The Point Reyes National Seashore protects around 100 square miles, so these hikes only touch the surface; there is plenty more to explore once you have ticked these off your hiking list.

is the only national seashore on the West Coast. It features windswept beaches, coastal cliffs and headlands, marine terraces, coastal uplands, salt marshes, estuaries, and coniferous forests. Located ...

A ranch hand moves dairy cattle in for afternoon milking at Spaletta Dairy at Point Reyes National Seashore, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat) Go here to read our series ...

Congress has never made dairies or ranching a purpose of the national seashore, nor has it ever suggested their occupation ...

Environmentalists scored a major victory Wednesday when the National Park Service agreed to revise its land management plan at Point Reyes National Seashore to better serve the area's native tule elk ...

Jackie Grossi lives with her family in a rambling ranch house at the end of a narrow road in Marin County. The view out the window of the house is of rolling hills, bright green in winter. Over one ...

Point Reyes is often at a bitter divide between environmentalism and human heritage. Now, in 2026, nearly all the ranches on ...

Bitterness remains acute in western Marin following a confidential deal to close a dozen ranches or dairies in the Point ...

A historic settlement agreement with the National Park Service will put an end to most cattle ranching at Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County by early 2026. Under the terms of the settlement ...

POINT REYES, Calif.— The most rigorous independent water quality report ever conducted in Point Reyes National Seashore has just been released by Turtle Island Restoration Network. It reveals that ...