There is a field trip fee of $30 which will include ferry transportation, an optional guided tour of the Immigration Barracks and Museum, and snacks (participants are encouraged to bring a water bottle, additional food or money to purchase food).
The field trip to Angel Island will build on the section’s main program theme of transportation by utilizing multiple modes to get to and around the island. We will also discuss climate migration while there during a guided tour, as the island served as a gateway to the US.
Attendees of the field trip should meet in the San Francisco Hilton Hotel lobby at 10:00 am to depart hotel on foot and continue on foot or ride public transportation (via street car or BART) to San Francisco Ferry Terminal; take ferry to Angel Island, hike/bike to Immigration Station, guided tour, free time to bike or hike, return to San Francisco via ferry. At the conclusion of the return ferry back to San Francisco, participants will share Ubers or public transportation (via street car or BART) back to the San Francisco Hilton.