Marin driving roads
9 roads and 87 mapped miles. Pick a road to see its route, character and access notes.
Start with Panoramic Highway and Ridgecrest for the Mount Tamalpais roads, or look at Lucas Valley, Nicasio and the Petaluma roads for a West Marin drive. The guides below explain the connecting roads and return options.
Choose a road
- Chileno Valley RoadA quiet ranch road between the Petaluma side and Tomales, rolling rather than tight.
- Limantour RoadThe descent from the Point Reyes ridge down to Limantour Beach through Bishop pine forest.
- Lucas Valley RoadA Marin cross-country road linking open valley stretches with shaded turns toward Nicasio.
- Marshall–Petaluma RoadRolling ranch country between the Tomales Bay side and inland Marin, with crests and changing visibility.
- Nicasio Valley RoadThe reservoir road through the middle of Marin, linking Lucas Valley Road to the Point Reyes–Petaluma corridor.
- Panoramic HighwayA forested climb above Muir Woods connecting the Mount Tamalpais area with the Stinson Beach side.
- Pantoll & East RidgecrestThe upper Mount Tamalpais approach combines exposed ridge views with tight mountain turns and park access.
- Point Reyes–Petaluma RoadThe cross-county run from Nicasio out over the hills toward Petaluma, through open ranch country.
- Sir Francis Drake BoulevardThe road out through Inverness and the Point Reyes peninsula toward the lighthouse.
Drives using these roads
- Mount Tamalpais: Panoramic Highway and RidgecrestUp from Stinson Beach on Panoramic Highway, then out along Pantoll and East Ridgecrest Boulevard on the shoulder of Mount Tamalpais.
- Lucas Valley and the Nicasio loopA West Marin loop: Lucas Valley Road to Nicasio, out on Point Reyes–Petaluma Road, then back through Chileno Valley and Marshall–Petaluma Road.