• 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 »

Multimedia Presentations: Wild Sound Stories

Wild Sound Stories are six-minute adventures in natural sounds and images that connect you to the feeling of wild Marin. Wild Sound Stories are produced by Gina Farr, a multimedia communications artist and natural sounds recordist who creates living documents of our last wild places. A native of Marin County, Gina is also a member of the Point Reyes National Seashore Association. Watch a Wild Sound Story at wildSoundStories.com to experience the habitats, animals and cultures of our natural area. They are a fun and intuitive way to gain insight into the lives, loves and struggles of others who share this world we call home.

 
Coyote on a ridge silhouetted by sunset. Licensed by Gina Farr. Click here to go to Wild Sound Stories: Coyote Dreams - A Night in Olema Valley.
Coyote Dreams: Night in Olema Valley
Go native. Explore the dreamtime in California's earthquake rift zone...on four paws.
 
Aerial photo of Tomales Point and Tomales Bay. NPS/Gina Farr Photo. Click here to go to Wild Sound Stories: Hero's Journey - A Marin Salmon's Tale
Hero's Journey: A Marin Salmon's Tale
Swim with the whales, then up a quiet bay and through a rainy, fern-filled creek to fulfill your destiny.
 

Did You Know?

Bubblegum coral. Image courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.

On the Cordell Bank, just 32 kilometers (20 miles) to the west of Point Reyes, there are deep-water corals that are 10 to 15 meters (33 to 50 feet) high and estimated to be over 1500 years old. More...