After mulvaney and I found the nearby cache Rocky point beach on a wonderful summer
evening, I was inspired to visit Rollin’ Rock Beach and show
him why I think this place is so interesting. I first came here
about 4 years ago when I took my Cub Scouts on a nature hike down
this way and while we were tide-pooling, one of the other parents
said, “Oh, you gotta take the boys over to Rollin’ Rock
Beach! I didn’t know where it was nor had I ever heard of the
place before but we all went anyway.
All my Cub Scouts loved this place! Let’s face
it…Boys + Rocks + Water = GREAT FUN! As it turns out we were
there in October and the sea had pulled all the gravel and silt
away from the shore. What's left during the winter are only the
large rocks that fall from the impressive cliffs above and the
crashing waves roll them up and down this beach until they are
round. The thunderous noise is really something to experience.
This is an amazing place to visit and I hope you leave yourself
enough time to explore and enjoy everything there is to offer here.
Be sure to bring your camera and capture images of the wildlife,
the views and the tide-pools!
There was some confusion lately on whether this cache was placed
within the National Park - GGNRA. I want to assure everyone that
this is not the case and I am providing links for the Golden Gate
National Recreation Area Map and the Tamalpais State Park Map.
Please use the interactive feature on either of the maps to zoom in
and see the boundaries of both parks. Thank you and please enjoy
your stay!
NPS / GGNRA Map
(For the correct view, please proceed to the map just below the
heading "Exploring the Parks at the Golden Gate" and zoom to 400%.
The Northern boundary of Mt Tamalpais State Park along the west
side of Hwy 1 starts just South of Stinson Beach (at the end of the
Stinson Beach dirt parking lot and it runs along the west side of
the Hwy 1 until it reaches Webb Creek. The GGNRA/State park
boundary then crosses Hwy 1 to the east and runs parallel along and
just to the north of Webb Creek. Mt Tamalpais State Park then
encompasses all of the coast land on the west side of Hwy 1 for
approximately 5 miles to the south until you reach the State
Park/GGNRA border just northwest of "Cold Stream" creek.) These
boarders were confirmed by GGNRA Law Enforcement Ranger, Mary Beth
McFarland.
Tamalpais State Park Map and Brochure