Angel Island State Park

Located 10 miles off the coast of San Francisco, this state park is the largest natural island in the Bay. Although its history dates back three thousand years, it's now an outdoor paradise for hiking, cycling, and camping. It also boasts some of the best views of the city skyline, Alcatraz Island, and even into Marin County. The island was originally a fishing and hunting area for the Miwok Native American tribe. However, it was also used as a cattle ranch and a military camp during the Civil War, WWI, and WWII. Prisoners of War were held on the island as well. And in the 1950s and 1960s, it was the site of a Nike Missile Base.