If you are traveling with a trailer or are driving an RV towing a passenger vehicle, consider unhitching at the bus/RV/trailer-only parking lot at Bear Valley and taking only the passenger vehicle for the drive out to Tomales Point and other areas of the park. Many visitors spend at least an hour or two in the Tomales Point area.ĭirections to Tomales Point from the Bear Valley Visitor Center. Allow one hour and thirty-five minutes for the drive (three hours and ten minutes round-trip) from the Santa Rosa area, northwest San Francisco, or the northern East Bay. Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and Pierce Point Road are windy and slow-going, so allow thirty-five minutes to drive the 16.6 miles (~26.5 km) from the Bear Valley/Olema/Point Reyes Station area to the Tomales Point parking lot (one hour and ten minutes round-trip), not including any time you will spend in the area. To get to McClures Beach, turn left just before entering the ranch parking lot and descend the hill 0.2 miles (0.3 km) to the McClures Beach parking lot. After driving another 5.6 miles (9 km), turn right at the Y signed for "Tomales Bay State Park" and "Pierce Point Ranch." Follow Pierce Point Road 9 miles (14.5 km) to the parking lot at Pierce Point Ranch and the Tomales Point Trailhead. From the Bear Valley Visitor Center, drive northwest ~2 miles (~3 km) on Bear Valley Road before turning left on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. Tomales Point is located at the northern-most end of the Point Reyes peninsula. Cell phone reception is very minimal to nonexistent in the Tomales Point area.Be sure to use the restrooms before heading out on area trails. Restrooms are available at the McClures Beach parking lot from 6 am to midnight.Bring food from home or purchase food at one of the stores or restaurants in West Marin before heading out to Tomales Point if it is close to mealtime.
There are no food services west of Inverness, which is a twenty-five-minute drive from the Tomales Point Trailhead parking lot.Bottled water is not sold at Point Reyes National Seashore's visitor centers or bookstores. Patrick Visitor Center at Drakes Beach and a water bottle filling station/water fountain located near the east end of the green garages that are located approximately 100 yards (100 meters) before one arrives at the Lighthouse Visitor Center. Other locations to fill water bottles in the park include a water fountain located in the courtyard of the Kenneth C. You may wish to fill your water bottles at the water bottle filling station/water fountain located inside of the Bear Valley Visitor Center before driving out to Tomales Point. There are no potable sources of water at Tomales Point. National Weather Service Forecast for the Tomales Point area Visitors may experience stiff winds, cool temperatures, fog, and/or rain at Tomales Point so dress appropriately.Be sure you have sufficient fuel in your vehicle for a minimum 32-mile (51 km) round-trip drive, not including side trips to other points of interest within the National Seashore. The closest gas station is 16 miles (25.5 km) away in Point Reyes Station.
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