crossings Store at the San Francisco Ferry Building. Angel Island ferry tickets from Alameda and Oakland can only be purchased onboard respective ferries. Vallejo to Angel Island ticket are available at Vallejo Terminal Ticket Office.

Note: For passengers departing from and returning to San Francisco's Pier 41 or the San Francisco Ferry Building, please make sure to purchase two (2) one-way tickets. Tickets are valid for any departure time for up to six (6) months from date of purchase and are non-refundable.

Come see the newly restored Immigration Station...Now Open!

United States Immigration Station, Angel Island
Guided and Self Guided Tours

The majority of the Detention Barracks are available by guided tour only. RM 105 will be open for a self-guided experience when staff is available. The US Immigration grounds are open to the public during park hours 8am-sunset daily. Visitors may look at the interpretive panels and displays that are outside.

Weekend tour reservations are still available for groups of ten or more from April through the end of October. See schedule below. Please email aivc@parks.ca.gov for reservations. Groups of less than ten can purchase tour tickets on a first come, first serve basis at the Cove Cafe on Angel Island. Tours are not recommended for children under 10.

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Civil War Days (June)

Every year for just one weekend cannons and muskets boom out on Angel Island. Bring the family, take a picnic, catch a ferry ride and discover the a day in he life of a Civil War soldier at historic Camp Reynolds. Activities include baking in an historic brick oven, music, historic guided site tours, cannon and musket firings, flag signaling, rope and doll making and much more. The event is free and beginning at 11:00 am with the raising of the flag and ends at 3:30 with the striking of the colors. A shuttle service is available from Ayala Cove, or take the short walk and enjoy the beautiful view or Marin County. Come join us next year for this once a year not-to-be-missed event!

Victorian Days (August)

The free living history program on August 16 and August 17, 2008 between 10:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. each day will “bring to life” the soldiers who were stationed at Camp Reynolds. Volunteers interpreting the life at Reynolds from 1863 through 1940 will host the event.

Camp Reynolds, Angel Island, was established to support coast artillery covering the entrance to the San Francisco Bay in 1864, and was an active U.S. Army post until the end of WWII. Camp Reynolds includes a brick quartermaster building, now used as a living history barracks, and original officers’ quarters, dating from 1864 to the 1880s. One is fully restored and furnished in circa-1880 Indian Wars furnishings and artifacts.

Angel Island Segway Experience

Now you can explore this jewel of San Francisco Bay on a Segway Tour! The Segway is an electric, self-balancing, personal-transportation device designed to travel miles on a single electrical charge. The first such tour to operate in a California state park, choose from a 45-minute or two-hour professionally-guided tour. Tours offer the best views of downtown San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge, the San Francisco Bay, and waterfront community of Tiburon. Segway Tours are currently offered on Angel Island seasonally and can be purchased online at www.angelisland.com.

Angel Island Service from Alameda/Oakland and Vallejo

Angel Island Service from Alameda and Oakland operates seasonally from mid-May through October on Saturdays and Sundays only. Tickets for Alameda/Oakland Ferry Service to Angel Island are available ONLY on board the boats.

The City of Vallejo and Baylink Ferry are offering ferry departures from Vallejo that connects conveniently with Angel Island ferry service in San Francisco every day. Discount tickets are available ONLY at the Ferry Terminal Ticket Office in Vallejo.

FARES Pier 41 SF Ferry Building Alameda/Oakland Vallejo ADULT $15.00 $14.50 $32.50 SENIOR (65+) - - - - - - $23.00 CHILD $8.50 (ages 6-12) $8.50 (ages 5-12) $23.00 (ages 6-12) CHILD FREE (5 & Under) FREE (4 & Under) FREE (5 & Under) All fares include State Park Fee. Angel Island ferry tickets from San Francisco are purchasable online (redeemable at Self-Service Kiosk at PIER 39), PIER 39 Box Office or Bay Crossings Store at the San Francisco Ferry Building. Angel Island ferry tickets from Alameda and Oakland are purchasable only on board respective ferries. Vallejo to Angel Island ticket are available at Vallejo Terminal Ticket Office. Blue & Gold Fleet and Angel Island State Park are partnering to provide great educational opportunities for school and educational groups. Applications for educational rates and fee waivers can be requested through Angel Island State Park at aivc@parks.ca.gov or (415)435-3522. Requests for school rates are subject to Angel Island State Park approval. Reservations for ferry service must be made separately with Blue & Gold Fleet by fax to 415-951-8735 on school letterhead. Note: For passengers departing from and returning to San Francisco Pier 41 or San Francisco Ferry Building, please make sure to purchase two (2) one-way tickets. Tickets are valid for six (6) months from date of purchase.