Angel Island Tour & Hike

Date: February 24, 2018 (Saturday)
Location: Angel Island
Meet: Sycamore Valley Park and Ride. Leaving 8:00 a.m. SHARP!
Return: Approximately 6:00 p.m. depending on traffic. Scouts will be driven home.
Cost: $48 per participant. Includes transportation, park entrance fee, guided tour, pastry and ice cream.
Attire: Class B
Detail: Scouts should have a day pack with at least 2 liters of water and bag lunch. Event limited to first 5 driving adults and 20 scouts.
Required: Permission slip due Feb 13th, 2018

Angel Island State Park, the largest natural island in the San Francisco Bay, offers some of the best views of the surrounding Bay Area. From 1910 to 1940, the U.S. Immigration Station processed hundreds of thousands of immigrants, the majority from China. During World War II, Japanese, and German POWs were detained at the Station before being sent to facilities farther inland. During this event, scouts will have the opportunity to have a guided tour of the immigration station as well as hike up to the top of the island. They will also have a ferry ride to and from the island, a fresh baked pastry before the ferry ride, and an ice cream cone after returning from the island. This is a wonderful opportunity to not only get out in the fresh air and beauty of the Bay Area during an approximately 5 mile hike, but also experience some of the rich history of this culturally diverse area we live in.

For more information, contact Mr Alexander at pete.alexander@gmail.com or 925-915-0364.

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