Point Reyes National Seashore is one of our area's great natural treasures. The park offers a diverse range of coastal terrains, including beaches, dunes, wetlands, streams, and forests, providing great opportunities for picnicking, hiking, bicycling, and horseback riding. It's also home to a wide variety of wildlife, from birds to elk to elephant seals to passing whales.
This being the Bay Area, there's also good food to be found. A fine place to pick up a picnic is Cowgirl Creamery / Tomales Bay Foods (80 4th St, Point Reyes Station, open Wednesday through Sunday). This little food court houses a cheese shop and an upscale deli with seasonal salads, sandwiches, and local charcuterie.
On your way home, you might stop by Marin Sun Farms' retail butcher shop (10905 Shoreline Hwy, Point Reyes Station, open 11am-6pm daily).
In addition to the farm's famous grass-fed, pasture-raised beef, pork, lamb, goat, chicken, and eggs, the shop sells related products, such as soap made from Marin Sun beef tallow.
In a month or two, they plan to add a wine bar, and stay open later in the evenings. Bar customers will be able to pick a steak or chop from the butcher case and have it cooked to order.
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