Point Reyes in a day

An hour from the bridge and it feels like another country. Start early, dress in layers, bring cash for oysters.

1. The Cypress Tree Tunnel

   Morning light, and no cars if you're lucky.

   Diego did it 18 Jul

2. Point Reyes Lighthouse

   Three hundred-odd steps down, and back up. Whales in winter and spring.

3. Tule elk on the Tomales Point Trail

   9.5 miles round trip; the elk are in the first two.

   Diego did it 18 Jul

   Tomales Point Trail
4. Oysters on Tomales Bay

   Hog Island in Marshall: book a picnic table, shuck your own.

   Diego did it 18 Jul

   Hog Island Oyster Co.
5. Pastries at Bovine Bakery

   Point Reyes Station. Morning bun or bear claw.

6. Drakes Beach

   Wide, windy, and elephant seals some winters.

7. Alamere Falls

   A waterfall onto a beach. About thirteen miles round trip — stay on the official trail.