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Angel Island State Park
Located 10 miles off the coast of San Francisco, this state park is the largest natural island in the Bay.
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Angel Island State Park Details
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.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Angel Island State Park
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2.5 mi away
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island, home to the infamous prison bearing the same name, is San Francisco's top tourist attraction and part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
3.2 mi away
Fort Baker
Originally built as an army post in the early 1900s, this military fort is mostly known as being the headquarters for the 91st division army for WWI and WWII.
3.9 mi away
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Ships of every size, design, and purpose comprise the main collection at this park.
4.0 mi away
Presidio & the Golden Gate Bridge
No trip to San Francisco would be complete with cycling along the waterfront.
4.4 mi away
Fort Point National Historic Site
Dubbed the "Gibraltar of the West," Fort Point was built to defend San Francisco Bay, completed in 1861 on the south side of the bay's entrance at the Golden Gate.
