A man who apparently drowned Wednesday after going into the water at Drakes Beach was identified ... had possibly washed out to sea within the Point Reyes National Seashore at Drakes Beach.

Located on the Point Reyes Peninsula, 40 miles northwest of San Francisco ... and the only marine wilderness (Drakes Estero) on the West Coast south of Alaska. The park harbors an astonishingly rich ...

Point Reyes National Seashore settlement agreement ended decades of conflict over management of cattle ranching and wildlife ...

Elephant seal pupping season at Point Reyes National Seashore has begun ... a single pup weighing about 70 pounds at birth. At Drakes Beach, the colony can surpass 600 by early February.

as does shellfish harvesting in Drakes Estero. The study identified discharge of cattle manure as the cause of the pollution. “This water quality data should concern everyone who knows and loves Point ...