Angel Island Sp Campground

Angel Island Sp Campground

Season for Peak Fees: 05/15 to 09/15

In the middle of San Francisco Bay sits Angel Island State Park, offeringspectacular views of the San Francisco skyline, the Marin Headlands andMount Tamalpais. The island is also alive with history. Three thousandyears ago the island was a fishing and hunting site for Coastal MiwokIndians. It was later a haven for Spanish explorer Juan de Ayala, acattle ranch, and a U.S. Army post. From 1910 to 1940, the islandprocessed thousands of immigrants. During World War II, Japanese andGerman POWs were held on the island, which was also used as a jumping-offpoint for American soldiers returning from the Pacific. In the '50s and'60s, the island was home to a Nike missile base. Today, there are twoactive Coast Guard stations - at Point Blunt and Point Stuart - on theisland. Angel Island became a State Park in 1958.

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• 8 a.m. to sunset

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