Point Reyes () von Jessica Lage

This complete guide to the Point Reyes peninsula presents the history of the area, activities to enjoy, and 50 detailed trips for hiking, biking, horseback riding, backpacking, and more.

Acknowledgments

1. Making the Most of Your Point Reyes Experience

2. Natural History

3. Human History

4. Visiting Point Reyes and the Surrounding Area

5. Point Reyes National Seashore Trails and Beaches

• Bear Valley Trails
• Trip 1: Bear Valley Trail to Divide Meadow and the Coast
• Trip 2: Bear Valley to Mount Wittenberg
• Trip 3: Bear Valley to Inverness Ridge
• Trip 4: Bear Valley to the Coast via the Mount Wittenberg and Woodward Valley Trails
• Trip 5: Bear Valley to the Coast via the Glen Trail
• Trip 6: Olema Marsh
• Trip 7: Rift Zone Trail
• Limantour Road Trails and Beaches
• Trip 8: Mount Wittenberg via the Horse and Z Ranch Trails
• Trip 9: Loop Hike to the Coast on the Woodward Valley and Fire Lane Trails
• Trip 10: Coastal View Loop on the Bayview, Laguna, and Fire Lane Trails
• Trip 11: Bayview Trail through Muddy Hollow to the Laguna Trail
• Trip 12: Inverness Ridge–Point Reyes Hill Loop
• Trip 13: Muddy Hollow Road to Limantour Beach
• Trip 14: Estero View Loop from Muddy Hollow
• Trip 15: Laguna–Fire Lane–Coast Trail Loop
• Trip 16: Beach Walk to Coast Camp
• Trip 17: Limantour Spit Trail
• Sir Francis Drake Trails and Beaches
• Trip 18: Drive to Point Reyes Hill and Mount Vision
• Trip 19: Estero Trail to Drakes Head
• Trip 20: Bull Point Trail
• Trip 21: Chimney Rock Trail
• Pierce Point Road Trails and Beaches
• Trip 22: Marshall Beach and Lairds Landing Trails
• Trip 23: Abbotts Lagoon Trail
• Trip 24: Kehoe Beach to Abbotts Lagoon
• Trip 25: Tomales Point Trail
• Five Brooks Trails and Beaches
• Trip 26: Valley to Ridge Loop
• Trip 27: Stewart Trail to Wildcat Camp
• Trip 28: Five Brooks to the Coast
• Trip 29: Shuttle Trip to Palomarin
• Trip 30: Shuttle Trip to Bear Valley via the Greenpicker and Coast Trails
• Trip 31: Olema Valley Trail
• Palomarin Trails and Beaches
• Trip 32: Coast Trail to Bass Lake, Wildcat Camp, and Alamere Falls
• Trip 33: Coast and Ridge Loop
• Backcountry Camping
• Backpack Trip 1: Wildcat Camp via the Coast Trail from Palomarin
• Backpack Trip 2: Coast Camp via the Beach from the Limantour Trailhead
• Backpack Trip 3: Coast Camp from the Laguna Trailhead
• Backpack Trip 4: Wildcat and Coast Camps
• Backpack Trip 5: Sky and Coast Camps
• Backpack Trip 6: Glen and Wildcat Camps from Bear Valley to Palomarin
• Backpack Trip 7: Glen and Wildcat Camps from Five Brooks
• Backpack Trip 8: The Circuit

6. Excursions in the Point Reyes Area

• Tomales Bay State Park
• Trip 34: Jepson–Johnstone Loop
• Trip 35: Hearts Desire Beach to Shell Beach
• Golden Gate National Recreation Area
• Trip 36: Bolinas Ridge Trail
• Trip 37: Bolinas Ridge–Olema Valley Loop
• Trip 38: Tomales Bay Trail
• Samuel P. Taylor State Park
• Trip 39: Cross Marin Trail
• Trip 40: Pioneer Tree Trail
• Trip 41: Stairstep Falls
• Trip 42: Barnabe Mountain Loop on Bills and Ridge Trails

Appendix

Index

About the Author

List of Maps