Historic Point Reyes Lifeboat Station — Attraction in Fairfax

A wonderful day trip out to Pt. Reyes Peninsula with some local history thrown in. Take Sir Francis Drake Blvd. west to Olema and then continue out towards the coast and Inverness. 4-5 miles past the lovely little town of Inverness there is a sign for the "Historic Life-Saving Station Cemetery" just past Oyster Rd on the right. There is a private driveway that the public can use for approximately 1/4 of a mile. At that point, there is small footpath sign on the left will lead you up to a grove of trees on a nearby hill. There, laid to rest, are four Pt. Reyes Life Saving ‘surfmen” who lost their lives in the line of duty over 100 years ago.. There is an incredible view of the Pacific Ocean, Drake's Estero and surrounding hills from the hilltop above the cemetery. Continue west along Sir Francis Drake Blvd. all the way to where the road splits. To the right is the famous Pt. Reyes Lighthouse which is a fun place to see although visitors must walk down a few hundred steps to the lighthouse and then back up again. To the left is Chimney Rock Rd. which leads to a trail head where you can walk down to the second Life-Saving Station, built in 1927. Visitors may explore the Lifeboat Station grounds, where wayside exhibits provide information about the U.S. Lifesaving Service and U.S. Coast Guard history at Point Reyes. Check with the Pt. Reyes National Park Service for times when the station is open for visitors. I went out on a late March afternoon and the weather was incredible and the...

Point Reyes Lifeboat Station was built in 1889 to aid ships that were stranded or wrecked along the shores of this peninsula that stretches 10 miles into the Pacific Ocean. It has the last remaining intact marine railway in...

Anyplace at Point Reyes National Seashore is stunning. The lifeboat station is less traveled and more secluded. It’s a short 10 minute walk from the Chimney Rock trailhead parking lot....