ADDRESS

Point Reyes National Seashore
1 Bear Valley Rd
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956

HOURS

Open Year Round
6:00am – 12:00am, daily
Lighthouse Visitor Center and Stairs
10:00am – 4:30pm, Friday - Monday

CONTACT

(415) 464-5100
Point Reyes National Seashore

AMENITIES

Camping, Lodging, Picnic Facilities, Restrooms, Trails, Wheelchair Accessible

From its thunderous ocean breakers crashing against rocky headlands and expansive sand beaches to its open grasslands, brushy hillsides, and forested ridges, Point Reyes offers visitors over 1500 species of plants and animals to discover. Home to several cultures over thousands of years, the Seashore preserves a tapestry of stories and interactions of people.

Engaging in the longest migration of any mammal, the California gray whale swims 16,000 kilometers (10,000 miles) each year, spending about one third of its life migrating from the cold, nutrient-rich waters of Alaska, to the warm, shallow lagoons of Baja California. Along the way, these incredible animals can often be seen from the shores of Point Reyes.

At Point Reyes National Seashore, the peak of the southern migration usually occurs in mid-January and that of the northern migration in mid-March. Late April and early May afford the opportunity to see mothers and calves close to shore.

WHICH ANIMALS YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE

COMMONLY SEEN

MAP AND DIRECTIONS

VIEWING GUIDE

View our guide on how to watch marine animals from shore.

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