• 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 »

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Visitor Guides

2012 Visitor Guide: 50th Anniversary Edition (2,021 KB PDF)

2007 Visitor Guide (4,000 KB PDF)
This document has been divided into smaller-sized files so that visitors with slower internet connections have the option of downloading desired pages separately if they do not wish to download the complete document as a single large file.

Seasons of Point Reyes (pp. 1-3) (1,561 KB PDF)
Human Layers on the Land (pp. 4-5) (988 KB PDF)
Planning Your Visit (p. 6) (653 KB PDF)
Explore Point Reyes (p. 7) (272 KB PDF)
Just for Kids (p.8) (714 KB PDF)

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