Start by downloading the Action Tour Guide app, which will function as your personal tour guide, audio tour, and map. Note: This tour takes about 2-3 hours.
Your Point Reyes adventure begins at the Bear Valley Visitor Center. From there, you’ll head toward the town of Inverness, home to a very peculiar landmark: A shipwreck that never actually wrecked!
Learn more about the area's rich avian and marine wildlife as you drive, then take an optional detour up toward Tomales Point. Along the way, you’ll have the opportunity to hike a couple of incredible trails, like the Kehoe Beach Trail, and learn about the unique geology of this peninsula.
After taking in the astonishing views from Tomales Point, you’ll return to the main route and pay a visit to the Drakes Estero Trail, offering breathtaking estuary views.
After that comes the ethereal beauty of the Cypress Tree Tunnel, leading to the historic KPH Radio Station. Next, uncover the mystery of a missing brass plate left here long ago by none other than Sir Frances Drake himself.
Next, take your pick of beaches with detours to Point Reyes Beach and Drakes Beach, the latter of which offers a chance to see the shore where the legendary privateer is said to have landed!
Your journey continues at Chimney Rock and Elephant Seal Overlook, where you can see some of the peninsula’s most fascinating wildlife. Then, you’ll head to Sea Lion Overlook for even more marine mammals!
Finally, you’ll head to Point Reyes Lighthouse, the quintessential destination on this beautiful point, which is a place where you’ll definitely want to snap some photos to remember your trip!
After booking, you can check your email before downloading the Action Tour Guide app, enter your unique password, and access your tour. The preceding steps require good internet/wifi access. Simply follow the audio instructions and the route from there.
Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.
This is not an entrance ticket to attractions along the route. Check opening hours before your visit.
Points of Interest along the Point Reyes National Seashore Self-Guided Driving Tour:
- Bear Valley Visitor Center
- San Andreas Fault
- Point Reyes Shipwreck
- Tomales Bay and Point Reyes Shipwrecks
- Flora
- The Miwok People
- Drakes Estero Trailhead
- Trail Detour: Golden Age of Pirates
- Estero Views
- Cypress Tree Tunnel and KPH
- Detour: KPH Radio Station
- Visiting KPH
- Sir Frances Drake's Brass Plate
- Point Reyes Beach
- Tricky Historians
- Drakes Beach
- Turn Left for Drakes Beach
- Golden Age of Pirates
- Pirate vs. Privateer
- Ranching History at Point Reyes
- Detour:- Chimney Rock Trailhead
- Chimney Rock and World War II
- Lifeboat Station
- The Tragedy of Lifeboat #36542
- History of Elephant Seals at Point Reyes
- Sea Lion Overlook
- South Beach Overlook/Parking
- Leaning Tree
- Lighthouse Visitor Center
Benefits Over Live Guides and Group Tours:
- This is a flexible and self-led tour that uses location-sensing technology as you drive.
- The tour features in-depth audio narration that plays as you drive.
- You can purchase just one tour for the entire car and use it as many times as you wish.
- The audio tour is valid for one year after download, and you can use it as often as you want within that time.
- Once downloaded, the tour works completely offline, and you can tour your way by choosing when to start, stop, fast-forward, or rewind.
- If you need any help, you can always reach out to a real person via call, chat, or email.
