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Experience Elephant Seals (2020)
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Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 37.997440, -122.982250
Elephant Seal Overlook near Chimney Rock
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CANCELLED through at least Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Following guidance from the CDC and public health officials, and to comply with the shelter-in-place legal order in seven Bay Area counties, which is in effect from Tuesday, March 17, 2020, until at least Tuesday, April 7, 2020, Point Reyes National Seashore's ranger- and volunteer-led programs and activities have been cancelled for the duration of the shelter-in-place order. Updates will be posted to our Current Conditions page and to the park's social media channels.
Weekends and federal holidays, December 28, 2019, through March 29, 2020. Volunteer docents will be stationed in the parking lot and pathways adjacent to the beach at Drakes Beach from 9 am to 5 pm and at the Elephant Seal Overlook near Chimney Rock from 11 am to 4:30 pm. Visitors will be able to view an elephant seal colony through park-provided binoculars and scopes. Ask the volunteer docents about the amazing adaptations and life cycles of northern elephant seals.
The Historic Chimney Rock Lifesaving Station may also be open from 11 am to 4:30 pm. Kids activities, a 10-minute video on elephant seals, and complimentary hot beverages (cocoa, tea, coffee) will be available.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the high volume of traffic out to the Lighthouse and Chimney Rock areas during the gray whale migration, the park will be operating a shuttle bus system from the Drakes Beach parking lot (usually from New Year's weekend to Easter each year on weekends and holidays-weather permitting). Sir Francis Drake Boulevard from South Beach to the Lighthouse and Chimney Rock areas WILL BE CLOSED during shuttle operating hours.
Reservation or Registration: Yes
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