• 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: Opportunities by Work Type

Animal Husbandry
Morgan Horse Ranch

Education and Visitor Contact
Snowy Plover Docent
Tule Elk Docent
Visitor Services
Winter Wildlife Docent

Field Work
Adopt-a-Trail
Habitat Restoration - HRP Sundays
Habitat Restoration - Scotch Broom
Habitat Restoration - Third Thursday Weeders
Habitat Restoration - Weed Watchers
Habitat Restoration: Intermediate-term
Kule Loklo Workday
Native Plant Seed Collection: Short-term
Native Plant Seed Collection: Intermediate-term
Range Watershed Restoration
Stream Team

Historic Preservation
Lighthouse Volunteer Corps

Museum and Archives
Museum Management
Museum Preventative Maintenance

Park Patrol
Visitor Protection

Wildlife Monitoring
Coho and Steelhead Monitoring
Harbor Seal Monitoring currently full

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Did You Know?

The pernicious Cig Egret makes its nest in beaches, estuaries, and marshes. Physical removal is the only means of eradication.

40 percent of all debris items picked up during California Coastal Cleanup Days are cigarette butts. In 2008, volunteers picked up over 340,000 of them in only three hours. 2008 was the 24th straight year in which cigarette butts were the most numerous debris item picked up. More...