Bull Point, Point Reyes National Seashore
Jul 06 2025
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Leaders: Ann Elliott & Delynne Cullen
Please sign up for this field trip on Meetup beginning July 1. Limit: 20
Trip description: As June turns into July and most of the county dries up, we head to cooler, wetter Bull Point on Point Reyes. What looks to most like just another cow pasture turns into a haven for summer plants, several of them rare. Some plants we hope to encounter include the fragrant and rare Pt. Reyes horkelia (Horkelia marinensis), large-flowered linanthus (Leptosiphon grandoflorus), white bog Orchid (Platanthera dilatata), marsh harebell (Eastwoodiella californica), coast lily (Lilium maritimum), leopard lily (Lilium pardalinum), and Point Reyes checker bloom (Sidalcea calycosa ssp. rhizomata) – the perennial subspecies, rare and known only from a few swampy areas of the coastline. Habitats range from freshwater marsh to coastal dunes. We will wander a bit, so it is hard to tell distance, but less than 3 miles. There is almost no elevation change. We will often be off trail and on uneven, sometimes boggy terrain. Expect wet feet.
See the Bull Point plant list
Directions: Meet at the Bull Point Trail in Point Reyes National Seashore.