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Stinson Beach California Map

Explore Stinson Beach, 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 Stinson Beach, California

How to Use This Stinson Beach, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Stinson Beach, 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 Stinson Beach.

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	Stinson Beach
State	California (CA)
County	Marin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	37.900482
Longitude	-122.644426
Population	541
Density	234.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	94970
Area Code	510
County Seat	San Rafael
School District	Bolinas-Stinson Union Elementary School District

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About Stinson Beach, California

Stinson Beach is a locality in Marin County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 541. The population density is 234.2 people per km². Stinson Beach is located at 37.9005°N, 122.6444°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 94970.

Stinson Beach holds a fragile, luminous edge where the Pacific tide meets the shifting sand of a narrow, salt-sprayed peninsula. It lies 5.4 miles west of Mill Valley, CA (from Mill Valley, CA: bearing 266°T), and is situated 8.0 miles southwest of San Rafael. The landscape is defined by the sharp, downward slope of the terrain, where water drains from the heights toward the sea, carving the earth at Stinson Gulch and feeding the quiet, brackish flow of Webb Creek. To the north, the terrain rises into the rugged, distant silhouettes of the Coast Ranges, often blurred by a heavy, cool mist that rolls in from the horizon. The shoreline remains protected under the expansive reach of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, preserving a wild, open expanse that feels untethered from the frantic pace of the mainland. Beyond the immediate sand, the waters of Bolinas Bay shimmer with a cool, slate-blue clarity, while the silhouette of Kent Island marks a subtle shift in the tidal mudflats that define the local ecology.

History in Stinson Beach lingers in the weathered wood of older cottages, remnants of a time when the shoreline served as a remote outpost for those drawn to the solitude of the fog-drenched coast. The local economy maintains a quiet, seasonal pulse, revolving around the thin stream of travelers who come to walk the McKennan Trail or seek the solace of the shore. Far from the dense, managed growth of the urban centers, the rhythm of life here is dictated by the ebb and flow of the tide and the thin, cooling air that settles over the coast each evening. While the inland regions, such as the area near Nicasio Reservoir, bake under the heat of the summer sun, Stinson Beach remains anchored in a temperate, maritime stillness. It is a place where the salt air bleaches the color from the landscape, leaving behind a palette of muted grays and pale, sun-bleached grasses that bend perpetually toward the sea.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Golden Gate National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 0.0 mi, 041° NE · 113k acres
Bolinas Lagoon Open Space Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 291° W
Upton County Beach (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 202° S
Mount Tamalpais State Park (State Park) — 0.1 mi, 200° S
Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 0.1 mi, 205° SW
Village Green (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 121° SE
Stinson tree (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 131° SE
Marin Municipal Water District Watershed (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 042° NE
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 1.6 mi, 145° SE
Trojan Point (Viewpoint) — 1.7 mi, 080° E
Throne (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 050° NE
Music Stand (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 039° NE
Muir Woods National Monument (National Monument) — 2.4 mi, 095° E · 527 acres
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 2.6 mi, 272° W · 8,946 acres
Point Reyes National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 3.3 mi, 276° W · 135k acres
Founders Grove (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 097° E
Redwood Tree Slice (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 097° E
Sitting Bull Rock and memorial (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 067° NE
Phillip Burton Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 4.5 mi, 306° NW · 33k acres
Little Carson Falls (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 000° N
San Rafael Open Space (Nature Reserve) — 7.3 mi, 053° NE
Hill 88 (Historic Ruins) — 7.3 mi, 123° SE
Tamalpais Maiden (Public Artwork) — 7.3 mi, 064° NE
Marin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 050° NE
Nike Missile Site SF-88 (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 128° SE
The Phoenix Collection Tea Museum (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 338° N
Marinship Exhibit (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 107° E
IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 108° E
Battery Construction 129 (Historic Ruins) — 9.3 mi, 123° SE
Showcase Theatre (Theatre) — 9.4 mi, 041° NE

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