From there, the cargo would be ferried across the Golden Gate to San Francisco. Indeed, weekends, holidays, and vacations still bring visitors to Point Reyes Station, but now they come from many more places. In addition, Golden Gate Transit Bus District provides bus service to Point Reyes Station and nearby towns.
Prices vary from high to low.
On weekend evenings, there is jazz in the Station House Bar, with the liveliest audiences typically showing up on Fridays. In good weather, the restaurant's garden can be a wonderful clutter of rose arbors surrounded by native plants. The Western usually draws a younger crowd which often can be found in the back at the bar's pool tables. Along with railroading, dairy and beef ranching dominated Point Reyes Station's economy for most of its history. There are now special classes in the local school to teach English to Spanish-speaking youngsters, and Cinco de Mayo has become an annual school celebration.