With careful planning, it is possible to travel from the falls back to the Palomarin Trailhead parking area on the beach at low tide, but don't be caught out! Otherwise retrace your steps back to Coast Trail - South. ![]() Also involved is a somewhat harrowing leap across the stream below the second falls! Rangers do not recommend this direct approach due to the danger to the eroding cliffs (instead, from Wildcat Camp, walk south on the beach to Alamere Falls). One of only a handful of tidefalls in the world waterfalls that spill directly into an ocean Alamere Falls is on many hikers bucket lists, accessible from the Point Reyes National. To get to the beach and see both parts of the falls takes some scrambling through ruts and over rock benches. ![]() When the tide comes up, the falls actually hit the ocean water rushing in. The waterfall drops over a bluff and forms two sets of falls which can grow to 25' across after it rains. A popular viewpoint and lunch spot is just next to the falls on an open, wide part of the cliff. Located in the Bay Area, this beautiful hike boasts the perfect opportunity to escape the city and rediscover our world’s natural beauty. The narrow trail to the top of the falls is somewhat overgrown with scrub (and possibly poison oak) in places. Alamere Falls Trail Hard 21.9 km 552 m 5.5-7.5h The Alamere Falls Trail travels to one of the world’s rare tidal falls, which surges 12 m over the Point Reyes National Seashore. Most people access this trail from Coast Trail - South. This is short, less than 1/2 mile trail down to the cliffs where the 50 ft Alamere Falls land on the beach.
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