Alcatraz Island offers a close-up look at the site of the first lighthouse and US fort on the West Coast, the infamous federal
penitentiary long off-limits to the public, and the 18 month occupation by Indians of All Tribes which saved the tribes.
Rich in history, there is also a natural side to the Rock - gardens, tide pools, bird colonies, and bay views beyond compare.
Filmed In San Francisco:
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Tagline for the Film: "No one has ever escaped from Alcatraz... And no one ever will!"
Clint Eastwood stars as Frank Morris, a convict who was sent to prison on Alcatraz. Although no one had ever excaped from Alcatraz, Clint Eastwood or Frank Morris does.
Frank Morris was a clever bank robber whose calculating mind was able to devise a plan. Of course here in the twentieth centery, people swim from Alcatraz to shore all the time.
Tide charts help.
Alcatraz prison which is supposedly escape-proof with prisoners scheming to get out is the number one visited National Park. San Francisco Bay Swims have become extremely
popular. People travel from all over the world to plunge into the 50ish degree water here and swim to shore. Some without wetsuits!!!
