Offshore Point Reyes Web Services

The Offshore of Point Reyes map area occupies the western corner of the triangular Point Reyes Peninsula and is about 30 km north of Bolinas and 50 km south of Fort Ross. The offshore portion of the map area is located within the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. The onshore part of the map area is largely undeveloped, used primarily for recreation and ranching, as well as oyster farming in Drakes Estero. The Point Reyes Peninsula is part of the Point Reyes National Seashore. The coast and shoreline are scenic and diverse, ranging from rolling hills and secluded sandy beaches surrounding Drakes Bay and Drakes Estero, to the steep rocky granitic promontories at Point Reyes headland, to the long, exposed wind-swept Point [...]