Kayaking Angel Island
Angel Island is the largest Island in the San Francisco Bay and a kayak tour there promises adventure and history. Steep rocky cliffs blend into forested hillsides, and sandy beaches making excellent kayak landing spots.
World War I & II era buildings dot the landscape and are game for post-lunch explorations. Angel Island, originally inhabited by the Miwok Indians, first became home for military installations during the civil war. Military use ended after World War II, but the buildings remain for us to contemplate what it was like in the "olden days". On our kayak tour we stop for lunch at the West Garrison, a civil war era assemblage of buildings, where the annual Living History Day "The Battle for Angel Island" takes place in June. Parts of the festivities include the firing of an old cannon and a mock invasion by sea.
Your kayak tour will begin in Sausalito where you paddle among anchored sailing vessels and then head into Raccoon Strait for a real open bay experience. Views of downtown San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge are all the more thrilling from the unique perspective in your kayak. Large, stable double sea kayaks partner with your experienced guides to ensure the safest journey even for beginning paddlers.
For the more adventurous kayaker, we can arrange a guided kayak camping trip on Angel Island and stay at a scenic kayak campsite near the beach. Angel Island has a lot to offer and we welcome you to explore it by kayak and good company with Outback Adventures!