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This website is brought to you by the Angel
Island Association,
in cooperation with the California Department of Parks and
Recreation.
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Park Highlights: |
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of park activities was updated 04/26/08.
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| Applications for the Angel Island Living History Program
for the 2008-2009 school year are now being accepted. This program provides an overnight
experience on Angel Island for school groups focusing on becoming an 1800's
army recruit for 24 hours. Please review the
program information and complete the
online application if your school is interested in participating. The
application is due by May 1, 2008 and selections will be announced June 1. |
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Shop online at the AIA
Gift Shop which features books and
souvenir items unique to Angel Island. Several items were added this
summer, including a new pin, patch, and magnet featuring Ayala Cove, along with a
topographical map of Angel Island on a bandana and a foam visor. Your purchases
support the preservation, restoration, and interpretive efforts of AIA. |
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The State park has closed access
to the Immigration Station Barracks and grounds during renovation.
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presentations continue to be available, but without access to the buildings,
which is now scheduled to open in early 2009. If you are visiting Angel Island
specifically to get an Immigration Station tour, please contact the
State Park Volunteer Coordinator (send email to the
Volunteer Coordinator or call
415-435-3522) to verify staffing plans for your date. |
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the progress of the project! Updated 8/16/07
with the restoration results, now complete. Interpretive work is underway,
but photos of progress are not yet available.
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 The Angel Island Association (AIA)
supports preservation, restoration, and interpretation at Angel Island State Park,
including the time and costs associated with developing and maintaining
this website. Your financial support is always welcome. Make a
tax-deductible donation
using a secure PayPal Process. Learn more
about how you can help the AIA and the park. |
| If you lived here prior to 1985, please contact us
via our Past Connections page. We would
love to hear from you! |
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Angel Island State Park - Overview
Angel Island is a hilly, grass and forest-covered
island, the largest in San Francisco Bay. It is located one mile from the
Tiburon Peninsula. The park covers 740 acres and is 788 feet high at the
top of Mt. Livermore. It provides
spectacular views of Marin County, San Francisco, and the Golden Gate, and
the entire Bay Area. In addition to recreational facilities (hiking,
biking, camping, boating), it is rich in historical significance.
For over six thousand years, it was used by
Miwok Indians as a fishing and hunting site. For
almost 100 years - stretching from the Civil War
to the Cold War - the island
housed a variety of military installations, including supporting troops on
their way to and from the Pacific Theaters in WWI and
WWII. It also played a major role in the settlement of the West,
serving both as a Public Health Service Quarantine
Station, and an Immigration Station.
Today, trails and fire roads provide easy access to the
whole island, including many historic sites and breathtaking views. Tours
are available at many of the historic sites, especially on weekend days
during the high season from April to October or November. |
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Island Information:
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AIA and State Park Contact information:
(Enter the address below into your mail program and change
'at' to @.)
Specific questions about tours or facilities: aivc@parks.ca.gov
General questions or comments:
AIA at angelisland.org
Questions or comments about the web site:
Webm at angelisland.org
The site is designed and managed by: Lynn Eichinger LE at angelisland.org
Angel Island Association * P.O. Box 866 * Tiburon, CA 94920 *
(415) 435-3972 * (415) 435-2950 (fax)
The Angel Island Association is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
The Angel Island Association (AIA) supports
preservation, restoration, and interpretation at Angel Island State Park,
including the time and costs associated with developing and maintaining
this website. Your financial support is always welcome.
Angel Island State
Park * P.O. Box 318 * Tiburon, CA 94920 * Information line: (415) 435-1915
Volunteer Office: (415) 435-3522 * Rangers: (415)
435-5390
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