View of Gallinas Valley from Bay Hills Drive.
Maps and information about places in the Gallinas Valley Watershed area.
Gallinas Valley in San Rafael, CA is home to the Marin County Civic Center, a Frank Lloyd Wright designed complex which is the seat of the Marin County government. The valley also includes a state park (China Camp State Park), a county park and municipal golf course (John F. McInnis Park and McInnis Park Golf Center), a beach (McNears Beach County Park), a private airport (San Rafael Airport), several schools (Terra Linda High School), shops, restaurants and movie theaters (e.g. Northgate Shopping Center), a large Medical Center (Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical Center) a small industrial park (Northgate Industrial Park) as well as open space (San Pedro Ridge, Terra Linda/Sleepy Hollow Divide, Santa Margarita Island) and wetlands (Southwest tip of the San Pablo Bay Wildlife Area, Santa Venetia Marsh).
Outdoor Activities
- Barbier Park, City of San Rafael [Bay Area Hiker]
- China Camp State Park [Bay Area Hiker]
- Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds, LGVSD [Bay Area Hiker]
- San Pedro Mountain Open Space Preserve, MCOSD [Bay Area Hiker]
- Santa Margarita Open Space Preserve, MCOSD [Bay Area Hiker]
- Santa Venetia Marsh Open Space Preserve, MCOSD [Bay Area Hiker]
- Terra Linda/Sleepy Hollow Divide Open Space Preserve (south section) MCOSD [Bay Area Hiker]
- Terra Linda/Sleepy Hollow Divide Open Space Preserve (north section) MCOSD [Bay Area Hiker]
- China Camp State Park [CA Parks]
Maps
This is the GWC Watershed Map describing the challenges facing our watershed:
GWC Watershed Map
Historical, environmental, geological and geographical maps are found below.
Historical Maps
There are historical maps of Gallinas Valley from 1871 and 1900 and also 1954.
Geological Maps
Gallinas Creek Watershed Geology Map
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MCCDA Map2_0_Las_Gallinas_Valley_Land_Use.pdf | 616k View Download |
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San Pablo Bay Plan_Map_1.pdf | 587k View Download |
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SanPabloBay_Wildlife_Area_Map.pdf | 153k View Download |
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SanPabloBay_Wildlife_Area_Topo.pdf | 701k View Download |
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SanPedroMtn SantaVenetia SantaMargaritaIsland OSP Map.pdf | 397k View Download |
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TerraLinda SleepyHollow OSP Map.pdf | 676k View Download |
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FloodControlZone7_8x11_2009.pdf | 162k View Download |
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16inch sea level rise central_bay_north.pdf | 357k View Download |
