Tomales Point Trail
Point Reyes, CA 94956
Phone: (415) 464-5100
Editorial Review for Tomales Point Trail – by Eric Rorer
In Short
This trek along the tiny sliver of a peninsula that forms the northern tip of Point Reyes National Seashore lends credence to the myth that California is destined to tumble into the sea. The narrow stretch of rolling, grassy hills runs between Tomales Bay and the Pacific, cut off from the mainland by the infamous San Andreas Fault. As you stand on the crest of the peninsula and look from one side to the other, you can't help but wonder how long it will be before this precarious landscape disappears into the sea.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoFor people in good physical condition, this is an easy hike, with modest elevation gains and losses.
The ExtrasTomales Point is home to one of California's largest herds of Tule elk. The native elk were reintroduced to the area in the 1980s and have done so well that park officials have had to introduce an elaborate birth control program to curb their numbers.
When to GoSpring months offer gorgeous sightings of California poppies, blue-eyed grass, lupine and myriad other species of native flowers.
