Get Involved

Looking for how to get involved? Browse through the website navigation or the links below to find opportunities.

  • Volunteer: About 2.5 million visitors annually enjoy Point Reyes National Seashore's wildlands and opportunities for recreation and solitude. You can enrich your experience by volunteering. Over the last few years, volunteers have contributed over 50,000 hours removing nonnative plant species, monitoring wildlife, providing information to visitors, working at the Morgan Horse Ranch, protecting the resources, cleaning up and monitoring beaches, and maintaining the trails.
  • Work With Us: Currently, there are over 400 areas within the National Park system, with over 15,000 permanent employees and 5,000 temporary and seasonal employees. The types of jobs available within the National Park Service are as diverse as the parks themselves.
  • Planning: Find planning projects at Point Reyes National Seashore, including Environmental Impact Statements, Environmental Assessments, management plans, and decision documents.
  • Do Business with Us: Information about obtaining a contract to do work for the park or a commercial use authorization.
 
Three snowy plovers at the edge of vegetation on a sandy beach.
Snowy Plover Docent Training

Saturday, May 4. Become a Snowy Plover Docent and help educate visitors about the natural history and protection of the snowy plovers.

Seven youth wearing yellow hard hats and khaki-colored shirts shovel dirt from a trail.
Join the Youth Conservation Corps

Point Reyes NS is now accepting applications for the Youth Conservation Corps 2024 Summer Program.

A woman wearing a khaki-colored shirt stands behind an information desk while assisting a visitors.
Volunteer in a Visitor Center

Visitor Services Volunteers help to strengthen the connection with and foster stewardship of Point Reyes among park visitors.

An aerial photo of a long green peninsula of land, with steep cliffsides and sandy beaches.
Tomales Point Area Plan

The public scoping comment period closed on September 25, 2023. Check back in spring 2024 for the Environmental Assessment comment period.

A woman holding a bucket and a girl with a trash grabber pick up litter in a coastal sand dune.
Conservation At Home

People interested in helping protect water, air, and wildlife can do a variety of things at home.

Spaletta (C) Ranch with the Point Reyes Headlands in the background.
General Management Plan Amendment

Two-year interim leases for beef and dairy ranching are now posted.

Images of the covers of eight management plans for Point Reyes National Seashore.
Park Planning

The NPS produces a variety of management plans and other documents pertaining to the planning, management, and operation of the park.

Last updated: March 11, 2024

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Contact Info

Mailing Address:

1 Bear Valley Road
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956

Phone:

415-464-5100
This number will initially be answered by an automated attendant, from which one can opt to access a name directory, listen to recorded information about the park (e.g., directions to the park; visitor center hours of operation; fire danger information; wildlife updates; ranger-led programs; seasonal events; etc.), or speak with a ranger. Please note that if you are calling between 4:30 pm and 10 am, park staff may not be available to answer your call.

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