Cost of field trip is approximately $35 for ferry and Angel Island entrance fees (plus shared Uber fees) to be paid directly by the attendee.
Visit and explore Angel Island and the Angel Island Immigration station which has two main museums, the Detention Barracks Museum, and the Immigration Museum. The barracks provides visitors with a history of immigration detention and exclusion at Angel Island from 1910 to 1940. Visitors observe the recreated living conditions for the 300,000 detainees who were held for weeks, months, and years on Angel Island. The Immigration Museum is housed in the former hospital. It features the personal stories of immigrants, and historical and contemporary immigration policies and social issues.
Attendees of the field trip should meet promptly at 9:30 am in the San Francisco Hilton Hotel lobby to share Ubers to the San Francisco Ferry Terminal (SFFT) located at 1 Ferry Building at Embarcadero and Market . The ferry departs for Angel Island at 10:15 am. Attendees of the field trip will purchase their own round-trip tickets to Tiburon/Angel Island in person at the San Francisco Ferry Terminal from the ticket machines located at Gate C. The roundtrip ticket price which includes the state park entrance fee is approximately $35.00. Food is available for purchase at the Angel Island Café. https://www.goldengate.org/ferry/angel-island-ferry/
This field trip can accommodate 30 people. Attendees should bring food and water with them, which our tour guide can safely store in the kitchen located at Angel Island. Masks are required indoors. Prepare for cool weather and wear walking shoes.
Our tour will be conducted by the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (AIISF), a 501c3 that works closely with state parks to facilitate access and education about Angel Island.
Itinerary:
Gather in lobby of San Francisco Hilton 9:30am: Field trip attendees meet in conference hotel lobby and walk to Ferry Building together. WIP session attendees should come to hotel lobby as quickly as possible after their session.
10:15am: Board ferry to Angel Island
10:45am: Arrive at Angel Island
11:00am: Our tour guide greets us and takes the group on a one mile walk through Angel Island.
12:00pm - 2:30pm: Our tour guide leads and provides historical education on the barracks, museum, and additional structures.
2:30pm: Walk back to ferry
3:20pm: Ferry returns to Ferry Building
3:50pm: Ferry arrives at Ferry Building. Walk back to hotel.