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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 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.
Ocean vistas from higher ground can be seen from the Tomales Point Trail and, to the south, from the Palomarin trailhead at the park's southern entrance outside the town of Bolinas. All of the park's beaches were listed as the cleanest in the state in 2010. [38] For backpackers, Point Reyes has four hike-in campgrounds available by reservation.
Watercourses which feed into Tomales Bay, numbered clockwise from Sand Point to Tomales Point: Walker Creek (255208) Keys Creek (254852) Chileno Creek (254740) Frink Canyon (223952) Verde Canyon (237053) Salmon Creek (232280) Arroyo Sausal (254577) Millerton Gulch (228754) Grand Canyon (224386) Tomasini Canyon (236446) Lagunitas Creek (255208)
California State Parks department monitored, surf-free beaches on the bay include Heart's Desire, Shell Beach, Indian Beach, Pebble Beach, and Millerton Point. Most beaches require a hike-in, so if visiting, prepare with walkable shoes. Swimming, picnicking, sailing, kayaking, motorboating, and fishing are all popular activities on the bay. [6]
Olema Valley is a gorge formed by the San Andreas Fault in rural west Marin County, Northern California. The valley runs from the southern end of Tomales Bay through Point Reyes Station, the town of Olema, and Dogtown, to the Bolinas Lagoon, which lies between Bolinas and Stinson Beach. [1] It is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
The fence was first installed in 1978 after tule elk were reintroduced to Tomales Point. The minimum population estimate for the herd is 315 elk, according to NPS' 2024 annual count.
Nicasio Creek is an 11.9-mile-long (19.2 km) [2] stream in Marin County, California, United States and is the primary tributary of Lagunitas Creek, which flows, in turn, into Tomales Bay, and the Pacific Ocean. The Nicasio Reservoir, formed in 1961 by Seeger Dam, is located on this stream.