Special Memorial Day Weekend Commemorative at the Historic Life-Saving Service Cemetery
Point Reyes National Seashore will be honoring America's fallen at on Friday, May 27, 2022, at the historic graveyard located at G Ranch. Join the National Park Service and the U.S. Coast Guard at 10 am for a 10- to 15-minute-long ceremony at the Historic Life-Saving Service Cemetery. The small cemetery contains the graves of five surfmen who died serving their country as part of the lifesaving crew that operated on the Point Reyes Headlands. Over the course of 78 years, crews saved over 240 lives while participating in an estimated 100 rescues in cold Pacific Ocean waters.
For 2022, the historic boathouse at the Point Reyes Coast Guard Lifeboat Station at Chimney Rock will not be open following the ceremony
As part of Memorial Day events across the country, participants are asked at 3 pm on Monday, May 30 to pause and remember America's fallen wherever you are.
The cemetery is located on a beautiful knoll overlooking Drakes Estero just off Sir Francis Drake near the decommissioned Coast Guard facility (CAMSPAC) in the northern district of Point Reyes. A small parking area is located on the Coast Guard access road and the cemetery is a short walk from the paved access road. Parking near the cemetery is limited and participants may need to park their vehicle on the shoulder of the CAMSPAC access road. Participants should wear comfortable shoes and weather-appropriate clothing. To visit the gravesite, follow the Directions from the Bear Valley Visitor Center to the Historic Life-Saving Service Cemetery.
Directions from the Bear Valley Visitor Center to the Historic Lifeboat Station at Chimney Rock
Fees
This event is free to attend.
Location
Historic Life-Saving Service Cemetery
Latitude and Longitude 38.000000, -123.000000
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Carlo Arreglo
415-464-5146
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