Point Reyes Audio Tour: Exploring Ranching History

Embark on a self-guided audio tour of Point Reyes National Seashore, exploring its rich ranching history and the unique relationship between cows and the park. Discover beautiful landscapes and plan your visit to the iconic Point Reyes Lighthouse.

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Point Reyes National Seashore - The tour takes place in the Point Reyes National Seashore
What's Included
  • VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
  • Lifetime access to this tour in English
  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
What's Not Included
  • Food and drink
  • Smartphone and headphones
  • Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
  • Transportation
Additional Information

Take pleasure in this autonomous audio journey during your ride to Point Reyes Lighthouse!
This is the tale of the stunning Point Reyes National Seashore and its unique connection with dairy and beef farms. “Cattle in a park?” you may ponder? Indeed, they were here prior to the establishment of the park and play an essential role in modern-day Point…

Location
Point Reyes National Seashore
Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Yuri_n
Aug 5, 2024
Great contents and navigation - It made the trip much more enjoyable. Without the guide, we wouldn’t have learned about the history of the dairy farmers. In a place where the internet connection is not good, the navigation feature was great to know where to make turns.
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Patty_c
Mar 9, 2024
It’s a beautiful drive, but this made it so much more enjoyable. - Enjoyed the drive, learning so much about the area that we never would have known otherwise. We highly recommend this to anyone making this drive. It really adds to the enjoyment to understand the history of the land you are passing through.
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Norcalinda
Sep 24, 2021
Great way to visit Point Reyes and not just for tourists - As a Bay Area resident, I have visited Point Reyes many times because of its natural beauty, What I knew little about was the history of farming and ranching there, and why they are still so important to this unique and precious spot. The tour guides were clear and engaging, and the history didn't feel like homework (in other words, this would be great for school-age kids). The voices of ranchers telling how people lived in the old days brought the landscape to life. If you're a foodie, don't miss the description of "Shafter Butter."
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Marthacain
Jun 8, 2021
Living History Museum on Wheels! - I love knowing the history of a place when I'm touring. This well designed audio tour provided us with a "living history museum" experience. We heard interesting stories from a variety of voices and drove away with a much richer experience of the area than we would have otherwise.
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B3021yimarkf
May 22, 2021
Cows in the park! - Cool. Who knew? Cows in the park! Wonderful to hear first hand stories about this incredible place. Having a personal tour guide on my phone, made everything come alive.
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Camper19590
May 9, 2021
A fascinating journey - This was a wonderful experience. I found the stories compelling and learned a lot about California history and culture. The scenery was spectacular and I found that I observed much more because of the audio tour.
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G77m1
Apr 19, 2021
Take this tour!!! - This was so interesting. The stories about ranching life were great, and I was happy to understand why there are all these cows in a National Park!!
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Luisfk9126it
Jul 26, 2024
Relaxing and fun tour. - It was pretty good and the tour was on point. Good at your pace tour and is updated we enjoyed it. Nice that it leads straight to the lighthouse too.
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J1400zqjeffm
Oct 22, 2023
Good - It was ok. The long quiet periods between checkpoints were kind of a bummer. The technology worked!
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Denise_r
Mar 7, 2024
Could not make it work - We were never able to get the app to work. Very disappointing. I called the phone number and they weren't able to help either. I'm calling to get my money back
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