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Pierce Ranch Picnic Area

Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Parking - Auto, Picnic Table

Four picnic tables are located at the historic Pierce Ranch. Use of the picnic tables 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 at the parking lot. Please don't put any non-recyclable materials in recycling receptacles.
Leave No Trace. Do not carve into the picnic tables.
Gas Campstoves and Fires:
- Visitors are welcome to use their own small portable gas campstoves.
- Wood and charcoal fires are prohibited. Visit our Beach Fires page for information about building wood fires in the national seashore.
- Gas campstoves must be attended anytime they are generating heat.
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.

Picnic tables: four (4) - three at the northwest corner of the milking barn, one on the east side of the milking barn (as of April 15, 2022)
Charcoal grills: None.
Parking: Parking is available at the Pierce Ranch/Tomales Point Trailhead. (Directions from the Bear Valley Visitor Center)
Toilets: Vault toilets are located at the McClures Beach parking lot, ~420 meters (~0.25 miles) away
Water: None.
Refuse disposal: Garbage and recycling receptacles are located adjacent to parking lot.
Shade: None.
Exposure to wind: Moderately exposed.

Last updated: October 10, 2024