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Estuaries, windswept beaches, coastal scrub grasslands, salt and freshwater marshes, coniferous forests including 32,000 acres of coastal wilderness area. The total Seashore area is 70,000 acres of land with 80 miles of coastline. Elevations range from sea level to the 1407' at the top of Mt Whittenberg. The Pt Reyes Lighthouse is at the western tip of Point Reyes and juts out into the Pacific Ocean. This makes it an excellent spot to see the California gray whale from. The best viewings are in January and March. I spotted 3 during a March, 2006 visit. Other portions of the Seashore are excellent locations to see the elephant seal from.
Facilities and resources are limited in the immediate area. Inverness, Inverness Park, Olema and Point Reyes Station are small nearby towns. Activities include hiking, biking, camping, swimming, kayaking and sightseeing. For more information contact Point Reyes National Seashore, 1 Bear Valley Rd, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956 or call (415) 464-5100.
The pictures below are from various parts of the Point Reyes National Seashore, using various film and digital cameras. Subsequent pages found directly below will continue the park tour.
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View the panoramic shot of Drake's Bay as seen from the Chimney Rock Stop along the Elephant Seal Overlook Trail.
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View the panoramic of Point Reyes as seen from the Sky Camp.
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The view from the Lighthouse bustop, the Pacific Ocean View.
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The view from the Lighthouse Visitor Center.
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The stairs down to the Lighthouse from the visitor center.
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The view from the Lighthouse.
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The view from the Lighthouse.
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The view from the Lighthouse.
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The Point Reyes Lighthouse.
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The view from the Chimney Rock path.
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Near the Chimney Rock bustop, a spring flower from the path to Elephant Seal Overlook.
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Near the Chimney Rock bustop, the view of Drakes Bay from the path to Elephant Seal Overlook.
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Near the Chimney Rock bustop, at the end of the path to Elephant Seal Overlook.
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Near the Chimney Rock bustop, at the end of the path to Elephant Seal Overlook.
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From the Peter Behr Overlook, Drakes Beach.
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Point Reyes Beach South.
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Point Reyes Beach South.
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Other nearby sites of interest include:
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Further information can be found at the Point Reyes National Seashore Official Website and
Point Reyes National Seashore Wikipedia page.
