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The area surrounding Tomales Bay was once the territory of the Coast Miwok tribe. Documented villages in the area included Echa-kolum (south of Marshall), Sakloki (opposite Tomales Point), Shotommo-wi (near the mouth of the Estero de San Antonio), and Utumia (near Tomales). [12] The tribe's history is deeply rooted in the bay and its ...
Tomales Point on Point Reyes Peninsula. Tomales Point is the North-Western tip of Point Reyes Peninsula. Bodega Bay is to the North, Tomales Bay is to the East, and the Pacific Ocean is to the West. The point is accessible only via a 9.5 mile hike (out and back) along Tomales Point Trail. The region is home to a tule elk population. [1]
Tomales is located above Keys Creek, about 3 mi (5 km) northeast of Tomales Bay. The nearest city is Petaluma, 16 miles (26 km) to the east by road, and the nearest large city is San Francisco, about 75 minutes (58 miles (93 km)) to the south. [7] The CDP has a total area of 0.33 square miles (0.85 km 2), all of it land. [5]
Tomales Bay State Park is a California state park in Marin County, California. [ 1 ] It consists of approximately 2,000 acres (8 km²) divided between two areas, one on the west side of Tomales Bay and the other on the east side.
West Marin is the largest region of Marin County, California, which is also rural. West Marin comprises the westernmost towns of Point Reyes Station, Olema, Stinson Beach, Bolinas, Tomales, Dillon Beach, and Inverness. [1]
By 2009, the population climbed to over 440 elk at Tomales Point's 2,600 acres of coastal scrub and grasslands. In 1999, 100 elk from Tomales Point were moved to the Limantour wilderness area of the Seashore and above Drakes Beach to Ranch A, as that ranch's long-term lease expired and was not renewed. [23]
Inverness is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in western Marin County, California, United States.It is located on the southwest shore of Tomales Bay 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometers) northwest of Point Reyes Station and about 40 miles (65 km) by road northwest of San Francisco, [7] at an elevation of 43 feet (13 meters). [5]
It is located 3.25 miles (5.2 km) west of Tomales, [6] at an elevation of 89 ft (27 m). [4] The population was 246 at the 2020 census. [5] Dillon Beach was named after the founder, George Dillon, who settled there in 1858. [6] The area includes a public access beach, as well as a private beach resort, the only private beach in California.