Point Reyes Station California Map

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 517. The population density is 49.7 people per km². Point Reyes Station is located at 38.0691°N, 122.8069°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 94956.

Point Reyes Station emerges from the landscape where the damp, cool breath of the Pacific meets the terrestrial weight of the land. 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. Lagunitas Creek carves a meditative path through the lowlands here, its presence felt in the sudden lushness of the riparian corridor that contrasts with the golden, tinder-dry grasses covering the slopes of Tomasini Canyon just a mile away. The light in Point Reyes Station possesses a singular, pearlescent quality, often filtered through a persistent maritime drift that renders the horizon soft and indistinct. To the east, the distant Coast Ranges loom as a hazy, jagged silhouette, while the immediate geography is defined by the proximity of Eldrid Preserve, a protected sanctuary where the stillness of the earth remains largely undisturbed by the frantic pace of modern life. History persists in the weathered wood of the storefronts and the remnants of a rail line that once dictated the rhythm of local commerce. Point Reyes Station maintains a quiet, agrarian economy, rooted in the legacy of dairy ranching that has long shaped the surrounding meadows and the way the morning fog settles against the fences. Residents and occasional travelers alike move through the day with a deliberate, unhurried focus, often pausing to acknowledge the shift in weather or the seasonal migration of birds. Beyond the town limits, the terrain yields to the rugged beauty of the region, where the Laguna Trail invites exploration toward the expansive stillness of Estero De Limantour, while the distant, thunderous descent of Alamere Falls remains a hidden benchmark of the wilder, western edge. Nearby, the Nicasio Reservoir holds the sky in its glass-still surface, acting as a quiet reservoir of light that anchors the inland geography of the valley.

About This Point Reyes Station Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Point Reyes Station, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.06909, -122.806936. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Point Reyes Station and Marin County.

Detailed location data for Point Reyes Station includes the ZIP code (94956), telephone area code (510), county seat of Marin County (San Rafael), and school district assignment (Shoreline Unified School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Point Reyes Station is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.