Driftwood Beach
Driftwood Beach is a beach in Marin County, California. Driftwood Beach is situated nearby to the locality Windy Gap, as well as near Lower Pierce Point Ranch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hog Island and Nick’s Cove.
Hog Island
Islet
Photo: Stepheng3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hog Island is an island roughly 2 acres in size located approximately 5 mi south of the entrance to Tomales Bay in the West Marin area of Marin County, California. Hog Island is situated 1½ miles east of Driftwood Beach.
Nick’s Cove
Restaurant
Photo: Cullen328, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nick's Cove is the site of a long-standing restaurant and vacation camp in Marin County, California. It is on the northeast shore of Tomales Bay 3.25 miles south-southwest of Tomales, at an elevation of 7 feet. Hog Island is in the middle of Tomales Bay, to the west of Nick's Cove, and Point Reyes National Seashore constitutes the western landmass on the opposite side of the bay. Nick’s Cove is situated 2½ miles east of Driftwood Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hamlet and Dillon Beach.
Hamlet
Hamlet
Hamlet is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It is located on the northeast shore of Tomales Bay and the Northwestern Pacific Railroad 3 miles south-southwest of Tomales, at an elevation of 23 feet. Hamlet is situated 2½ miles east of Driftwood Beach.
Dillon Beach
Hamlet
Photo: Stepheng3, Public domain.
Dillon Beach is a census-designated place in Marin County, California, United States. It is located 3.25 miles west of Tomales, at an elevation of 89 ft. Dillon Beach is situated 3½ miles north of Driftwood Beach.
Lairds Landing
Hamlet
Point Reyes National Seashore is a 71,028-acre park preserve located on the Point Reyes Peninsula in Marin County, California. As a national seashore, it is maintained by the US National Park Service as an important nature preserve. Lairds Landing is situated 4 miles southeast of Driftwood Beach.
Driftwood Beach
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Marin County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.19659° or 38° 11′ 48″ northLongitude
-122.96611° or 122° 57′ 58″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
84CV52WM+JHOpenStreetMap ID
node 358764955OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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In Other Languages
“Driftwood Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Driftwood Beach (lapyahan sa Estados Unidos, California)”
- Cebuano: “Driftwood Beach”
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