Angel Island State Park

Ride a ferry to an island in San Francisco Bay to hike, bike the perimeter road and tour the old U.S. Immigration Station.

Ayala Cove, reached by ferry from Tiburon or San Francisco · Tiburon, CA

About Angel Island State Park

Angel Island is the largest natural island in San Francisco Bay, and with no roads or bridges you get there only by public ferry or private boat. Once ashore at Ayala Cove you can hike or bike the island, climb Mount Caroline Livermore at 788 feet, and see the bay skyline and Mount Tamalpais. The U.S. Immigration Station, which operated from 1910 to 1940 and processed immigrants mainly from Asia, is preserved on the island. Dogs are not allowed, apart from service animals.

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