The Unknown Coast hike is a 3.5 mile stretch of beach in Point Reyes between the McClures Beach Trailhead and the Kehoe Beach Trailhead. It is accessible only a few days in the year during negative tide conditions. The rest of the year, the area is submerged in several feet of water. It is a unique adventure hike across sandy beaches, rocky beaches, cold waist-deep water, and tide pools. Wildlife is abundant and includes different kinds of shorebirds and marine life. Enjoy!
Hike down to the beach
Continue hiking on the beach
Sandy beaches…
Want to play hide-and-seek?
Mussels
Giant Green Anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica)
Naturally framed ocean view
Exploring the tide pools
The dark band on the rock are scores of mussels
Brandt’s Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus)
Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)
Elephant Rock
Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus)
Barnacles and mussels
Another sandy beach
Where did these stones come from?
Feeling tiny?
Giant Green Anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica)
Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus)
Canada Geese (Branta canadensis)
Rocky beach
Sand dune ripples
pacorios 