Cow Heaven: A Self-Guided Driving Tour from Point Reyes Seashore to Tomales

A 21-mile self-guided audio driving tour from Point Reyes National Seashore to the town of Tomales. Just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, fifth-generation sheep rancher Bill Jensen guides recalcitrant lambs through a foot bath. A few miles down the road, Bob Giacomini checks out his high-tech milking barn. Bill and Bob are part of a rich agricultural community of dairy farmers, cattle and sheep ranchers and oyster growers in West Marin County. How was this rural paradise, so close to a major metropolitan area, saved from development? A lot of the credit goes to two women who came up with a unique idea…

5-hour Northern Lights viewing and cabin dinner

Enjoy the company of others during a delicious meal (included)

Capture prime views of the Northern Lights from the comfort inside a warm cabin
Round-trip hotel transport from Fairbanks included

What To Expect

Point Reyes National Seashore

The tour takes place in Point Reyes National Seashore
• Admission Ticket Free

Bear Valley Visitor Center

We’ll begin our tour at the Bear Valley Visitor Center, hearing the stories of this land and the family farming that continues to thrive to this day.
• Admission Ticket Free

Point Reyes Station

The tour passes through Point Reyes Station.
• Admission Ticket Free

Millerton Point

The tour passes Millerton Point.
• Admission Ticket Free

Marshall

The tour passes through Marshall.
• Admission Ticket Free

Tomales

Our tour ends in the town of Tomales after admiring the beautiful views along Tomales bay. Here the residents “get to know everybody, and everybody gets to know you”.
• Admission Ticket Free

Highlight

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Infants must sit on laps
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Include

Lifetime access to ‘Cow Heaven: Saving the Family Farm’ Tour
VoiceMap Application
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

Exclude

Smartphone
Transportation
Food/Drink
Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

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