Your guide to Marin County
19 towns between the Golden Gate Bridge and Tomales Bay. What each one is like, who to call, and the local businesses that work there.
Photo: Point Reyes headlands. King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0
Across the bridge
Southern Marin starts where the Golden Gate Bridge ends: Sausalito, the Headlands and Mill Valley.
Start in Sausalito
Under Mount Tam
The mountain is in the background of half the county. Mill Valley, Fairfax and the Ross Valley towns sit at its feet.
Mill Valley guide
Out to the coast
Redwoods, then Highway 1: Muir Beach, Stinson Beach, Bolinas and on to Tomales Bay.
Stinson Beach guideSouthern Marin
The first towns over the Golden Gate Bridge, on Richardson Bay and the slopes of Mount Tamalpais.
Central Marin
The county seat and the towns along Highway 101 and Corte Madera Creek.
Ross Valley
Small towns strung along Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, between San Rafael and the open space.
North Marin
Novato and its open space preserves, at the edge of Sonoma County.
NovatoNorthernmost city in the county.Read the Novato guide →West Marin and the coast
Beach towns and bay villages along Highway 1, from Muir Beach to Tomales Bay.
Find a local business
Plumbers, appraisers, dentists, restaurants. Sorted by trade, then by town, and checked before they are listed.
- Real estate6 categories
- Home services14 categories
- Professional services8 categories
- Business services11 categories
- Health8 categories
- Food and drink5 categories
- Lodging and travel4 categories
- Shopping7 categories
- Family and education5 categories
- Recreation and events6 categories
- Auto and pets6 categories
- Community and government5 categories