Current as of June 2016

United States Immigration Station at Angel Island (USIS)

The U.S. Immigration Station is approximately a 1.5 mile walk from the ferry dock at Ayala Cove. Use of Northridge Trail, including the 144 steps to Perimeter Road is the shortest and most direct way to the Immigration Station. Shuttle service from the Angel Island Café may be available but is weather and seasonally dependent. For more information on shuttle service, please contact the Angel Island Café at (415) 435-3392 or visit them online at www.angelisland.com.

GENERAL MUSEUM ADMISSION

Museum Hours: Wednesday through Sunday

11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Admission Fees:
Adults (18 & Over)                     $5.00
Youth (6-17 Years)                    $3.00
Child (5 & Under)                       Free

Tickets can be purchased at the admissions desk located inside the main entrance (top of the long staircase) to the Immigration Station Barracks the day of your visit. No reservations are required. The Park accepts cash or check payable to California State Parks.

GUIDED TOURS Subject to change at anytime

Tour reservations are available for groups of 5 or more.

Tour Schedule
Tours are available: 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:45 PM.

The 1:45 p.m. tour option is available on weekends or for school groups with advanced reservations. (Nov 1 - Mar 31)

Admission fee payment can be made at the USIS. CASH or CHECK ONLY

For reservations, please complete the Tour Reservation form and email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 415-435-5537. The Tour Coordinator will contact to confirm or answer any tour request.

Tour Fees

General Groups:

Tour maximum: 30 people
Cost per person: $7 adults, $5 children (5-11 yrs.)
Tour Length: approx. 1 hour 20 minutes

Reserved School Groups:

Tour maximum: 35 people (including chaperones) 
Cost per person: $3 
Tour Length: approx. 1 hour

FERRY FEES

Ferry fees are not included in tour costs and are paid separately to the ferry company of your choosing. Please note ferry schedule departure and arrival times. For an updated ferry schedule, please contact the ferry companies directly.

If you are a (K-12) school group you may be eligible for a reduced ferry ticket price. Please contact the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to inquire about your groups eligibility.

Many of the facilities at the Angel Island United States Immigration Station are ADA accessible. Please contact the park office for additional information (415)-435-5390.

To inquire about available scholarships for visiting AIUSIS, please contact the Angel Island Conservancy.

ACCESSIBILITY

Just about everything at the immigration station (IS) is accessible now, though the grounds are steep so it's ideal if someone who uses a wheelchair can get assistance in the hillier sections of the immigration station. The ferries have ramps and crews from SF or Tiburon can make sure you can get on and off the ferry. Once on the island, the shuttle has wheelchair accessibility (check with the Angel Island Company to confirm). Visitors who wish to walk but don't want to take the stairs up the hill from the ferry dock can take the long way to the immigration station, walking up the road past the Visitors Center before turning left on the main road. It is steeper than a wheelchair ramp, so take this route only if you have someone to push you up the steeper parts. This adds about 1/2 a mile to the shorter but inaccessible walk up the stairs near Ayala Cove.

There are ramps throughout the exterior of the immigration station, which allow access to the different parts of the site, and there is a lift that allows one to get into the historic barracks. Inside, there is an elevator so there is easy access to both floors of the building. Only certain areas like the historic bathrooms in the building are inaccessible. The exterior bathrooms that are open to the public are ADA accessible.

HIKING
The shortest route is to walk up the Northridge Trail (trail head at Ayala Cove dock area), the trail starts off with 144 trail stairs, turn left when you reach the paved Perimeter Road and travel approximately one mile along the road to the USIS.  The USIS is on the left side and there are signs to direct you down the hill into the site.  
Approximate walking time: 30-40 minutes

To avoid the stairs walk towards the Visitor Center in Ayala Cove and follow the road up the hill, turning left when the road 'T's, the walk is approximately 1.5 miles.
Approximate walking time: 1 hour

BIKING
Follow the green "Bike Route" signs from Ayala Cove up to the Perimeter Road, make a sharp left (u-turn) at the top of the bike trail and continue on the Perimeter Road until you reach the USIS.  Visitors should expect to bike 1½ miles to the USIS, bicycles must be secured at the top of the hill into the site.  Due to steep terrain and vehicle traffic, bicycles are not permitted on the USIS grounds.  
Approximate biking time: 20 minutes

IMMIGRATION STATION SHUTTLE
Immigration shuttle service is available for a fee, to and from Ayala Cove (ferry landing) and the USIS.  Designed to get you there in time for scheduled tours and pick you up after the tour is completed. Contact the Angel Island Company at www.angelisland.com for cost and schedule.  (Don't confuse the shuttle with the tram!  The tram is a one hour tour around the island, the shuttle is a ride to the USIS.)

OFF-SEASON SHUTTLE
The Angel Island Company has a limited schedule from November thru February, if you have special accessibility needs getting to the USIS please contact the Angel Island Company at least 1 week in advance.