Point Reyes National Seashore

Education Center & Laguna Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 888 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Education Center & Laguna Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Point Reyes National Seashore near Inverness Park, CA. It climbs 888 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi144 – 764 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Education Center 38.04863, -122.85963
Nearest town Inverness Park, CA

Directions

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Education Center & Laguna Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 888 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 146–764 ft

Out & Back · Point Reyes National Seashore

Trailhead: Education Center · 38.04863, -122.85963

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 68°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:20 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Education Center, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Laguna Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.3 miReach Education Center, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 miTurn right onto Education Center, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

FogTemperature 68°F53°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity100%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:17 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:20 PM
Tue 56°52°
Wed 64°54°
Thu 68°51°
Fri 67°51°
Sat 67°51°
Sun 65°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:59 PM for the 8:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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