Alamere Falls
Point Reyes National Seashore · near Bolinas / Point Reyes Station · SF Bay Area
Hiking
At a glance
- Difficulty
- strenuous
- Route type
- out-and-back
- Distance
- 13 miles
- Elevation gain
- 1,000 ft
- Time needed
- day
- Best season
- Winter–spring for peak flow (Jan–May) · Wildflowers spring · Falls diminish by late summer
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- No
- How the permit works
- No permit for the day hike. Point Reyes National Seashore — free entry. The Palomarin trailhead lot fills early on weekends. The final approach to the falls is a rough, unofficial scramble — check tide and conditions.
- How hard the permit is to get
- 1 of 5
What is here
- Features
- Rare 'tidefall' onto the beach · Waterfall plunges to the Pacific · Coastal lakes & wildflowers en route · 13-mi round trip via Coast Trail · Point Reyes wilderness
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- No
Hiking detail
- Intl tip
- The Palomarin trailhead is near Bolinas, at the south end of Point Reyes — combine with the quirky town of Bolinas, Tomales Bay paddling (kayak guide), and the Point Reyes Lighthouse. The lot fills before mid-morning on weekends; arrive early. Spring brings the fullest falls and the best wildflowers along the Coast Trail.
The guide
Alamere Falls is one of California's rare 'tidefalls' — a waterfall that plunges directly onto the beach and into the Pacific s…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Alamere Falls — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.956, -122.777