Guided Walk season (Dec. 15 to Mar. 31)
Guided elephant seal tours have been suspended. Go online to learn more.

Open Walk season (April-November)
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily
Marine Education Center open weekends 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Admittance to the reserve for your self-guided walk requires a free permit that can be obtained at the entrance station or the Marine Education Center. Call the park for more information.

For all tours, layered clothing, closed-toed shoes, and rain/wind gear are strongly advised. Umbrellas and strollers are not permitted inside the dune area. Pets and drones are not allowed in the park.

• Park Headquarters open hours: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily
• Day Use Hours: 6 a.m. to Sunset

Day-Use Area 8 a.m. to Sunset

Day-Use Area Sunrise to Sunset

Day-Use Area 6 a.m. to Sunset. Campers registered in backpack trail camps may remain in the park overnight.

The Castro Adobe is open to the public only on Open House Days, school field trips, private tours and other special events. The phased opening of the park allows for occasional public access but the site remains an active construction zone.

Day-Use Area Sunrise to Sunset

Day-Use Area 8 a.m. to Sunset

Day-Use Area 8 a.m. to Sunset

Day-Use Area 8 a.m. to Sunset

Day-Use Area 8 a.m. to Sunset

Day-Use Area 8 a.m. to Sunset

Day-use Area: 8 a.m. to Sunset

Day-Use Area 6 a.m. to Sunset

Day-Use Area 8 a.m. to Sunset

Monday and Thursday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday 12-4 p.m.

• May 1 to Oct. 31 – 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• Nov. 1 to April 30 – 8 a.m. to 30 minutes after sunset
• Campground quiet hours – 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.

Day-Use Area 8 a.m. to Sunset

Day-Use Area 8 a.m. to Sunset