Limantour Beach Picnic Area

The Limantour Beach Trailhead is at the Limantour Picnic Area.

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Quick Facts

Location:

Point Reyes National Seashore's Limantour Beach Picnic Area is located at the west end of Limantour Road, Point Reyes Station, California. Geographic Coordinates: 38.02795, -122.88255

Amenities

6 listed

Information Kiosk/Bulletin Board, Picnic Table, Recycling, Toilet - Vault/Composting, Trailhead, Trash/Litter Receptacles

Two picnic tables are located just northwest of the foot bridge leading from the main Limantour Beach parking lot to the beach. Use of the picnic areas is free of charge and first-come, first-served.

Rules for Picnicking:

• Leaving food unattended is prohibited.
• Don't feed the wildlife.
• Don't litter. Take all waste home or dispose of all waste in garbage and/or recycling receptacles provided. Please don't put any non-recyclable materials in recycling receptacles.
• Leave No Trace. Do not carve into the picnic tables.
• Gas Campstoves and Charcoal Grills:
  • Visitors are welcome to use their own small portable gas campstoves or charcoal barbecue grills.
  • Wood fires are prohibited at the picnic area, but are permitted on the beach. Visit our Beach Fires page for information about building wood fires in the national seashore.
  • Only charcoal briquettes are permitted to be burned in barbecue grills; e.g., no wood.
  • Gas campstoves and charcoal fires must be attended anytime they are generating heat. Do not depart until the coals and ashes are cold to the touch.
  • All ash and used and unused briquettes must be packed out of the park. Do not put ash or briquettes in park dumpsters or trashcans.
• If you move picnic tables, before you leave, move them back to where you found them when you arrived.
• Groups of over 25 people who wish to picnic in the park must first obtain a permit. Because there are limited places in the park which can accommodate a picnic group of this size, and to minimize the impact of such a group on other visitors, a permit system is necessary for groups of 25 or more. Contact the Special Park Uses office at 415-464-5111 for more information.

Basic Information

• Picnic tables: two (2) located between the vault toilets and the foot bridge south of the main parking lot
• Charcoal grills: None
• Parking: There is a large gravel parking lot ~110 meters (~360 feet) north of the picnic tables. (Directions from the Bear Valley Visitor Center)
• Toilets: There are vault toilets located ~20 meters (~65 feet) to the north of the picnic tables.
• Water: No potable water, but there is a water spigot at the base of the shower post on the east side of the main path leading to the beach.
• Refuse disposal: Garbage and recycling receptacles are located adjacent to the vault toilets.
• Shade: None
• Exposure to wind: Moderately exposed, especially if winds are from the south.