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SF BAY AREA DAY TRIP ADVENTURE
Destination: Angel Island
Ferry To Angel Island, Hike Around The Island To The Immigration Station, Summit Angel Island, And Explore The Visitor Center
This is part of a series of family-oriented day trip outings around the San Francisco Bay Area I look forward to enjoying with my kids once social distancing and shelter in place isn’t the norm any longer.
Destination: Angel Island
- Ferry to Angel Island
- Hike around the island to the Immigration Station
- Summit Angel Island
- Explore the Visitor Center
Angel Island is one of those spots like Alcatraz that locals don’t seem to visit unless someone sets out to see it. My first time there was about 3 years ago after my brother-in-law told me about a camping trip he took there. From his guidance, I set out to do the same with my kids, 2 nights and 3 days on Angel Island.
You must carry everything with you, so we set ourselves up for a backpacking trip. After riding Caltrain to downtown San Francisco and taking the F-Line around to Pier 41, we caught the Blue and Gold Fleet ferry to Angel Island. Arriving on the island, we hiked…
