Event

Exploring Elephant Seals!

Point Reyes National Seashore

Fee:

Free.

Location: LAT/LONG: 38.000000, -123.000000


Meet on the front deck of the Kenneth C. Patrick Visitor Center.

Repeating Event

Days:

Every week on Sunday and Saturday

Dates:

January 13, 2024 to April 14, 2024

Time:

12:30 PM, 2:30 PM

Duration:

15 minutes

Type of Event

Talk

Description

Elephant seal colonies are a cacophony of sounds, smells and activity; join a ranger for a short program at Drakes Beach that will help you make sense of all that racket! This 15 to 20 minute program will explore the extreme lives of the northern elephant seals who haul out on Point Reyes' beaches each winter, and provide ample opportunities for seal viewing. Come prepared for the possibility of windy, cold and damp weather. Meet at the Kennneth C. Patrick Visitor Center.

These programs are typically offered January through March and possibly early April, dependent on animal activity. 

Reservation or Registration: No

Image Gallery

Close up of a male elephant seal sleeping on a beach; with visitors looking on in the background.
Close up of a male elephant seal sleeping on a beach; with visitors looking on in the background.
See these sleepy giants in action on the shores of Point Reyes National Seashore this winter!
NPS Photo/J. Weinberg
Tags: ranger talk ranger program point reyes national seashore drakes beach ken patrick visitor center elephant seals marine mammals