• The Point Reyes Beach as viewed from the Point Reyes Headlands

    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 »

Our Partners

The Point Reyes National Seashore Association (PRNSA) provides tremendous support towards achieving the park's long- term goals. Each year, the park receives about $500,000 in direct aid to the park for research, resource management, education, and interpretive programs. The Association operates the Clem Miller Environmental Education Center and the Point Reyes Field Institute, both outstanding programs for the general public.

Point Reyes National Seashore also has strong working relationships with the County of Marin, specifically the Marin County Fire Department and the Marin County Sheriff's Office. Additionally, we work closely with the Marin County Department of Public Works and Marin County Community Development Agency on planning and public work projects.

Point Reyes is well situated in the San Francisco Bay Area to take advantage of diverse and outstanding academic programs. Point Reyes has established partnerships with:

Other agencies that work with the park include the

The park also has relationships with non-profit groups, such as:

Point Reyes National Seashore has also established a sister park relationship with Kolkheti National Park in the Republic of Georgia.

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Did You Know?

Humboldt Squid. © Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.

Historically, the Humboldt squid were seldom found further north than Baja California. The squid then came north en masse during the 1997/98 El Nino and have maintained a fairly regular presence in the waters off of northern and central California--including Point Reyes--ever since. More...