(415) 669-9997: Remote Payphone, Inverness, California

I am sorry to say I do not know who sent me this, or when. While wading through photos under my Payphone Project Photo Gallery I rediscovered this remote payphone at 1 Pierce Point Road in Inverness, CA. It must rank among the most remote payphones in the United States.

This location was and still is listed on the original California payphone locator page with this description:

Kehoe Beach in the 
Pt Reyes National Seashore...
What a weird place for a 
payphone miles from the 
nearest anything. 
Have them hold the phone 
up so you can hear the 
surf. Almost as good as 
being there.                           (415) 669-9997

It still seems to work, as dialing its number, (415) 669-9997, returns the internal modem sound. Here is the photo, followed by comments from “Dr. G”, who sent it in.

Inverness, CA (Remote payphone) – Although in an extremely different environment, this could be a worthy successor to the Mojave Phone Booth: the payphone in the attached photo at the Tomales Point Trailhead at the Pierce Ranch Tule Elk Preserve in the Point Reyes National Seashore. It is 12 miles north of the village of Inverness (type in “Pierce Point” as a location in Inverness, CA, just to see how far out it is).

As shown on the phone, the specifics are:

1 Pierce Point Road
Inverness, CA
(415) 669-9997

If you were to call late morning – midday on a weekend you would likely get an answer from hikers queing up at the trailhead or perhaps even an NPS docent who would gladly describe the resident Tule elk herd (the bulls of which are the size of a small pickup truck and about as fast). There’s also cougar and steep towering seaside cliffs down to the Pacific Ocean area where great whites spawn nearby. Nature rages here!

Enjoy…

Photo and comments by Dr. G