📜 A day-use state park offering sheltered coves, beaches, and Bishop pine forests.
🔍 Explore hiking trails, enjoy picnicking, swimming, and wildlife viewing.
🏞️ Discover diverse ecosystems including forests, beaches, and marshes
🚶♀️ Hike scenic trails to Indian Beach, Pebble Beach, and Shell Beach
🏖️ Relax on gently sloping, surf-free beaches protected from winds
🛶 Rent kayaks or SUPs for bay exploration
👨👩👧👦 Family-friendly activities like geocaching and nature viewing
🦅 Spot various wildlife including foxes, deer, and birds
📚 Learn about the Coast Miwok people, the first inhabitants
🚫 No overnight use or camping permitted
🐾 Dogs are restricted; only allowed at Vista Point picnic area and on Millerton Point loop trail (on leash)
🚴♀️ Bicycles are prohibited on all trails
🚁 Drones and mushroom collecting are not allowed
🚗 Parking lots can fill quickly on summer and holiday weekends
Open daily from 8 AM to SUNSET.
Vehicle Day Use: $8.00
Reduced rate: $7.00 for visitors 62 or over.
Fees payable by credit or debit card only.
Various passes accepted (California Explorer, Golden Poppy, Disabled Discount, Distinguished Veteran, Golden Bear, Senior Golden Bear, and California State Library Parks Pass).
Available at Heart's Desire Beach, Vista Point, Shell Beach, and Millerton Point.
Parking lots often fill by mid-morning on popular days.
Alternate parking at Jepson Trailhead, 1.5 miles from Heart’s Desire Beach.
Consider carpooling or visiting on weekdays.
Restrooms available.
Outdoor showers available.
Drinking water available.
Located forty miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge, adjacent to Point Reyes National Seashore.
Accessible eight miles from Highway One on the west side of the bay.
Four miles north of Inverness on Pierce Point Road.
Boat ramps available.
Kayak/SUP rentals and tours through concessionaire Blue Waters Kayaking.
Fishing is permitted.
Available in designated areas.
Picnic areas available, including the reservable Vista Point Group Picnic Area.
Park Accessibility Information available.