Visit the U.S. Immigration Station on Angel Island, in operation from 1910-1940, the Station served as the main immigration processing center for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from all over the world looking to start a new life in America. A direct result of the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882, the U.S. […]

Distance from Ayala Cove: 1.5 mile Estimated hiking time: 30 min Estimated biking time: 20 min   Amenities Museum with Guided & Self-Guided Tours Restrooms Picnic Tables Water   The “Ellis Island” of the West In 1905, construction of an Immigration Station began in the area known as China Cove. The facility, primarily a detention […]

Angel Island is fortunate to have a wide-ranging museum collection which relate primarily to the US government’s use of the island. Many of the exhibits and programs focus on the military and immigration programs and include everything from artillery and equipment to letters and photographs of military personnel and detainees. Displays are found at the […]

Programs and tours for Angel Island State Park are supported by Park staff.  Please contact the below Coordinators for information not found through this page. Living History Program:  Angel Island State Park LHP Coordinator, (415) 435-3161 or email. School Tours:  Angel Island State Park Tour Coordinator, (415) 435-5537 or email. Service Camp: Angel Island State Park […]

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View of the Immigration Station Administration Building from the dock, ca. 1920s (based on size of palm trees). Source: California State Library. View of the Immigration Station dock taken from the Administration Building. Immigration Station fog bell & light located at the end of the pier. That same bell sits at the begining of where […]

Before Westerners arrived, the Miwok enjoyed thousands of peaceful years of pristine beauty on Angel Island.  Native American use of the island began when people first came to live in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Coast Miwok Indians, who lived in what is now Marin County, reached the island with boats made from tule reeds. […]

Cruise to Angel Island aboard the USS Potomac, FDR’s “Floating White House”. Opened to the public in 1995, the Association for the Preservation of the Presidential Yacht Potomac now operates this National Historic Landmark as an active memorial to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the momentous times through which he led our nation. Once at Angel […]

Please contact the Ranger’s office for information not listed below: (415) 435-5390. Baseball Baseball, the national pastime played a key role in the American war effort during World War II. American soldiers played baseball whenever, and wherever they could. Bring your bat, ball and glove as the baseball field, once used by the troops at […]

The island is alive with history… three thousand years ago it served as 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 starting with the Civil War. From 1910 to 1940, the island processed hundreds of […]