San Rafael

San Rafael occupies a sheltered inland stretch of Marin County, west of San Pablo Bay, in California. San Rafael Creek runs through the city centre and enters San Rafael Bay, while the slopes of Mount Tamalpais rise to the southwest. As Marin County’s seat, the city has a working civic core shaped by the former Mission San Rafael Arcángel, founded in 1817. The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Marin County Civic Center, recognised for its long blue roofline, is one of the region’s landmark public buildings. Downtown’s shops and restaurants add an urban counterpoint to the surrounding county. Browse other webcams across Marin County and the San Francisco Bay Area to place this setting in a wider geographic context.

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