Phillip Burton Wilderness

Fire restrictions

Who manages Phillip Burton Wilderness

Getting to Phillip Burton Wilderness

• Inverness, CA is the nearest town, 0.4 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-29)
• The wilderness.net page for this area places it about 40 miles north of San Francisco.
• Access roads named on the area's wilderness.net page: Bear Valley Road.

Position, roads and vehicle notes: wilderness.net page for Phillip Burton Wilderness, accessed 2026-09-29. Roads and conditions change; check with the managing office before driving in.

Trailheads at Phillip Burton Wilderness

• Muddy Hollow Trailhead (0.04 mi outside the boundary, 86 ft), at 38.0480, -122.8694 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Laguna Trailhead (0.05 mi outside the boundary, 124 ft), at 38.0433, -122.8584 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• McClures Beach Trailhead (0.06 mi outside the boundary, 225 ft), at 38.1885, -122.9582 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Overlook Trail Trailhead (0.06 mi outside the boundary, 464 ft), at 37.9976, -123.0118 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Sky Trailhead (0.06 mi outside the boundary, 686 ft), at 38.0550, -122.8380 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Bayview Trailhead (0.07 mi outside the boundary, 787 ft), at 38.0593, -122.8505 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Pierce Point Ranch Nature Trailhead (0.09 mi outside the boundary, 304 ft), at 38.1892, -122.9541 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Chimney Rock Trailhead (0.11 mi outside the boundary, 135 ft), at 37.9951, -122.9795 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)

Trailheads mapped on OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License , accessed 2026-09-29. The extract used here, with distances from the boundary: osm-trailheads-ca.json. Where an agency layer lists the same trailhead, the agency's point is shown instead. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.

Named summits, canyons, and springs in Phillip Burton Wilderness

• Mount Wittenberg summit about 1,406 ft
• Pablo Point summit about 942 ft
• Abbotts Lagoon lake

Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-29. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.

Public lands next to Phillip Burton Wilderness

• National Park Service unitPhillip Burton Wilderness lies inside Point Reyes National Seashore, a National Park Service unit.
• National Park Service unitGolden Gate National Recreation Area is 0.1 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
• State parkTomales Bay State Park is 0.1 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
• BLM unitCalifornia Coastal National Monument is 1.4 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
• State parkSamuel P. Taylor State Park is 1.6 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
• State parkMount Tamalpais State Park is 2.9 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.

Other wilderness areas in California

• Picacho Peak Wilderness (Imperial County)
• Pine Creek Wilderness (San Diego County)
• Pinto Mountains Wilderness (Riverside County)
• Piper Mountain Wilderness (Inyo County)
• Piute Mountains Wilderness (San Bernardino County)

California wilderness areas