Tiburon

Tiburon is a small town on a peninsula in Marin County, just north of San Francisco in California. The main road follows the shoreline from inland neighborhoods down to the tip of the cape, where homes sit close to the water and boats rest in small coves.

A railroad company built a line to the peninsula in the late 19th century to connect ferries across to San Francisco. The rail service later disappeared, but the community continued to grow and gained formal town status in the 1960s.

The Spanish word for shark, once common in these waters, gave the town its name. Residents maintain the maritime heritage through waterfront architecture along Main Street, where galleries and restaurants now occupy former harbor buildings.

The ferry terminal sits at the eastern end of the peninsula and offers connections across the bay. The waterfront paths stay open during daylight hours, and parking can be found along Main Street and near the dock area.

A hill on the northern edge of the peninsula holds rock carvings left by Native Americans hundreds of years ago. The same rise also shelters plant species that grow only here and are found nowhere else in the wider region.

Location: Marin County

Elevation above the sea: 4 m

Website: http://townoftiburon.org

GPS coordinates: 37.87361,-122.45667

Latest update: December 14, 2025 17:04