Point Reyes National Seashore
| Point Reyes National Seashore | |
|---|---|
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Headlands of the Point Reyes Peninsula from Chimney Rock, looking north | |
| Location | Marin County, California, United States |
| Nearest city | Point Reyes Station, California |
| Coordinates | 38°4′N 122°53′W / 38.067°N 122.883°W |
| Area | 71,028 acres (287.44 km2) |
| Established | September 13, 1962 |
| Visitors | 2,336,202 (in 2022) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | Point Reyes National Seashore |
Point Reyes National Seashore is a 71,028-acre (287.44 km2) park preserve located on the Point Reyes Peninsula in Marin County, California. As a national seashore, it is maintained by the US National Park Service as an important nature preserve. No other park in the world hosts breeding hoofed megafauna (elk) and marine megafauna (elephant and other seals). Some existing agricultural uses are allowed to continue within the park. Clem Miller, a US Congressman from Marin County, wrote and introduced the bill for the establishment of Point Reyes National Seashore in 1962 to protect the peninsula from development which was proposed at the time for the slopes above Drake's Bay. About half of the national seashore is protected as wilderness.