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Point Reyes National Seashore
Managed by National Park Service
1,708 acres3.5 mi of trail
Duxbury ReefRidge Trail
No dogsMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Bolinas
Bolinas, CA parks, trails & bike paths
About 30% of Bolinas is conserved land, roughly 1,110 acres. There are about 7.0 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Point Reyes National Seashore (3.5 mi) and Bolinas Lagoon Preserve (1.3 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Bolinas, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Bolinas outdoors
Conserved land
30%
1,110 of 3,710 acres
Trails
7.0 mi
1.2 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
4
832 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.2 mi
0.8 mi lanes · 0.4 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Bolinas Lagoon Preserve
Managed by Marin County Parks
67 acres1.3 mi of trail
Bob Stewart Trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
3
Phillip Burton Wilderness
Managed by National Park Service
37 acres
Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
Managed by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
23 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Beaches in Bolinas
Agate Beach
Bolinas Beach
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 0.8 mi
- Duxbury Reef0.5 mi
- Bob Stewart Trail0.3 mi
- Ridge Trail0.1 mi
- Ocean Parkway0.1 mi
Who protects the land
1,110 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 54 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.8 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball2
- Equestrian1
- Skate park1
- Baseball1
- Soccer1
- Tennis1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Bolinas
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Lakeshore or Seashore 729 acPrivate Conservation 234 acRanch Easement 223 acLocal Conservation Area 66 acUnknown Easement 48 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Reyes National SeashoreNational Lakeshore or Seashore | National Park Service | 729 | Open |
| Paradise Valley RanchPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 234 | Restricted |
| Bolinas Lagoon Open Space PreserveLocal Conservation Area | Regional agency | 66 | Open |
| Agate BeachLocal Park | County | 13 | Open |
| Mesa ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 12 | Open |
| Bolinas ParkLocal Park | County | 1 | Open |
| Golden Gate National Recreation AreaNational Recreation Area | National Park Service | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
RCA Transmitter BuildingIn Point Reyes National Seashore · Building
Smiley's Schooner SaloonBuilding · 1851
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Bolinas's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.