Snowy Plover Docent Training is May 4, 2024. Apply today! photo credit: NPS/Matt Lau
Volunteer
Many organizations in Point Reyes depend on volunteers. One of the best ways to learn about a place is to volunteer.
Tickets are selling fast for the Point Reyes Birding & Nature Festival on April 19-21
Events
Support the local organizations that keep Point Reyes thriving by attending events, fundraisers, and immersive classes.
The annual Northern Elephant Seal breeding season is winding down. Weaned pups are the last to leave. A group basking on the ramp outside the Historic Lifeboat Station.
Trails
Two converging tectonic plates, the Pacific and the North American, create an area rich in geologic interest and teeming with plants and animals. Hike the more than 50 trails that cover 150+ miles.
Drakes Beach
Beaches
Point Reyes has beaches on three sides of the peninsula. Ocean-facing beaches are on the west and south sides, and beaches lining the east and west sides of Tomales Bay. There’s something for everyone — from intense surfing to leisurely sunbathing and bonfires.
Featured hike: Bolinas Ridge Trail South
Visit the lush Redwood forest at the south end of the Bolinas Ridge Trail to find early spring wildflowers including California Fetid Adderstongue, Pacific Trillium, and Pacific Hound’s Tongue. Dogs are allowed on leash and bikes are allowed.
A few parking spots are available across the road from the trail on Bolinas-Fairfax Road.
The trail is a mix of Douglas fir and Redwood forest interspersed with exposed rocky chaparral terrain. Watch for early spring wildflowers in the first part of the trail, and flowering huckleberry and manzanita in the drier chaparral areas. Stop and turn around at any point before the McCurdy Trail which is 3.3 miles from the south end.
Hiking calendar 2024
A new trail every month.
Looking for hiking ideas? Let this hiking calendar by your guide to get out and go hiking on the trails in the Point Reyes National Seashore. A new hike every month along with seasonal highlights and ways to engage more deeply.
By the numbers.
point reyes live webcam
How cold & foggy is it now?
Point Reyes live webcam should really be called a "fogcam". Point Reyes is the second foggiest place in the world with more than 200 foggy days a year. Grand Banks, Newfoundland is the foggiest.
In addition, close to real-time photos are available from cameras located on Black Mountain, Mount Barnabe, and Mount Vision courtesy of AlertWildfire.org.
National Weather Service 7-day forecasts for Point Reyes.
Nature observations
What was seen today in Point Reyes?
You can contribute to citizen science by adding observations (photos) to the California Academy of Science's iNaturalist app or website.
It's easy, fun, and turns hikes into treasure hunts. Pausing to take photos may slow down your hike, but it will increase your curiosity about all the living things around you. Give it a try!
