• 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 »

Volunteer: Internships

Internships currently available at Point Reyes.

Vegetation and Rangeland Management Youth Internship (28 KB PDF)
Application deadline: May 30, 2013

See below for internships we have offered in the past:

Scientist on a Sphere: Climate Change Science Communication and Education Internship
This is one of many 2012 National Park Service Climate Change Internships offered through the National Council for Science and the Environment at parks across the nation.

Vegetation and Rangeland Management Youth Internship (46 KB PDF)
Application deadline: April 24, 2012

Wetland and Rare Plant Internship (9 KB PDF)
Application deadline: April 27, 2012

Coho and Steelhead Monitoring Program Internship (61 KB PDF)
Application deadline: June 16, 2011

Interdisciplinary Youth Internship
Application deadline: April 22, 2011

Habitat Restoration Internship
Application deadline: September 15, 2010

Natural Resources Internship
Application deadline: April 30, 2009

AmeriCorp Position: Habitat Restoration Volunteer Coordinator
Application deadline: July 31, 2009

Snowy Plover Internship
Application deadline: January 29, 2010

California Exotic Plant Management Team (EPMT) Data/Office Manager Internship
Application deadline: April 15, 2010

Dunes & Wetlands Monitoring and Restoration Internship
Application deadline: April 15, 2010

Giacomini Wetlands Monitoring and Restoration Internship
Application deadline: April 15, 2010

Marine Science Internship
Application deadline: April 18, 2010

Please also see internship postings through the Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center.

Did You Know?

Humpback whale spout

Marine biologists have identified nearly a third of all known marine mammal species in the waters surrounding Point Reyes.  Blue whales and humpback whales feed here during spring and summer months. Gray whales migrate past our shores twice a year on their round trip from Alaska to Baja. More...