Idea by @Maya Chen

Bolinas Lagoon at low tide if your visitor is into birds — egrets, herons, the occasional raptor working the marsh. Audubon Canyon Ranch up the hill is open seasonally for nesting heron viewing. Bolinas itself does not want to be on a map (and is famously not), but the surf shop and a coffee at Coast Cafe make a good pause. Drive slow on the dirt road.