Point Reyes is often at a bitter divide between environmentalism and human heritage. Now, in 2026, nearly all the ranches on ...

Those who want to observe the elephant seals can view them from the Elephant Seal Overlook near Chimney Rock above Drakes Bay or from the South Beach Overlook near the Point Reyes Lighthouse ...

elk and cow to peacefully coexist at Point Reyes, such as granting 20-year agricultural lease permits to 24 beef and dairy ranches, reducing ranching, and/or prohibiting dairy ranching. The park ...

POINT REYES, Calif. (KGO) -- In the North Bay, a major migration is happening in Marin County. Elephant seals are returning to Drake's Beach at the Point Reyes National Seashore for breeding ...

Elephant seals have returned to Drakes Beach at Point Reyes, where viewing areas are open from 10 AM to 4 PM for safe wildlife observation.

Drakes Beach in the Point Reyes National Seashore is temporarily closed to accommodate elephant seals that have set up camp for the breeding season. The annual ritual has brought at least 30 males ...

Nearly all the ranches will give up their leases in exchange for money, ending an agricultural era that began long before the ...

The common murre was found at Drakes Beach, according to a Jan. 4 post by Point Reyes National Seashore, which is part of the National Park Service. “While somewhat alert, the murre did not flee ...