• 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 »

Press Kit: Management Objectives

Preserve Park Resources
Natural and cultural resources and associated values of Point Reyes National Seashore are protected, restored, and maintained in good condition and managed within their broader ecosystem or cultural context.

Point Reyes National Seashore contributes to knowledge about natural and cultural resources and associated values; management decisions about resources and visitors are based on adequate scholarly and scientific information.

Enhance Visitor Experiences
Visitors safely enjoy and are satisfied with the availability, accessibility, diversity, and quality of park facilities, and appropriate recreational opportunities.

Park visitors and the general public learn and understand the purpose of Point Reyes National Seashore.

Strengthen Opportunities Managed by Partners
Natural and cultural resources are conserved through formal partnership programs that increase support for their conservation.

Ensure Organizational Effectiveness
Point Reyes National Seashore uses current management practices, systems, and technologies to accomplish its mission.

Point Reyes National Seashore increases its managerial capability through support from other agencies, organizations, and individuals.

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Did You Know?

Four tidewater gobies (small brackish-water fish) in a hand. Credit: Cassandra Brooks/NPS.

Since the restoration of the Giacomini Wetlands in 2008, the tidewater goby--a federally endangered brackish-water resident fish species--has not only been observed in the newly restored channels and ponds, but in Lagunitas Creek, where it had previously not been documented since 1953. More...