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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 »
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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 »
26th Annual Sand Sculpture Contest at Drakes Beach - Sunday, September 2, 2007
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2006 Sand Sculpture Contest 1st Place Award Winner - Dwarf Planet
Contact: Loretta Farley, 415-464-5140 Point Reyes National Seashore invites you to join the 26th annual Sand Sculpture Contest. We welcome all ages at this free community event located at Drakes Beach. Categories include: Children (14 and under), Families, Adult Individuals, and Adult Groups. Three prizes will be awarded in each of those categories. This event is family based, but please remember no dogs are allowed on this designated swimming beach (no lifeguard on duty). Local celebrity judges, Gregory DeMascio and Lyons Filmer from community radio station KWMR will be on hand to make the call on creativity and originality. This year, students from the Latino Photography Project of Gallery Route One in Point Reyes Station, will be capturing the sculptures on film for the park website. Bring a picnic and spend the day! Schedule
For more information, please contact the Bear Valley Visitor Center 415-464-5100 x2 x1. This event is sponsored in partnership with the Point Reyes National Seashore Association. -NPS- |
Did You Know?
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...