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Point Reyes National Seashore
Laws & Policies

On this page, you will find the legislation establishing Point Reyes National Seashore and designating Wilderness within the National Seashore, along with documents detailing the Rules and Regulations for the National Seashore. Check out our Park Regulations page in the Plan Your Visit section for an overview of the rules that apply to most visitor activities.

 

LEGISLATION ESTABLISHING NATIONAL SEASHORE AND WILDERNESS

Enabling Legislation and Amendments U.S. Code Title 16, Chapter 1, Subchapter LXIII, Sec. 459c. (26k PDF)

An Act to designate certain lands in the Point Reyes National Seashore as Wilderness - Public Law 94-544 - Oct. 18, 1976 (20 KB PDF)

[An Act] To designate certain lands within units of the National Park System as wilderness: to revise the boundaries of certain of those units; and for other purposes. Designation of the Clem Miller Environmental Education Center. - Public Law 94-567 - October 20, 1976 (241 KB PDF)

An Act to designate the wilderness in the Point Reyes National Seashore in California as the Phillip Burton Wilderness. - Public Law 99-68 - July 19, 1985. (18 KB PDF)

Notice of Designation of Potential Wilderness as Wilderness, Point Reyes National Seashore - Federal Register Document 99-29779 - November 17, 1999 (13 KB PDF)

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PARK REGULATIONS

Code of Federal Regulations 36 Chapter 1: National Park Service, Department of the Interior

Superintendent's Compendium (143 PDF)

Compendium Exhibit A: Hog Island Use Restrictions (42 PDF)
Compendium Exhibit B: Areas Closed to Horses (178 PDF)
Compendium Exhibit C: Areas Closed to Llamas (200 PDF)
Compendium Exhibit D: Map of Designated First Amendment Areas (366 KB PDF)

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