Alt Text Map of Point Reyes National Seashore in California. The map shows a tapering green peninsula jutting into the blue Pacific Ocean off of a tan land mass. Extended Description The seashore is roughly triangular with one very long side facing the mainland, which angles up and to the left from the bottom right corner of the map. The shortest side of the triangle, facing the northwest, is about half the length of the seashore, and the third, medium-sized side curves inward like a fishhook along Inverness Ridge around Drakes Bay. Point Reyes is on the outermost end of the peninsula in the Pacific Ocean. This description will begin at the northernmost tip of the triangle and work down the long, right side before repeating from the top down for the shortest leg, to the left. Then the curling underside along Drakes Bay will be described before moving onto the mainland and ending with the legend. Long, Northeast-Facing Side Tomales Bluff is at the sharp northern point of the seashore. An unmaintained road travels down the middle of Tomales Point and Tule Elk Reserve. Continuing along Tomales Bay, which separates the top half of the seashore from the mainland, are Tomales Beach with restrooms; Marshall Beach with restrooms; a hiking trail with a trailhead; Hearts Desire Beach, which has a trailhead, restrooms, and picnic area, in Tomales Bay State Park, and Inverness. The seashore connects with mainland California at Giocomini Wetlands, Point Reyes Station along State Route 1, and just south of that is Bear Valley Visitor Center Park Headquarters with a note reading “see detail map, lower left.” The visitor center has a ranger station, trailhead, restrooms, picnic area, telephone, and bottle filling station. From here, a hiking only trail travels about halfway down the park before a hiking and biking trail continues on. Five Brooks has a trailhead, restrooms, picnic area, and horse stables. A trail connects from here out to the coast, passing Glen and Wildcat campgrounds. The bottom tip of the seashore angles away from the mainland again at Bolinas Lagoon. The Palomarin trailhead has hiking trails and restrooms with northbound trails along the ridge and out to Wildcat Beach and Alamere Falls past small lakes and creeks. Short, Northwest-Facing Side A dark blue line encloses most of the northern tip of the park and travels down the two western sides before ending just shy of the southern tip. The blue area between this line and the coastline is darker than the shade used for the ocean and bays, and it represents the water portions of the Phillip Burton Wilderness. Two notes in red text are to the left. The first one reads, “High Tide: Check tide tables before walking on beaches. Rising water can trap you against a cliff with no possibility of escape.” The second note reads, “Heavy Surf: The pounding surf, rip currents, and severe undertow are treacherous, especially at McClures Beach, Kehoe Beach, and Point Reyes Beaches North and South. Stay away from the water.” McClures Beach, with a trailhead and restrooms, and Tomales Point Historic Pierce Point Ranch, which has a trailhead, picnic areas, and an emergency telephone, are near the Tule Elk Reserve area. Continuing south are Kehoe Beach, which has a trailhead, restrooms, and allows pets on a leash; Abbotts Lagoon, which has a trailhead and restrooms; Historic KPH Receiving Station; Point Reyes Beach North, with restrooms and allows pets on a leash; and Point Reyes Beach South with the same. Point Reyes is narrow but flat, like the base of a classical column. The Lighthouse Visitor Center is closed Tuesday through Thursday but has restrooms, a telephone, and bottle filling station. Point Reyes Lighthouse is on the western tip of Point Reyes, and Sea Lion Overlook is a short distance away. Clustered along the eastern tip of the point are Chimney Rock, Historic Lifeboat Station, and Elephant Seal Overlook with a trailhead, restrooms, and picnic area. Medium, Southwest-Facing Side Drakes Beach lines Drakes Bay on the inner edge of Point Reyes with a note reading “No lifeguard on duty.” The Kenneth C. Patrick Visitor Center on Drakes Beach has variable hours. It also has restrooms, a picnic area, and telephone. Drakes Estero cuts from Drakes Bay into the seashore at the thickest section of the elongated triangle. Four bays reach like fingers off of Drakes Estero. From west to east, these are Barries Bay, Creamery Bay, Schooner Bay, and Home Bay. Continuing along the curve of the fishhook shape, the Limantour Spit nearly blocks off the Estero de Limantour and other smaller bays from Drakes Bay. Red text in this area reads, “Danger! Steep Cliffs: Point Reyes’ cliffs crumble and slide, and rocks fall. Keep away! Do not climb or walk near the edge or below cliffs.” Limantour Beach, at the base of Limantour Spit, has no lifeguard on duty but does have a trailhead, restrooms, picnic area, and telephone, and also allows pets on a leash; and a site to the east marked Coast has a primitive campground. Further to the southeast, Sculptured Beach, Point Resistance, Kelham Beach, and Wildcat Beach follow. A site labeled Wildcat has a primitive campground. Continuing south are Alemere Falls; Double Point; Abalone Point; Palomarin Beach, with a trailhead and restrooms; Palomarin Field Station and Nature Center; Bolinas Point; and Duxbury Point, before arriving at the community of Bolinas and back at Bolinas Lagoon. A network of roads represented in red cross the park. Pierce Point Road runs north-south between Tule Elk Reserve and Tomales Point. Sir Frances Drake Boulevard runs east-west connecting Point Reyes and Point Reyes Beach with Tomales Bay and Tomales Bay State Park. Along this stretch of Sir Frances Drake Boulevard, there are trails lining the bays of Drakes Estero with restrooms and kayak launches. Mount Vision Road connects to Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, winding southeast past Mount Vision (1,282 feet, 391 meters) to Point Reyes Hill (1,336 feet, 407 meters) and to a ridge trail that connects to Limantour Road. Limantour Road runs east-west, spanning Inverness Ridge and connecting Limantour Beach to the west and Bear Valley Visitor Center to the east. State Route 1 runs north-south along the border of Point Reyes National Seashore, connecting to a network of roads that leads to the southern tip of the park, including Olema-Bolinas Road, Horseshoe Hill Road, Mesa Road, Overlook Drive, Elm Road, and Mesa Road. State Route 1 continues to follow the coastline south to Mount Tamalpais State Park, Bolinas Bay, Stinson Beach, and out to San Francisco. Bolinas-Fairfax Road connects Bolinas, near the southern end of Point Reyes National Seashore, through Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Audobon Canyon Ranch and out to Alpine Lake beyond the park boundary. Ridgecrest Boulevard heads north-south from Bolinas-Fairfax Road, following the eastern border of Mount Tamalpais State Park. Mainland California State Route 1 follows the entire mainland coastline closely along the whole length shown here. At the top of the map is a note reading, “To Bodega Bay.” State Route 1 heads south through Tomales with junctions at Dillon Beach Road heading west to Dillon Beach and Tomales-Petaluma Road heading east to Petaluma. State Route 1 continues south to Marshall along Tomales Bay with a junction at Marshall-Petaluma Road heading east to Petaluma. Point Reyes-Petaluma Road connects from the State Route 1 junction at Point Reyes Station heading northeast to Petaluma. At Olema, Sir Francis Drake Boulevard continues east through Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Samuel P Taylor State Park, Lagunitas, Forest Knolls, San Geronimo, Woodacre, and out to San Rafael and San Francisco. Legend A legend near the lower right corner has symbols for Ranger station, Trailhead, Kayaking, Restrooms, Picnic area, Primitive campground, Emergency telephone, Telephone, Pets on leash, Horse Stables, and Bottle filling station. The legend continues as follows: Red dashed line for Unpaved road, Black dashed line for Hiking only trail, Red dotted line for Hiking/biking trail (no e-bikes), Black dotted line for Hiking/biking trail, Green area for Phillip Burton Wilderness (land), and Blue area for Phillip Burton Wilderness (water). A scale below measures distances of 1.5 and 3 kilometers and 1.5 and 3 miles.