Explore the wild coastal hills of Marin County, California. Summit the 25 peaks in Marin all with publicly-accessible trails or paths to the summits. Most of these coastal peaks are connected by an incredible trail network stretching from the Golden Gate Bridge and the Marin Headlands in the south to Mt Tamalpais State Park and Point Reyes National Seashore in the north.
Highest peak
Mount Tamalpais East Peak
2,572 ft / 783 m
Most prominent peak
Big Rock Ridge
1,287 ft / 392 m prom
Most summited peak
Mount Tamalpais East Peak
91 summits
Most difficult peak
Big Rock Ridge
Class 1
Difficulty breakdown
Class 1/2 6 peaks
Highlights
- Climb the hills of the Marin Headlands surrounded by rugged coastline, WWII bunkers, bobcats, and coyotes
- Take a short path to the highpoint of the actual point in Point Reyes (and be sure to check out the lighthouse).
- Hike the vast trail network around Mt Tam, the highest peak in Marin 2,572 ft
- Explore the open-meadow peaks and ridges of northern Marin in several California State Parks
- Take a ferry to Angel Island and wind your way around the trails up to the panoramic summit of Mt Livermore 788 ft
Latest summits
"Had a friend in SF and she was looking for a easy hike with a great view of the city, so I suggested Slacker Hill. Had some trouble finding the correct trailhead due to confusing road signs etc. If you google Coastal trail parking and restroom it will take you to the trailhead.
The trails have been rerouted making the hike an easy 1 mile round trip. Start on the SCA trail cross over the road and then bear right up the Slacker Ridge Trail to the summit. " — Zardoz • Aug 23, 2019
"Fun outing with several cool people. Great view of the Bay Area, not a scrap of fog visible from the top. Apparently that's quite rare, and it also made for quite a hot hike. Sunset Trail is very nice and there was a good live band at the harbor once we finished. Got to sail back on a chartered boat, sailed right under the Golden Gate and learned what foiling was, thought it looked pretty neat." — robkleffner • Jun 22, 2019
"Loving the green, best time of the year in California. The grassy meadows made for a really scenic hike to my 24th out of 25 peaks in the Marin 25 Peak Challenge. This peak definitely is a great addition to the challenge. Took some side paths through the meadows for a more direct route (recommended). Note: a landslide has closed the trail from Sir Francis Drake so you have to start down lower from Bothin Road (parking for maybe only 2 cars)." — scott • Apr 13, 2019
"Coming off foot surgery, this was the perfect hike to get back into peaking. Only one ferry service out of Tiburon (angelisland.com) and it's not the blue/gold (which was advertised, but only leaves from SF)...AND they only take cash! They have ATM on site, but had to do some running around to find it. Otherwise, very nice hiking day." — colleenmarie512 • Mar 23, 2019
"Trail run in slight drizzle and into the clouds to the Coyote Ridge highpoint. On way back took a "secret" trail up and over some minor bumps on the ridge. Hope I didn't touch any poison oak." — scott • Feb 28, 2019