Tamalpais Valley, California
| Tamalpais Valley | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
| Nickname(s): Tam Valley | |
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| Coordinates: 37°52′47″N 122°32′45″W / 37.87972°N 122.54583°WCoordinates: 37°52′47″N 122°32′45″W / 37.87972°N 122.54583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Marin County |
| Government | |
| • Senate | Mark Leno (D) |
| • Assembly | Marc Levine (D) |
| • U. S. Congress | Jared Huffman (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.795312 sq mi (2.05985 km2) |
| Elevation | 108 ft (33 m) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 7,000 |
| • Density | 8,800/sq mi (3,400/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
Tamalpais Valley (also known as "Tam Valley", and formerly called "Big Coyote", "Coyote Valley" or "Coyote Hollow" until 1908) is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California.
Tamalpais Valley is located at 37°53′19″N 122°32′23″W / 37.888526°N 122.539609°W. 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.
In 2009, Tamalpais Valley's population was estimated at about 7,000 (nearly the same size as Sausalito). For census purposes, Tamalpais Valley is aggregated with Homestead Valley into the census-designated place Tamalpais-Homestead Valley.
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