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There is a Visitors Center, with a canon outside and various displays inside between the place where the ferry docks and the Ayala Cove Picnic Area. The center is housed in the old bachelor officer's quarters.
Written Dec 18, 2009
Phone: (415) 435-5390
Website: http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=468
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Ayala Cove was a great place to have a picnic. There was a nice place to cook the food and more than ample picnic tables. The scenery was beautiful too. There were restrooms right there.
Written Dec 18, 2009
Phone: (415) 435-5390
Website: http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=468
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The ferry from San Francisco arrives at a pretty little area called Ayala Cove. The Visitors Center, the trailhead for the hiking trail and a nice picnic area are located by the cove. This was the destination for our group. We were having a picnic to celebrate the upcoming marriage of my nephew. The kids really enjoyed the small beach at Ayala Cove.
Updated Dec 18, 2009
Phone: (415) 435-5390
Website: http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=468
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About 3000 years ago the Coastal Miwok Indians used Angel Island for fishing and hunting. It’s modern history began with the exploration of the island by Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala. It has also served as the location of a cattle ranch and an army base.
Angel Island is sometimes referred to as the "Ellis Island of the West". Many of the immigrants from Asia who came here looking for the American dream were processed through here. Unlike Ellis Island, however, the process did not take a matter of hours or days but frequently weeks or months. This made the facility more of a detention center, especially for Chinese who came here after 1882. The place where they were processed and housed, along with most of the island, has been made into a state park.
I got to Angel Island, along with my nephew, his soon to be bride, his parents and a large number of his and her friends via a ferry from Pier 39 in San Francisco. The trip was great as we passed Alcatraz Island, saw some great views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco skyline and settled into a little cove on Angel Island.
Written Dec 18, 2009
Phone: (415) 435-5390
Website: http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=468
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AOn a clear day on Angel Island from atop Mt. Livermore hikers can view the Golden Gate, Bay, Richmond/San Rafael, San Mateo and Dumbarton bridges often being referred as a 5 bridge day.
This gem of the California State Park system offers panoramic vistas of the entire Bay including the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Skyline, Marin, and Mt. Tamalpais.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
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You can also use your own boat to get to Angel Island. They have docking space and even an area that looks like a olace to practice driving your boat.
Updated Dec 18, 2009
Phone: (415) 435-5390
Website: http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=468
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One of the main ways to get to Angel Island is via ferry boat from Pier 41. The round trip takes about 3 hours and costs $8.45 per person. The trip itself is fun and interesting with nice views of Angel Island and the San Francisco skyline. You also pass by Alcatraz Island. Well worth the time and money. Tickets can be purchased online or at the kiosk by Pier 39. Buy two one way tickets, they are valid for any departure for 6 months.
Updated Dec 17, 2009
Phone: (415) 705-8200
Website: http://www.sanfranciscotours.us/tours/index.cfm
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There is a 5 mile hiking trail on Angel Island. It is not a very easy trail as it rises several hundred feet in elevation and is steep in places. You do, however, get to see some of the more interesting historical sites and you get a great view from the top of Mount Caroline Livermore. I walked only a short distance on the trail, as I was here for the picnic.
Equipment: Good walking shoes, water, a hat, sunscreen.
Written Dec 18, 2009
Phone: (415) 435-5390
Website: http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=468
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