• Tule elk silhouetted against sunlight reflecting off of Drakes Bay.

    Point Reyes

    National Seashore California

  • Notice to campers staying at Coast Campground:

    The Coast Trail between the Hostel and Coast Campground is closed weekdays while salvage operators attempt to remove a wrecked boat from Santa Maria Beach. The potable water sources at Coast Campground have been shut off. More »

  • 2012 Harbor Seal Pupping Season Closures

    From March 1 through June 30, an annual closure of Drakes Estero and certain beaches of Tomales Bay is implemented to protect harbor seals during the pupping season. Please avoid disturbing seals to ensure a successful pupping season. More »

Reading Room: Freedom of Information Act Responses

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) gives you the right to access any Point Reyes National Seashore, National Park Service (NPS), or Department of the Interior (DOI) records unless the information in those records is protected by one or more of nine exemptions (reasons an agency may withhold records from a requester) and there is a sound legal basis to withhold them.

Many of the FOIA response documents include redactions related to one or more of the nine exemptions under FOIA. In these cases, the FOIA exemption is noted and is explained in the associated transmittal letter. Additional information, including certain personal information, (e.g. personal addresses, phone numbers, and or personal electronic email addresses) has been redacted to maintain the privacy rights of these individuals.

On this page you will find materials provided to members of the public and media who have requested them under the FOIA, as well as the final letter from the NPS to the requester. Because of the large number of documents requested of Point Reyes National Seashore through FOIA since 2007, not all of the documents are currently available. This webpage will be updated frequently with materials responsive to past FOIA requests, as well as future ones.

2011 FOIA Log (7 KB PDF) - Brief descriptions of the FOIA requests
Fiscal Year 2011 FOIA Responses

2010 FOIA Log (18 KB PDF) - Brief descriptions of the FOIA requests
Fiscal Year 2010 FOIA Responses

Fiscal Year 2009 FOIA Responses (coming soon)

Fiscal Year 2008 FOIA Responses (coming soon)

Fiscal Year 2007 FOIA Responses (coming soon)


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Earthquake Trailhead

Earthquakes along the San Andreas Fault adjacent to Point Reyes are rather rare.  Big quakes shift Point Reyes up to 20 feet once every 130 years or so, but otherwise there is very little movement. More...