Bear Valley Visitor Center
Bear Valley Visitor Center
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Revathi
San Ramon, CA345 contributions
Nov 2023 • Family
The main visitor center in the park gives information about the roads, trails, and history. Inside, you can see exhibits showing the different ecosystems and cultural heritage. With plenty of parking and nearby trails, it's a good spot to take a break, and I liked the quick walk to the replica of a native village.
Written 28 November 2023
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Dennis L
San Francisco355 contributions
Jan 2022
This is a minor national site, but its visitor center was improved from our last visit. Friendly park staff, inviting, good display of environment. Sadly, the small theatre was closed for covid, even though all were masked.
Written 19 January 2022
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ItchyFeet
Camarillo, CA11,387 contributions
July 2021 • Couples
Nice visitor center with huge parking lots and across the street from the Earthquake trail which was very interesting and an easy walk.
The VC has good info on the park both on the placards outside and inside.
The VC has good info on the park both on the placards outside and inside.
Written 18 July 2021
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Karen P
Grants Pass, OR50 contributions
Nov 2019
Lots of parking and nearby trails make the Visitor Center a good place to stop for a bit. I enjoyed the short walk to the replica of a native village. The VC had a great selection of books and gifts too. The road from Muir Woods NM to Point Reyes was hilly and windy and fun to drive!
Written 19 November 2019
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kgv2828
San Francisco, CA2,122 contributions
June 2019 • Couples
The Bear Valley Visitor Center is a few miles from Point Reyes and easy to get to and is a must visit to get information about the beaches and hiking trails in the area.
There is ample parking with several trail heads and is nice because one can feel safe leaving your vehicle to go hiking. The staff was very helpful even though the main visitor center was closed due to putting in a new heating system. So they set up several tables outside the center and helped answer questions patiently from all of us visitors.
There is ample parking with several trail heads and is nice because one can feel safe leaving your vehicle to go hiking. The staff was very helpful even though the main visitor center was closed due to putting in a new heating system. So they set up several tables outside the center and helped answer questions patiently from all of us visitors.
Written 22 June 2019
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Ron Y
Corona del Mar, CA2,163 contributions
Apr 2017 • Couples
This is an outstanding exhibit that was designed by Danial Quan. The exhibits contain a lot of interesting information about the Coast, the Wetlands, Grasslands & Forests of Point Reyes.
Written 24 April 2017
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TravelerCentralFLA
Clermont, FL1,781 contributions
May 2023
We stopped at the Bear Valley Visitor Center on our visit to Point Reyes. I found the park service staff to be very helpful and they had great information to help us plan our visit. There is an area inside the visitor center with interpretive displays to explain the history, geography, and wildlife of the area. The visitor center was clean and well-maintained and had a nice but small gift shop. There are also clean restrooms at the visitor center.
I recommend you stop here to get the latest information about Point Reyes for your visit.
I recommend you stop here to get the latest information about Point Reyes for your visit.
Written 2 June 2023
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Dawson L
Pierre, South Dakota, United States51 contributions
Nov 2019
Great place to stop and get an overview of the park and the area. Small, but just right for a quick stop.
Written 21 November 2019
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Kate I
Custer, SD325 contributions
July 2019 • Friends
All facilities in the beach area are HORRIBLY in disrepair. Benches/Fences/modern and historic buildings decaying from lack of proper sealing from the salty elements. Very sad to see what was so beautiful falling into disrepair.
Written 29 July 2019
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Edith V
Davis, CA20 contributions
Apr 2019 • Couples
The visitor center is fine, as others have said, and the free map is invaluable. For those who either want a good forest walk without more driving, or who want a graded, if not always paved, trail without roots and rocks, the Bear Valley trail is a short sunny walk from the back of the parking lot. For a main trail, it can be surprisingly quiet earlier in the morning and spring birds may be heard against the stream background music. Big old California Bay trees scent the air. There's a bench in the meadow up the hill that gives the feeling of reaching a destination, if not the mountaintop.
Written 6 May 2019
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Hi,
We're planning to visit Point Reyes in the first week of March. I'm wondering about the weather and trail conditions at that time of year. If you have experience hiking around that time of the year, we would appreciate pointers/tips.
Thank you.
Written 7 January 2018
The raining season lightens by March. Because daylight savings don't begin until 3/11/18, some trails may or may not be available. I would check their websites. Good luck.
Written 7 January 2018
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