SCHEDULE - Angel Island

Take a Blue & Gold Fleet ferry to Angel Island. A California State Park and Wildlife preserve, Angel Island is one of the finest historical sites in the Bay Area and includes military garrisons and compounds from every major war dating back to the U.S. Civil War. Also known as the "Ellis Island of the West”, Angel Island's Immigration Station was the first stop for millions of Pacific Basin, Asian and Russian immigrants entering the United States. A day trip to Angel Island will provide a quick overview; however return visits are recommended to explore all that the island has to offer. For more about special events, tours on Angel Island and ferries from San Francisco, Oakland/Alameda and Vallejo, visit the "Angel Island Schedule" link below.

The official park concessionaire, the Angel Island Company, offers a variety of visitor services in the island's Ayala Cove area. Seasonal services include: economical mountain bike rentals, naturalist-led kayak tours, a one-hour, audio-enhanced Tram Tour of island historic sites, and a moderately priced menu of food and beverages at the Cove Cafe. Scroll down for Cove Cafe schedule. Explore the island on a Segway Tour, a professionally guided 45-minute or 2-hour tour. The company also offers special catering and recreational equipment rentals for groups and picnics. See the Angel Island Company website for more details. Only service animals are allowed on the island.

Angel Island ferry tickets from San Francisco can be purchased online (redeemable at the Self-Service Kiosk outside Blue and Gold Fleet Ticket Booth at PIER 39), the PIER 39 Box Office or Bay Crossings Store at the San Francisco Ferry Building. Angel Island ferry tickets from Alameda and Oakland can only be purchased onboard respective ferries. Vallejo to Angel Island ticket are available at Vallejo Terminal Ticket Office.

Note: For passengers departing from and returning to San Francisco's Pier 41 or the San Francisco Ferry Building, please make sure to purchase two (2) one-way tickets. Tickets are valid for any departure time for up to six (6) months from date of purchase and are non-refundable.

Come see the newly restored Immigration Station...Now Open!

United States Immigration Station, Angel Island
Guided and Self Guided Tours

The majority of the Detention Barracks are available by guided tour only. RM 105 will be open for a self-guided experience when staff is available. The US Immigration grounds are open to the public during park hours 8am-sunset daily. Visitors may look at the interpretive panels and displays that are outside.

Weekend tour reservations are still available for groups of ten or more from April through the end of October. See schedule below. Please email aivc@parks.ca.gov for reservations. Groups of less than ten can purchase tour tickets on a first come, first serve basis at the Cove Cafe on Angel Island. Tours are not recommended for children under 10.

 Tickets can be purchased online (service charges apply), at our Box Office at PIER 39, or on board the ferry.  You can avoid the long summer and weekend ticket lines at PIER 39 by purchasing online and picking up your tickets at our self-service kiosk located at our PIER 39 box office. 

NOTE: you will need to have a print-out of your confirmation page in order to pick-up prepaid tickets at the kiosk, box office or on board the ferry. If you are boarding at the Ferry Building you should purchase tickets at the Bay Crossings store or on board the ferry.