Duck Island(Point Reyes National Seashore)

Located in the town of Marshall, Duck Island has a small and narrow boat-in beach-campground that is a part of Point Reyes National Seashore. Duck Island is the northernmost beach on Point Reyes Peninsula and is surrounded by the waters of Tomales Bay.  Duck Island offers a boat-in campground that does not provide drinking water and you must carry all human waste out of it. There are a couple of fun activities at Duck Island including kayaking and boating – you need to visit by boat or by kayak to use the boat-in campground. Please be careful while kayaking as rip currents are very strong here.

If you are looking for attractions near Duck Island, you can drive 25 minutes to the Links at Bodega Harbour, an 18-hole oceanfront golf course that hosts many tournaments and features a golf shop, gallery, restaurant, yacht club, and live music. Sonoma County Fairgrounds offers a horse-racing track, jockey club, carnival rides, and several open-air amphitheaters. It hosts many annual events including the Sonoma County Fair, The Harmony Festival, and The Sonoma Valley Harvest Fair – a wine festival with a grape stomping contest. The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center is dedicated to the works of Charles M. Schulz, creator of the Peanuts comic strip, and is home to a three-and-a-half-ton sculpture depicting the evolution of Snoopy – a character in the comic, Schulz’s studio, and three rotating galleries. Another great attraction near Duck Island is Scandia Family Fun Center, an amusement park with many rides including a pirate ship swing, train ride, merry-go-round swings, horse carousel, go-karts, and bumper cars.

To access Duck Island, take a boat from Nick’s Cove or Lawson’s Landing – or a kayak from Blue Waters Kayaking situated in the town of Inverness.

If you are looking for attractions near Duck Island, you can drive 25 minutes to the Links at Bodega Harbour, an 18-hole oceanfront golf course that hosts many tournaments and features a golf shop, gallery, restaurant, yacht club, and live music. Sonoma County Fairgrounds offers a horse-racing track, jockey club, carnival rides, and several open-air amphitheaters. It hosts many annual events including the Sonoma County Fair, The Harmony Festival, and The Sonoma Valley Harvest Fair – a wine festival with a grape stomping contest. The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center is dedicated to the works of Charles M. Schulz, creator of the Peanuts comic strip, and is home to a three-and-a-half-ton sculpture depicting the evolution of Snoopy – a character in the comic, Schulz’s studio, and three rotating galleries. Another great attraction near Duck Island is Scandia Family Fun Center, an amusement park with many rides including a pirate ship swing, train ride, merry-go-round swings, horse carousel, go-karts, and bumper cars.

If you get hungry, there are many restaurants within a 15-minute drive of Duck Island. Litchfield’s at Sonoma Coast Villa is a seaside Californian restaurant with a nice menu that includes starters, soups, appetizers, oysters, desserts, and wine. The vegetarian-friendly Estero Café serves breakfast, lunch, brunch, happy hour, and dinner items. Another good restaurant near Duck Island is Dinucci's Italian Dinners, an Italian restaurant featuring pizza, pasta, Pesce, pane, and rice dishes.

If you are looking for a hotel near Duck Island, you can drive 20 minutes. The luxurious 4-Star hotel Bodega Bay Lodge is spread across seven acres and overlooks Bodega Bay – and has many amenities including a pool, lounge, spa, sauna, restaurant, fitness center, and hiking tours. The Inn at the Tides is a 3-Star hotel that features a pool, sauna, gym, and an oceanfront Italian bar-restaurant. If you are looking for an affordable hotel near Duck Island, the 3-Star Continental Inn offers beautiful rooms and suites.