
In numbers.
Dec–Mar
Best months
13m
Elevation
The water at Alamere Falls, month by month
It roars from December to February.
The fullest months: from December to February. The thinnest: from May to October.
- 100%Jan
- 96%Feb
- 75%Mar
- 41%Apr
- 16%May
- 4%Jun
- 1%Jul
- 0%Aug
- 0%Sep
- 7%Oct
- 30%Nov
- 96%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from December to March.
Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Waterfall in Point Reyes National Seashore, California
Alamere Falls is a coastal waterfall in United States. It lies within Point Reyes National Seashore.
Getting there.
- Bolinasnearest town · 9.8 km in a straight line
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 52 km in a straight lineCar hire at SFO airport (San Francisco)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From December to Marchbest months to go (estimate)
Plan your visit
Stay, explore and get there
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Seen from the sky.
8 × 8 km of cloud-free satellite image, with what OpenStreetMap knows around the falls.
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Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 8 × 8 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
The line follows the river as mapped in OpenStreetMap; heights from the 30 m Copernicus model, which smooths narrow drops — the published height of the falls is the one above.
Around the falls the river drops 106 m in 1.8 km.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- 1toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- 3campsitesFive Brooks Horse Camp, Glen Campground, Wildcat Campground
- —hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 km
- —restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, up to 2 km around the falls (unless noted). A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Towns nearby
- Bolinas9.8 km in a straight line
- Lagunitas-Forest Knolls11 km in a straight line
- Woodacre14 km in a straight line
- Fairfax17 km in a straight line
- Sleepy Hollow18 km in a straight line
- San Anselmo20 km in a straight line
- Kentfield20 km in a straight line
- Lucas Valley-Marinwood21 km in a straight line
Weather
The weather, month by month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 14 |
| Night °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 100 | 102 | 82 | 42 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 62 | 138 |
| Wet days | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 5.1 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 11.5 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 4.6 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (13 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.
Photos
Through visitors' eyes.
Recent years
Wet years and dry years
Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A wet season above 100 % usually means a fuller waterfall.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 46% | 0% | 50% | 68% | 97% | 30% | — | — | — | 1% | 36% | 31% |
| 2021 | 80% | 29% | 47% | 7% | 2% | 10% | — | — | — | 613% | 48% | 138% |
| 2022 | 8% | 1% | 24% | 74% | 10% | 95% | — | — | — | 2% | 64% | 169% |
| 2023 | 247% | 91% | 237% | 14% | 103% | 20% | — | — | — | 39% | 56% | 81% |
| 2024 | 149% | 138% | 100% | 79% | 115% | 15% | — | — | — | 19% | 196% | 96% |
| 2025 | 15% | 158% | 65% | 21% | 19% | 10% | — | — | — | 143% | 139% | 78% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q37957) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Climate | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 |
| Relief, river profile, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Paths, viewpoints, parking | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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