Guidebook for Inverness
Food Scene
Well-run, great food, friendly staff. A gorgeous little spot. Best oysters in town. Raw or with creative preparations.
40 locals recommend
Saltwater Oyster Depot
12781 Sir Francis Drake BlvdWell-run, great food, friendly staff. A gorgeous little spot. Best oysters in town. Raw or with creative preparations.
Saturday mornings 9-1 -really great vendors and live music
10 locals recommend
Point Reyes Station Farmers Market
11250 CA-1Saturday mornings 9-1 -really great vendors and live music
Bovine Bakery
11315 CA-1Iconic bakery in Point reyes station
Brickmaiden Breads
40 4th StBest bakery in the Bay Area
Beautiful ride along the bay to a very good seafood restaurant with outdoor dining. They close early so call to check hours.
37 locals recommend
Tony's Seafood Restaurant
18863 Shoreline HwyBeautiful ride along the bay to a very good seafood restaurant with outdoor dining. They close early so call to check hours.
Tomales Bay Foods
80 4th StEssentials
Great Deli that makes pretty much everything there in their own kitchen. This is where you can stop to get provisions for your hikes. They have a small restaurant / Beer tap / wines to the left of the store. A larger grocer is the Palace market in Point Reyes Station.
19 locals recommend
Inverness Park Market
12301 Sir Francis Drake BlvdGreat Deli that makes pretty much everything there in their own kitchen. This is where you can stop to get provisions for your hikes. They have a small restaurant / Beer tap / wines to the left of the store. A larger grocer is the Palace market in Point Reyes Station.
Palace Market
11300 CA-1Largest and best grocer in the area. Well run place.
Drinks & Nightlife
Former Producer has great shows come through. Check the calendar on their website for details.
39 locals recommend
Rancho Nicasio, Bar, Restaurant, Live Music and Wedding Event Venue
1 Old Rancheria RdFormer Producer has great shows come through. Check the calendar on their website for details.
Sunday's at 5 pm there is usually live music in the Bar. This is also a family style restaurant that is open for breakfasts lunch and dinner
40 locals recommend
Station House Cafe
11285 CA-1Sunday's at 5 pm there is usually live music in the Bar. This is also a family style restaurant that is open for breakfasts lunch and dinner
Parks & Nature
You are located in an area that is surrounded by National Parkland, there for your enjoyment. You'll find some of the most gorgeous sites on any of these trails. I download the All Trails phone app to get details on any hiking trail in the area
Abbotts Lagoon Trailhead
This is the area that led me to move to California. It is stunning!
Fourteen tule elk on Tomales Point. The Pacific Ocean is in the background.
Tule Elk Herd
The tule elk herds had virtually disappeared by 1860, thirteen years before the state awarded them complete protection. In the spring of 1978, two bulls and eight cows were brought in from the San Luis Island Wildlife Refuge near Los Banos. The elk were contained within a temporary, three acre enclosure to allow for adjustment to their new surroundings. That summer, six of the cows bore calves. In the fall, seventeen elk were released from the enclosure on Tomales Point to 1,050 hectares (2,600 acres) of open grassland and coastal scrub. By the summer of 1988, the population was at ninety-three animals. The population census taken in 2000 counted over 400 elk. In 2009, over 440 were counted at Tomales Point, making the the Point Reyes herds one of the largest populations in California.
The tule elk can be found in several locations within the park but the best chance of seeing them is in the Tule Elk Preserve at Tomales Point. They graze freely and are often seen near the road as you drive into the preserve.
Tule Elk Preserve
This is the area that led me to move to California. It is stunning!
Fourteen tule elk on Tomales Point. The Pacific Ocean is in the background.
Tule Elk Herd
The tule elk herds had virtually disappeared by 1860, thirteen years before the state awarded them complete protection. In the spring of 1978, two bulls and eight cows were brought in from the San Luis Island Wildlife Refuge near Los Banos. The elk were contained within a temporary, three acre enclosure to allow for adjustment to their new surroundings. That summer, six of the cows bore calves. In the fall, seventeen elk were released from the enclosure on Tomales Point to 1,050 hectares (2,600 acres) of open grassland and coastal scrub. By the summer of 1988, the population was at ninety-three animals. The population census taken in 2000 counted over 400 elk. In 2009, over 440 were counted at Tomales Point, making the the Point Reyes herds one of the largest populations in California.
The tule elk can be found in several locations within the park but the best chance of seeing them is in the Tule Elk Preserve at Tomales Point. They graze freely and are often seen near the road as you drive into the preserve.
Tomales Point Trail
Pierce Point RoadWonderful trail is the arch rock trail that runs along a stream passes through meadows and lands you on the coast.
Bear Valley Trailhead
Bear Valley Visitor Center Access RoadWonderful trail is the arch rock trail that runs along a stream passes through meadows and lands you on the coast.
Drakes Estero Trailhead
Lovely meandering coastal trail
Tomales Bay State Park
1100 Pierce Point RdShopping
The center of town is a couple of blocks of shops to explore.
156 locals recommend
Point Reyes Station
The center of town is a couple of blocks of shops to explore.
Entertainment & Activities
Nothing better than getting on the water to enjoy the area. Kayak across to Tomales Oyster co to get some oysters. Take your picnic with you. Walking distance from the house.
10 locals recommend
Blue Waters Kayaking Inverness (TOURS MAY LAUNCH ELSEWHERE)
12944 Sir Francis Drake BlvdNothing better than getting on the water to enjoy the area. Kayak across to Tomales Oyster co to get some oysters. Take your picnic with you. Walking distance from the house.
Food scene
Really interesting honey- based wine tasting room with lovely conservatory setting. Great rainy or foggy day visit too.
14 locals recommend
Heidrun Meadery
11925 CA-1Really interesting honey- based wine tasting room with lovely conservatory setting. Great rainy or foggy day visit too.