Nature reserve · California
Martin Griffin Preserve
Martin Griffin Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the east, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bolinas Museum, a museum 1.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Audubon Canyon Ranch
How to reach it
Coordinates37.93043, -122.68125
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Bolinas Museum: 1.4 mi
- The Phoenix Collection Tea Museum: 5.8 mi
- Marin Museum of Bicycling: 6.4 mi
- Marin County Historical Society Museum: 8.8 mi
- Bartolini Gallery: 9.6 mi
Parks
- Bolinas Community Park: 1.5 mi
- Bolinas Quail Refuge: 2.2 mi
- Agate Beach County Park: 2.8 mi
- Mount Tamalpais Game Refuge: 4.3 mi
- Forest Knolls Park: 5.8 mi
Beaches: 60
- Bolinas Beach: 1.7 mi
- Agate Beach: 2.8 mi
- Stinson Beach: 3.3 mi
- Palomarin Beach: 3.5 mi
- Slide Ranch North Beach: 5.8 mi
Peaks
- Stewart Point: 2.2 mi
- Pablo Point: 2.5 mi
- Oat Hill: 2.6 mi
- Cliff Peak: 2.8 mi
- Twin Knolls: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
- Music Stand: 3.5 mi
- Throne: 3.6 mi
- Sitting Bull Rock and memorial: 6.0 mi
- Old Sawmill: 7.2 mi
- The Rosebowl: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites
- Barth's Retreat: 3.6 mi
- Potrero Camp: 3.7 mi
- Rifle Camp: 4.1 mi
- Hunt Camp: 5.0 mi
- Bolinas Park: 6.3 mi
Attractions
- Stinson tree: 4.2 mi
- Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 5.3 mi
- Founders Grove: 6.4 mi
- Redwood Tree Slice: 6.4 mi
- Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 7.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Elliott Nature Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Cascade Canyon Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Muir Woods National Monument: 6.0 mi
- Maurice Thorner Memorial Open Space Preserve: 6.0 mi
Gardens
- San Geronimo Valley Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Terra Linda Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Lauren Place: 8.9 mi
- Miller Creek Middle School Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Canal Community Garden: 10.2 mi
Artworks
- Tamalpais Maiden: 8.7 mi
- Guardian of the Gate North (Totem 5 of 8): 10.5 mi
- Blackie Horse Statue: 10.7 mi
- Tiburon Portugese Mural Wall: 11.1 mi
- Close to the Wind: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Cataract Falls: 2.5 mi
- Helen Markt Falls: 2.5 mi
- Midway Falls: 2.6 mi
- Laurel Dell Falls: 2.9 mi
- Little Carson Falls: 3.4 mi
Springs: 11
- Broko Spring: 2.7 mi
- Rock Springs: 4.0 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 4.0 mi
- Colier Spring: 4.7 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 4.8 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 11.5 mi
- Point Reyes Light Station: 18.9 mi
- Paint Storage: 19.0 mi
- Point Reyes Lighthouse Visitor Center: 19.0 mi
- Transformer Building: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Vent 5: 5.0 mi
- Rock Fort: 7.9 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 13.1 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 16.5 mi
- Aramai Point: 24.5 mi
Natural arches: 4
- Temple: 7.5 mi
- Keyhole: 8.0 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 10.8 mi
- Arch Rock: 23.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 4.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Martin Griffin Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | E 91° | 784 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | E 96° | 778 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | E 93° | 744 m | 5.1 mi |
| Ballou Point | ESE 112° | 612 m | 3.4 mi |
| Twin Knolls | ESE 103° | 597 m | 2.8 mi |
| Big Rock Ridge | NNE 25° | 575 m | 9.8 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNE 26° | 543 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | ESE 101° | 527 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 8.8 | 8.7 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 9.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kentfield, 8 mi away.
- Harbor Seal188 obs
- Long-billed Curlew124 obs
- Andrews' Clintonia106 obs
- glossyleaf manzanita100 obs
- Great Egret91 obs
- Button's Banana Slug88 obs
- Pacific trillium75 obs
- Eastwood's Manzanita75 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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