March 15, 2026
Point Reyes Lighthouse, located 36 miles Northwest of San Francisco, sits on one of the windiest places along the Pacific Coast. The narrow headland the lighthouse is situated on has staggering cliffs, whipping headwinds, and blooming biodiversity. Point Reyes National Seashore and the Point Reyes State Marine Reserve help keep the local communities of both terrestrial and aquatic mammals safe, with heavy fishing regulation and bans in place for commercial and recreational catch.
Point Reyes Lighthouse, decommissioned in 1975, can be accessed by a 313-step staircase from the visitor center
4-6 foot NW Swell with waves landing on Point Reyes South to North Beach.
A juvenile Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) pictured behind a shrub.
Large swell crashing against protruding rocks
Turbulent swells rebounding off the cliff side with a California gull (Larus californicus) and a Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina).
The Farallon Islands pictured from the lighthouse observation deck, roughly 20 miles SSW across the open ocean.
Sea spray from a breaking wave at the Point Reyes Headlands.
Black-tailed deer laying in the sun in an open patch of grass.
Twisting branches covered in mossy lichen with the beach in the background.
