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Kenneth C. Patrick Visitor Center

About Kenneth C. Patrick Visitor Center

Located at beautiful Drakes Beach, the Kenneth C. Patrick Visitor Center contains exhibits that focus on maritime exploration in the 1500s, marine fossils, and marine environments. A minke whale skeleton is suspended from the ceiling. Allow 20–30 minutes to view exhibits. Park- and ocean-themed books, guides, and postcards, and maps, along with coffee and packaged snacks are for sale in the PRNSA bookstore adjacent to the Kenneth C. Patrick Visitor Center.

Park Passport stamps are available here.

Adapted from National Park Service.

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  1. Kenneth C. Patrick Visitor Center01Kenneth C. Patrick Visitor CenterTobias Kleinlercher / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. Interpretive Panel 5 at Kenneth Patrick Visitors Center, Drake's Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California02Interpretive Panel 5 at Kenneth Patrick Visitors Center, Drake's Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, CaliforniaMikeVdP · CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. Interpretive Panel 6 at Kenneth Patrick Visitors Center, Drake's Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California03Interpretive Panel 6 at Kenneth Patrick Visitors Center, Drake's Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, CaliforniaMikeVdP · CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. Interpretive Panel 7 at Kenneth Patrick Visitors Center, Drake's Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California04Interpretive Panel 7 at Kenneth Patrick Visitors Center, Drake's Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, CaliforniaMikeVdP · CC BY-SA 3.0
  5. Interpretive Panels at Kenneth Patrick Visitors Center, Drake's Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California05Interpretive Panels at Kenneth Patrick Visitors Center, Drake's Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, CaliforniaMikeVdP · CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. Cross commemorating the landing of the "Golden Hinde", captained by Francis Drake, in California in June06Cross commemorating the landing of the "Golden Hinde", captained by Francis Drake, in California in JuneHu Nhu · CC0

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