Boating & Camping

Boating

Private boats can use the boat slips or the 27 mooring buoys at Ayala Cove. Slips and buoys are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Dinghies can be taken to the dock from the moorings to get access to the restrooms until 10:00 pm.

Slips, 30′ to 50′, are open year-round from 8 am to sunset – day and overnight fees are collected.
The California State Park Annual Day Use Pass can be used to pay day use dock fees.
Mooring buoys can be used overnight. Paid overnight boaters may use the island with their dingy only until 10:00 PM.

If there is no ranger available, please pay at the ‘Self Pay’ station near the head of the boat dock. Your fees help maintain the park.

Camping

There are 11 environmental campsites on Angel island. The ADA site and the 9 numbered sites, listed below, accommodate up to 8 people at each site. There is also a kayak-accessible group site which holds up to 20 people. For a park campsite brochure, click here.

Be prepared to carry your equipment up to 2.5 miles, some sections are uphill to the camp sites. Total elevation gain may be over 300 feet. Tables, food lockers, running water, pit toilets, and a barbecue are located at each site. Bring charcoal or a stove as no wood fires are allowed. Raccoons are active on the island, making food locker storage very important.

Night travel after sunset on the island is prohibited in some areas for park security and public safety.

Campsites

#1, #2, #3: The East Bay View Sites, are on the east side of the island, out of the wind.
#4, #5, #6: The Ridge Sites, are on the west side of the island, with views of San Francisco.
#7, #8, #9: The Sunrise Sites, are close together with unobstructed views of the east bay.
#10: The ADA accessible camp site

Kayak Group Campsite

The Kayak Group camp has beach access so that you can kayak to it, but you do not have to.

ADA-Accessible Campsite

The ADA accessible campsite can only be reserved by campers who qualify under the Americans with Disabilities Act. If it has not been reserved, it will be available on a first-come, first-served basis to campers at the island camper kiosk. If you reserve this site and do not qualify, you will not be allowed to use it.