San Francisco Rent a Car and Point Reyes National Seashore
Spend a day at the beach – but not just any beach. Super Cheap San Francisco Rent A Car invites their customers to head north to the Point Reyes National Seashore; California’s classic coast. This nationally acclaimed nature preserve boasts a beautiful peninsula, coastal beaches, estuaries and uplands. With a coastline like Cape Point in the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, the Point Reyes National Seashore provides visitors with hours of outdoor discovery and fun. You won’t find a finer seashore in all America, so what are you waiting for? Spend a day along the National Seashore at Point Reyes.
Fun things to do at Point Reyes
Point Reyes National Seashore is overflowing with fun activities and amenities – too many, in fact, to fit on this page! However, there are a few key activities that Super Cheap San Francisco Rent A Car can’t help but recommend.
- Kayak at Tomales Bay: Customers of Super Cheap San Francisco Rent A Car can paddle themselves silly along the glassy waters of Tomales Bay, Reyes Point’s calmest waterway. Sheltered by coves, tidal marshes and remote beaches, Tomales Bay is the perfect place for an evening paddle. During your kayak trip, expect to see harbour seals and their pups, crabs, cod, perch and halibut.
- Go wild at the Marine and Wildlife Refuges: San Francisco Rent A Car travelers are encouraged to slip into some SCUBA gear and swim with sharks inside the National Marine Sanctuary at Point Reyes. Visitors are suited up and submerged in a shark cage along the Gulf of Farallones, often coming face to face with some of the water’s fiercest residents. Great white sharks cruise these waters on a regular basis, hunting for fish and dolphins. Other animals at the National Marine Sanctuary include 200,000 different seabirds, an abundant number of sea lions.
Take a scenic drive along the National Seashore
Super Cheap San Francisco Rent A Car travelers can drop the top on their rental vehicle and hit the road for a great scenic drive along Reyes Point. The best place to start your scenic tour is in Bear Valley. San Francisco rent a car travelers should hop on the California 1 at Olema, heading towards park headquarters. As you turn into the entrance you’ll be crossing the San Andreas Fault Zone. Once inside the park, be sure to stop at the Visitor Center to learn more about the park’s offerings. Once you’re finished at Bear Valley, Super Cheap recommends heading towards Limantour Beach. To get there, turn left onto Bear Valley Road. Follow this winding byway until you see the sign for Limantour Beach. Along the way you’ll see hundreds of birds and a wide variety of plant life.
Things to know before you come
Super Cheap San Francisco Rent A Car travelers can visit the Point Reyes National Seashore for free. That’s right – there are absolutely no admission fees to visit Point Reyes for a day. If you wish to stay the night at the Point Reyes campground, you’ll have to pay $15 a night/site for 1 to 6 people. The park is open daily from sunrise to sunset. There are currently three visitor centers throughout the park. There hours are as follows:
- Bear Valley Visitor Center – weekdays from 9am to 5pm and weekends/holidays from 8am to 5pm
- Lighthouse Visitor Center – Thursday through Monday from 10am to 4:30pm
- Kenneth C. Patrick Visitor Center – weekends/holidays 10am to 5pm
Super Cheap San Francisco Rent A Car customers can learn more about the Point Reyes National Seashore by contacting a park representative at 415-464-5100. Point Reyes National Seashore is located at 1 Bear Valley Road.
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