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Five Brooks Picnic Area

A picnic table adjacent to a willow-lined, shallow pond.
A picnic table adjacent to the abandoned mill pond at Five Brooks.

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Quick Facts
Location:
Five Brooks, Point Reyes National Seashore. Geo-coordinates: 37.9977, -122.7582.

Picnic Table, Recycling, Toilet - Vault/Composting, Trash/Litter Receptacles

Six picnic tables are scattered along the eastern end of the Stewart Trail, some adjacent to an abandoned mill pond near the Five Brooks Trailhead. 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. 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. 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 or leave the grill unattended 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: six (6) - located up to 275 meters (900 feet) from the parking lot along the Stewart Trail.
  • Charcoal grills: None.
  • Parking: Five Brooks Trailhead
  • Toilets: A vault toilet is located at the Five Brooks Trailhead.
  • Water: None.
  • Refuse disposal: Garbage and recycling receptacles are located at the trailhead.
  • Shade: Partial shade at some sites.
  • Exposure to wind: Minimally exposed.

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Last updated: April 18, 2024