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Lagunitas California Map

Explore Lagunitas, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Lagunitas, California

How to Use This Lagunitas, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lagunitas, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Lagunitas.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityLagunitas
StateCalifornia (CA)
CountyMarin County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezonePacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)
Latitude38.011312
Longitude-122.702208
Population1,200
Density55.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code94938
Area Code510
County SeatSan Rafael

About Lagunitas, California

Lagunitas is a locality in Marin County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Lagunitas is located at 38.0113°N, 122.7022°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 94938.

Lagunitas holds the quiet, damp gravity of a place where the forest floor perpetually exhales the scent of redwood duff and rain-darkened earth. It lies 8.1 miles west-northwest of San Anselmo, CA (from San Anselmo, CA: bearing 288°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west-northwest of San Rafael. Dense canopies of ancient trees temper the Pacific Ocean air, casting long, cool shadows that stretch toward the flow of Lagunitas Creek as it winds through the verdant landscape. To the west, the terrain rises into the rugged silhouettes of the Coast Ranges, while the nearby expanse of Kent Lake catches the silvered light of dawn, mirroring the shifting fog that rolls in from the coast. Within the boundaries of Samuel P. Taylor State Park, the land feels as if it has been left to its own slow, biological clock, where the Ridge Trail offers a path through the quiet isolation of the woods. Further out, the dramatic descent of Alamere Falls and the jagged presence of Stormy Stack wait in the distance, framing a geography defined by the slow, erosive patience of water and stone.

Lagunitas preserves a singular character rooted in the remnants of mid-century bohemian migration and the rugged independence of those who sought shelter in the deep shade of the canyons. The economy here functions with a restrained, localized pulse, far removed from the frantic pace of the urban centers, favoring craft, conservation, and a communal reliance on the immediate environment. Residents often look toward the nearby Wildcat Canyon for a sense of scale, recognizing that the history of the region is written less in archives and more in the persistent, seasonal growth of the timber and the way the light filters through the canopy at dusk. Life in Lagunitas moves with the deliberate tempo of a place that values the shade, the sound of moving water, and the knowledge that the vast, open reaches of the coast are only a short distance away, yet remain distinct from the sheltered quiet of these woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Samuel P. Taylor State Park (State Park) — 0.1 mi, 237° SW
  • The Phoenix Collection Tea Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 022° N
  • Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 176° S
  • Marin Municipal Water District Watershed (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.4 mi, 197° S
  • Lagunitas Village Mini-Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 143° SE
  • Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area (Attraction) — 0.6 mi, 216° SW
  • Forest Knolls Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 075° E
  • Golden Gate National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 1.0 mi, 243° SW · 113k acres
  • French Ranch Open Space Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 066° NE
  • Point Reyes National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 2.9 mi, 218° SW · 135k acres
  • Phillip Burton Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 3.2 mi, 223° SW · 33k acres
  • Little Carson Falls (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 132° SE
  • Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 5.3 mi, 177° S
  • Mount Tamalpais State Park (State Park) — 5.5 mi, 154° SE
  • Clem Miller Lookout (Viewpoint) — 5.7 mi, 169° S
  • Kule Loklo (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 293° NW
  • Gallery Route One (Gallery) — 6.8 mi, 305° NW
  • Leona (Gallery) — 6.9 mi, 305° NW
  • Music Stand (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 142° SE
  • California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 7.6 mi, 176° S · 8,946 acres
  • Throne (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 145° SE
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 113° SE
  • Marin Museum of the American Indian (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 037° NE
  • Sitting Bull Rock and memorial (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 130° SE
  • Bartolini Gallery (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 093° E
  • Showcase Theatre (Theatre) — 9.3 mi, 093° E
  • San Rafael Open Space (Nature Reserve) — 9.6 mi, 110° E
  • Marin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 105° E
  • The Jack Mason Museum of West Marin History (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 306° NW
  • Tamalpais Maiden (Public Artwork) — 10.7 mi, 115° SE

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About This Lagunitas Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lagunitas, California. Coordinates: 38.011312, -122.702208. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Lagunitas includes the ZIP code (94938), telephone area code (510), county seat of Marin County (San Rafael), and school district assignment.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.