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Point Reyes Station California Map

Explore Point Reyes Station, 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 Point Reyes Station, California

How to Use This Point Reyes Station, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Point Reyes Station, 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 Point Reyes Station.

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.

City	Point Reyes Station
State	California (CA)
County	Marin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	38.084647
Longitude	-122.809226
Population	895
Density	95.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	94956
Area Code	510
County Seat	San Rafael
School District	Shoreline Unified School District

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About Point Reyes Station, California

Point Reyes Station is a locality in Marin County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 895. The population density is 95.6 people per km². Point Reyes Station is located at 38.0846°N, 122.8092°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 94956.

Point Reyes Station occupies a low-lying shelf of land where the cold, salt-heavy breath of the Pacific Ocean drifts inland to meet the riparian quiet of Lagunitas Creek. It lies 13.2 miles west-southwest of Novato, CA (from Novato, CA: bearing 258°T), and is situated 16.4 miles west-northwest of San Rafael. The landscape here is defined by the sharp, tectonic geometry of the region, where the ground feels restless and the light at dusk bleeds into a singular, bruised violet across the open fields. To the west, the topography rises toward the horizon, though the true mass of the Coast Ranges remains a distant, hazy suggestion rather than an immediate presence. Between the town and the sea, the land folds into the shadows of Tomasini Canyon, while the verdant borders of Eldrid Preserve provide a sanctuary that abuts the very edges of the local architecture. In the heat of late summer, the grasses turn to brittle straw, and the air carries the dry, resinous scent of sun-baked earth, a stark contrast to the damp, mossy stillness that lingers near the water.

Point Reyes Station emerged from the hard necessity of rail and ranching, serving as a vital artery for the dairy trade that still shapes the character of the surrounding acreage. The economy remains tethered to the soil and the sea, with a local pace that favors the slow accumulation of goods and the quiet exchange of news over the frantic hum of more urbanized corridors. Travelers passing through may find themselves drawn toward the Laguna Trail for a walk, or perhaps toward the distant, thundering spray of Alamere Falls, yet the core of life here persists in the wood-frame storefronts and the steady endurance of the Nicasio Reservoir, which glints like a polished stone three miles to the east. Even the distant, jagged silhouette of Stormy Stack serves as a reminder of the raw, maritime forces that govern this geography. Life in Point Reyes Station moves with the patient, deliberate rhythm of a place that understands its own isolation, grounded by the steady, slow-moving currents of a landscape that does not easily yield to change.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Golden Gate National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 0.1 mi, 283° W · 113k acres
Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 0.6 mi, 218° SW
Eldrid Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 184° S
Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 295° NW
Tomales Bay Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 0.7 mi, 311° NW
Leona (Gallery) — 1.1 mi, 173° S
Point Reyes Station Public Access (State Recreation Area) — 1.2 mi, 176° S
Gallery Route One (Gallery) — 1.2 mi, 168° S
Point Reyes National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 1.4 mi, 179° S · 135k acres
Tomales Bay State Park (State Park) — 1.4 mi, 260° W
Phillip Burton Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 2.3 mi, 187° S · 33k acres
Point Reyes Shipwrecks (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 291° W
The Jack Mason Museum of West Marin History (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 290° W
Kule Loklo (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 173° S
Marin Municipal Water District Watershed (Local Resource Management Area) — 2.7 mi, 112° E
Nicasio Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 2.8 mi, 076° E
Samuel P. Taylor State Park (State Park) — 5.0 mi, 135° SE
Observatory (Viewpoint) — 6.4 mi, 354° N
Cypress Tree Tunnel (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 275° W
The Phoenix Collection Tea Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 130° SE
Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area (Attraction) — 7.8 mi, 135° SE
Golden Hinde landing (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 244° SW
Francis Drake memorial (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 245° SW
Point Reyes Lifeboat Station (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 235° SW
Marin Museum of the American Indian (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 079° E
Petaluma Historical Museum and Library (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 042° NE
Mcnear's Mystic Theatre (Theatre) — 13.8 mi, 042° NE
Boulevard 14 Cinemas (Cinema) — 13.9 mi, 042° NE
Petaluma Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 14.2 mi, 042° NE
Captain Dillon (Public Artwork) — 14.3 mi, 323° NW

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