Angel Island Trip
Events, I’m starting a new post here to help plan our next trip out to Angel Island this Saturday, October 12th. Below are some of the most important pieces of information that I gathered from the ferry website (https://angelislandferry.com) and Angel Island State Park website (https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=468).
- Map of the parking and ferry departure location in Tiburon: https://angelislandferry.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Tiburon-Parking-230419.jpg?fit=1500%2C1215&ssl=1 (also attached as an image to this post). From Sacramento, it will take roughly 2 hours to arrive based on average traffic conditions.
- Map of Angel Island State Park can be found here: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f89c2919e6d8e7bb4d21508/1614727049009-J9C6LFK2LF9ZX38D29Q9/Screen+Shot+2021-03-02+at+3.16.52+PM.png?format=2500w (also attached as an image to this post)
- Departure / Return schedule
- Saturday/Sunday (Oct 5, 6, 12 and 13)
Depart TIBURON: 10 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, (5 pm – campers only – check return schedule)
Depart Angel Island: 10:20 am, 11:20 am, 1:20 pm, 2:20 pm, 3:20 pm, 4:20 pm, 5:20 pm.
- Saturday/Sunday (Oct 5, 6, 12 and 13)
- Ferry Prices (Advanced bookings are recommended but not required)
- Adults (ages 13 -64) $18.00
Seniors (ages 65+) $16.00
Children (ages 6 – 12) $15.00
Small Children (ages 3 – 5) $6.00
Toddlers ages 2 and under Free! *
Bicycles $1.00
- Adults (ages 13 -64) $18.00
- Angel Island information
- The ferry will drop visitors off at Ayala Cove, which is located 1.2 miles from the Immigration Station. Follow the Perimeter Road along Angel Island’s north end for fantastic views of Tiburon, Raccoon Strait, Richmond Bridge, and Red Rock Island. (PRO TIP: If you aren’t in a hurry, take the road instead of the stairs. The road adds an additional 15 – 20 minutes to your walk, but you’ll have a greater chance of seeing deer on your way to the Immigration Station.)
- DETENTION BARRACKS MUSEUM & WORLD WAR II MESS HALL
- The barracks remains a destination for visitors to learn more about the history of immigrant detention and exclusion from 1910 to 1940. Visitors can walk through recreated living conditions for the 300,000 detainees that were held for weeks, months, and sometimes years on Angel Island.
- Hours of Operation: Saturday – Sunday: 11:00 AM to 3:30 PM
- Admission Prices: Adult ($5 – self guided, $7 – guided tour), Youth ($3 – self guided, $5 – guided tour)
- ANGEL ISLAND IMMIGRATION MUSEUM (AIIM)
- AIIM is a place where visitors can explore the full complexity of immigration to the United States through the Pacific Coast. Housed in a former hospital, the museum presents personal stories, immigration policies, and social issues from both historic and contemporary times.
- Hours of Operation: Saturday – Sunday: 11:00 AM to 3:30 PM
- Admission to the Angel Island Immigration Museum is FREE.