Angel Island (Mount Livermore)
San Francisco Bay (ferry from Tiburon) · near Tiburon · SF Bay Area
Hiking
At a glance
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Route type
- loop
- Distance
- 6 miles
- Elevation gain
- 900 ft
- Time needed
- day
- Best season
- Year-round · Best on clear days for the 360° Bay panorama; check winter ferry schedule
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- Yes
- How the permit works
- FERRY-ONLY access (Angel Island–Tiburon ~10 min, or SF ferries). Round-trip fare ~$15–20 includes the State Park day-use fee. Reserve ahead on weekends; last return boat is early evening. No private dogs on ferries/island.
- How hard the permit is to get
- 1 of 5
What is here
- Features
- Unobstructed 360° Bay view from Mt. Livermore (788 ft) · Immigration Station history · Civil War/Nike military sites · Car-free island
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- No
Hiking detail
- Intl tip
- Plan around the ferry timetable first, hike second — confirm the last return boat before you set out, and book tickets online on summer weekends.
The guide
A car-free island in the middle of San Francisco Bay with the single best 360-degree panorama of the region from the 788-foot M…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Angel Island (Mount Livermore) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.8697, -122.4326