• Visitor during the evening tour of Alcatraz gaze into the many cells that line up the corridor known as

    Alcatraz Island

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  • Alcatraz Historic Preservation Projects

    Between 2011 and 2013, we are spending significant resources to make improvements to both the visitor experience and also to preserve the many historic buildings on the island. More »

Maps

Thumbnail map for Alcatraz Island.

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ALCATRAZ ISLAND MAP

This is a general map of the island showing various structures. For your safety, please listen to the announcements at the dock, since various areas of the island are closed to the public depending on the season.

Open the PDF of the island map by clicking here.

 

HISTORIC MAPS AND BLUEPRINTS OF ALCATRAZ

This PDF file is from Erwin N. Thompson's Historic Resource Study, The Rock. It contains numerious maps of Alcatraz from various periods of its history.| Note that some of the maps are truncated due to the limitations of our hardware to convert documents to PDF.

Click here to downlaod the file.

 
Pier 33 Map

Did You Know?

American Indians on Alcatraz Island.

Every year thousands of American Indians return to Alcatraz Island to honor the veterans of the 1969 occupation by Indians of All Tribes and to continue their political struggle for self determination.