WikipediaPoint Reyes National Seashore: Point Reyes National Seashore is a 70,000-acre park preserve located on the Point Reyes Peninsula in Marin County, California, USA. As a national seashore, it is maintained by the US National Park Service as a nationally important nature preserve within which existing agricultural uses are allowed to continue. Clem Miller, a US Congressman from Marin... (see full Point Reyes National Seashore Wikipedia article)
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Tomales Point at Point Reyes National Seashore
Glorious views and grazing elk await at Point Reyes National Seashore. Moderate 10-mile hike.
Glorious views and grazing elk await at Point Reyes National Seashore. Moderate 10-mile hike.
Moderate:
5.1 miles, half day
It's nearly impossible to get lost on the way to Tomales Point, a rocky fingernail of land poking into the Pacific Ocean north of San Francisco. And that's a shame, because...
Popular Trips in Point Reyes National Seashore
Instead of snow camping in Yosemite this weekend (we were dangerously underprepared), David and I decided to camp out at Point Reyes. We left San Francisco around 7am Saturaday morning, drove to the visitor's center, grabbed our permit and were on the trail just before 10am. The hike to the camp was a bit longer than we had judged on the map (we ended up going about 14 miles a day when...
Fourth of July weekend and the crowds were out. But I immediately veered off to head up Mt. Wittenberg and lost nearly everyone. Only saw the occassional hiker after that. Great July weather -- which is to say foggy -- and perfect for a hike. Point Reyes always offers great sites and a lot of options. In this case I took Mt. Wittenberg to Sky Trail to Coast Trail and back up...
With my wife's and 1st-grader daughter's "ski week" both coinciding with Presidents Day, Debbie decided to take the kids to Cleveland for the week so they could hang out with their grandparents and cousins. I couldn't afford the entire week off work, but I could take one day off -- and so plans were born for a three-day (Sunday to Tuesday) backpacking trip somewhere. My first thought was the Skyline-to-the-Sea trail, but...
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Make sure you know how far you are hiking before you start--or make sure you bring extra feet.
by chris
in Backpacking in Point Reyes
on Dec 22, 2009 at 12:38:48 am
There are a lot of options when hiking in Point Reyes. If you wanted to extend this one to about 14 miles you could take the Woodward Way trail which dumps out further North up the coast. If you don't mind crowds, check out Arch Rock which intersects the Bear Valley Trail at the ocean. As always, bring layers in the Springtime -- you'll be hot on the way up, cold on the way down.
by dano23
in Bear Valley Loop - Point Reyes
on Jul 05, 2009 at 08:06:19 pm
There's no water available at the Palomarin Trailhead, so if you need to fill up do it at the Bear Valley Visitors Center when you get your permit.The trails were quite soft and even downright muddy. Many also had issues with downed trees. Be prepared to scramble and wallow.As you approach Wildcat Camp from the south, there's a sign claiming that there's a water source in the middle of the camp. Not true -- water at all the campgrounds is actually near the vault toilets, and can be found by looking for a 2'x3' mostly-blank brown sign.Water provided in the camps is typically potable, so a full filtration system isn't really necessary (bring iodine just in case). Unfortunately, the treatment they use seems to add something of a sickly sweetness to the water.If you're in a small group and plan on staying at Glen, request campsites 5, 6, or 7. Definitely stay away from 8, and watch out for the group sites.
by navratil
in Pt. Reyes Backpacking
on Feb 17, 2010 at 02:42:56 pm
Check the tides at the visitor center before trying this as the tide can be pretty hide and reach the cliffs.
by Vaudesir
in Wildcat Camp to Alamere Falls
on Jan 19, 2009 at 04:34:38 pm
