One of the nine Bay Area counties, Marin County is linked to San Francisco by the Golden Gate Bridge and to the East Bay by the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. It is bordered on the north and northeast by Sonoma County and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. The 520 square miles of Marin offer a wide variety of topography, climate, and vegetation, from the tidal flats of the coastline to the slopes of Mt. Tamalpais rising 2,600 feet above sea level; from the dense stands of redwood and pine to the inland grasslands and exposed rocky areas, and the coastal fogs that temper the warm inland temperatures in summer.

The combination of mountains, sea, and climate in Marin County, with 141,400 acres of federal, state, and county parkland, county open space, and two water districts' lands devoted to recreation, has made the county a recreation spot for the entire Bay Area. Marin County has many state, county and city operated parks and recreational facilities including: China Camp State Park, Mt. Tamalpais State Park, Point Reyes National Seashore, and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Below you will find links to a variety of different resources about life in Marin. Please contact me if you have trouble finding the information you need.

COUNTY GOVERNMENT
Marin County Government

CITY INFORMATION
Belvedere
Corte Madera
Fairfax
Larkspur
Mill Valley
Novato
Ross
San Anselmo
San Rafael
Sausalito
Tiburon

SCHOOL INFOMRATION
Schools K-12
Marin County Office of Education
Bolinas-Stinson Union School District
Dixie School District
Kentfield School District
Lagunitas School District
Larkspur School District
Mill Valley School District
Novato Unified School District
Reed Union School District
Ross School District
San Anselmo and Fairfax School District
San Rafael School District
Sausalito Marin City School District
Shoreline Unified School District
Tamalpais Union High School District

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
College of Marin
Dominican University of California

GENERAL RECREATION, LEISURE & ARTS
Marin Arts Council
Mill Valley Film Festival
Jazz and Blues by the Bay
The Dipsea Race
Childrens’ Playgrounds
Marin Trails and Beaches
Tamalpa Running Club
The Marin Ballet
The Marin Symphony
Museums of Interest to Children
Sports in Marin
Marin County Parks
Golf Courses in Marin