Tamalpais Valley, California

Tamalpais Valley is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California.LandTamalpais Valley is located at. and is about 509 acres in size, with an elevation of 108 feet (33 m). The nearest cities are Mill Valley to the north and Sausalito to the south. Traveling by car, Tamalpais Valley is located about 10 minutes from the Golden Gate Bridge and fifteen minutes from San Francisco. California State Route 1 (also known as Shoreline Highway and the Pacific Coast Highway) runs through the Valley and is the road most often used to access western Marin County.Nearby landmarks include the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA), Mount Tamalpais State Park, Muir Woods National Monument, Tennessee Valley and Muir Beach.A large portion of Tamalpais Valley is federal parkland - the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The area's wooded canyons host a diverse wildlife that includes deer, racoons, squirrels, skunks, coyotes, foxes, chipmunks, bobcats and mountain lions - as well as a wide variety of birds, including humming birds, sparrows, robins, blue jays, hawks and buzzards.PeopleIn 2009, Tamalpais Valley's population was estimated at about 7,000 . For census purposes, Tamalpais Valley is aggregated with Homestead Valley into the census-designated place Tamalpais-Homestead Valley.