Drakes Bay Oyster Company Special Use Permit Environmental Impact Statement

The National Park Service is developing an Environmental Impact Statement to evaluate potential issuance of a Special Use Permit for commercial operations within Drakes Estero. The comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement closed on December 9, 2011.

Improvements to Park Camping Reservation System On the Way

Visitors will now be able to make online reservations for backcountry and boat-in campsites in the Seashore. Service for campers will improve by moving the three month window of reservation currently used, to six months. The transition takes place on February 22, 2012 to allow reservations for Memorial Day weekend to be processed via the new system.

Events for late January through February

Weekends & Holidays, through mid-April - Winter Shuttle Bus System, Journey of the Whales, Experience Gray Whales, and Experience Elephant Seals
December & January - Coho Salmon Spawning Season
Feb. 11 - Kule Loklo Workday
Feb. 12 - Habitat Restoration Program Workdays
Feb. 16 - Save Native Plant Habitat with the Third Thursday Weeders
Weekdays January 13 through April 5 - Art Exhibit: "California Art Club Celebrates 50 Years of Point Reyes National Seashore"
Point Reyes Field Institute' Class Calendar

Public document Reading Room and Online Portal to share Seashore records

Point Reyes National Seashore is embarking on an innovative effort to make park documents and data available to the public as part of our continued efforts to improve public understanding of research and management activities.