Mount Tamalpais East Peak
Mill Valley, Marin · near Mill Valley · SF Bay Area
Hiking
At a glance
- Difficulty
- easy
- Route type
- loop
- Distance
- 1 miles
- Elevation gain
- 220 ft
- Time needed
- day
- Best season
- Year-round · Clearest fall/winter after rain; summer mornings often above the fog
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- No
- How the permit works
- Mt. Tamalpais State Park day-use parking ~$8–9 at the East Peak self-registration lot; no reservation. Dogs only on the paved sections, not dirt trails.
- How hard the permit is to get
- 0 of 5
What is here
- Features
- Highest point in Marin (2,571 ft) · 360° Bay Area panorama · Gardner fire lookout · Paved partly-accessible loop
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Hiking detail
- Intl tip
- Come on a clear winter afternoon or after a storm; in summer, arrive early or you'll be inside the fog. Bring a layer — the summit is 15–20°F cooler than sea level.
The guide
The roof of Marin, reached by a serpentine mountain road that ends near the top. The paved Verna Dunshee loop rings the peak wi…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Mount Tamalpais East Peak — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.9295, -122.5793