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Map Satellite At the upper end of Tomales Bay, and wholly within the San Andreas Rift Zone, are a salt marsh and mudflat lying on the "delta" of Lagunitas Creek. In the marsh the dominant plant is pickleweed, Salicornia virginica. There is a small amount of coastal scrub in the upland area adjacent.
The mudflats are important feeding grounds for numerous shorebirds. Several anadromous fish utilize Lagunitas Creek. (See Samuel P. Taylor State Park.)
Integrity: Two sides of the area are leveed but the remnant marsh is in good condition.
Use: Research, educational, observational, present.
February 1978
Inventory of California Natural Areas
Revision © 2008 Steven Louis Hartman
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