Bolinas Ridge

[2] The ridge parallels a section of the San Andreas Fault, and features panoramic vistas with trees, meadows, rounded hillsides, Bolinas Lagoon, Tomales Bay, the Olema Valley and the Pacific Ocean.

[4] West Ridgecrest Road, a two lane highway, runs along the southern portion of the ridge, and has been the location for numerous automobile commercial video shoots.

Along with the tall redwoods, sections include stands of Douglas fir, various mixed scrub and open grassland hillsides, hardwood woodlands and along the lower slopes, maritime chaparral that features rare Marin Manzanita (Arctostaphylos virgata) and a federally designated 'Species of Concern', Mason's ceanothus (Ceanothus masonii), listed by the state of California as rare.

There are few animals that have robust communities near Bolinas Ridge, but within Mount Tamalpais State Park, black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus), raccoons (Procyon lotor), and squirrels (Sciuridae) have been known to roam.

Red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) and northern harriers (Circus cyaneus) are commonly spotted and over 150 different bird species are known to the area.