Here are directions and a link to a map and satellite image of the area.
DIRECTIONS:
- From San Francisco, take 101 North to the Mill Valley/Stinson Beach exit onto Shoreline Highway (route 1).
- Follow Shoreline Hwy approximately 9 miles up through the hills to Pan Toll Road.
- Bear Right on Panoramic Highway (NOT towards Muir Beach).
- Turn Right on Pan Toll Road.
- After about 1.5 miles Pan Toll Road meets Ridgecrest Road. Directly across from where the roads “T” is the Rock Springs Parking Area.
- Park.
- After parking, cross the road and take the trailhead signed “O’Rourke’s Bench Trail.” This is a 15-minute walk that leads to the bench at a 2,071-foot overlook.
Click on the thumbnails below to see larger images of the map and the satellite photo of the area.
Enjoy.

