Point Reyes

National Seashore California

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Operational Changes Took Effect on May 1

The Lighthouse Visitor Center is now only open Fridays through Mondays. The Kenneth C. Patrick Visitor Center will be closed through late December 2013. More »

2013 Harbor Seal Pupping Season Closures

From March 1 through June 30, the park implements closures of certain Tomales Bay beaches and Drakes Estero to water-based recreation to protect harbor seals during the pupping season. Please avoid disturbing seals to ensure a successful pupping season. More »

Fire Education - Publications

Park Publications

Fire & Fuels - 2002 (park newspaper)

Eucalyptus - 2006 (park newspaper)

Pacific West Region Fire and Fuels Management Program Publications

Prescribed Fire in Pacific West Parks - 2004 (1,817 KB PDF)

Safety, Science, Stewardship: Annual Report of the Pacific West Region Fire and Fuels Management Program for 2003 - February 2004

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Special Section in Bay Nature Magazine

Cover of Bay Nature Magazine July - September 2005

Out of the Flames: Point Reyes Ten Years After the Vision Fire, July – September 2005 (html)

Out of the Flames: Point Reyes Ten Years After the Vision Fire, July – September 2005 (3,144 KB PDF)

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Special Sections in the Marin Independent Journal

Do You Have Defensible Space? -
August 23, 2003

NOTE: The phone number for the Marin County Fire Department public information line posted on page 4 is incorrect. The correct phone number is (415) 499-7191.