Inverness, California

About Inverness

Inverness is a small unincorporated community in western California.

Inverness holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 6.4 square miles.

📰 Inverness News Today

• Point Reyes is having a restaurant renaissance SFGATE · Jul 27
• Inverness Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Tomorrow’s Cycling Forecast The Weather Channel · Mar 21
• SUSAN D. MEYER Obituary (2026) - Inverness, CA - Michaels Funeral Home and Cremation Care Legacy obituary · Feb 23
• Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Inverness Atlas Obscura · Jan 29

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Inverness Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Inverness — but the California one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Inverness

• Saltwater Oyster Depot
• The Marshall Store — seafood
• Fog's Kitchen — american
• Tony's Seafood — seafood
• Vladimir's Czech Restaurant

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Historic USCG Boathouse · Museum
• The Jack Mason Museum of West Marin History · Museum
• Cypress Tree Tunnel · Attraction
• Point Reyes Shipwrecks · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Inverness

• Marconi Conference Center & Historic Park reviews ★
• Marconi Conference Center State Historic Park reviews ★
• Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Tomales Bay State Park reviews ★
• Limatour Estero Reserve reviews ★
• Martinelli Park reviews ★
• Phillip Burton Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Point Reyes National Seashore · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Second Valley Path and Open Space reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Inverness

• Inverness Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Inverness

🏘️ Nearby Communities