Living in Spinnaker Point & Baypoint Lagoons

Two adjoining waterfront communities on the east side of San Rafael, sharing the tidal lagoon system that gives both neighborhoods their name and their quiet.

Spinnaker Point is the older of the two, built between the 1970s and the 1990s in a nautical New England idiom — townhomes and single-family homes on coves named for Nantucket, Plymouth, Falmouth, Duxbury, Gloucester, Salem and Rockport. It has a community pool and tennis courts, direct access to the bay path, and some of the lowest homeowners’ dues in Marin. Paddleboards and kayaks go in at the water’s edge.

Baypoint Lagoons came later, developed in the mid-to-late 1990s as a planned community of mostly three- and four-bedroom homes arranged around the lagoons and walkways. The association covers 193 homes, with a pool and spa. Contemporary construction is genuinely scarce in Marin, and this is some of it.

Spinnaker Point & Baypoint Lagoons Market Snapshot

Homes here generally fall in roughly the $750K–$1.5M range (as of mid-2026), with a median near $1,050,000 — Spinnaker Point townhomes toward the lower end and the larger Baypoint Lagoons houses toward the upper. Type, condition, outlook and which side of the water a home sits on drive the spread — the only reliable number is a valuation for your specific home. Ask us for one.

These are small pockets, so a single sale moves the average. The Primavera team can give a precise, hands-on valuation for any Spinnaker Point or Baypoint Lagoons home.

Eats & Local Favorites

• Andy’s Local Market
  The neighborhood anchor at Loch Lomond Marina — produce, a well-loved deli counter, and the place everyone runs into everyone
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• Loch Lomond Yacht Club
  At Point San Pedro Road and Loch Lomond Drive, with a full bar, water views and outdoor seating
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• Sol Food
  The Puerto Rican institution that started at the 4th Street farmers market — plantains, pernil, citrusy chicken
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Parks & Open Space

• The Lagoons
  Protected tidal water at the centre of both neighborhoods. The Baypoint Lagoons Landscaping and Lighting District was formed in 1990 specifically to protect wildlife habitat and water quality here
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• San Francisco Bay Trail
  Shoreline walking and cycling path along the bay edge, straight from the neighborhood
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• China Camp State Park
  Oak-bay trails and a historic shrimping village on San Pablo Bay, a short drive up Point San Pedro Road
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• Loch Lomond Marina
  A full-service marina with a public boat launch, fuel dock and berths, minutes away
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Schools & Getting Around

Spinnaker Point and Baypoint Lagoons are served by the San Rafael City Schools and nearby Marin districts — confirm current assignment with the district for a specific address. Point San Pedro Road runs straight to downtown San Rafael, with US-101, the SMART train, Golden Gate Transit and the Richmond–San Rafael Bridge all close by, and San Francisco a straightforward drive.

Neighboring Neighborhoods

• Loch Lomond
• Peacock Gap
• The Canal
• All San Rafael

Fun Facts About Spinnaker Point & Baypoint Lagoons

• Nearly every street is named for a New England coastal town — Nantucket, Plymouth, Hyannis, Falmouth, Duxbury, Gloucester, Salem, Rockport, Hingham, Newport, Portsmouth, Narragansett and Bedford.
• Most of them are coves, not streets. The word appears on more addresses here than “street,” “road” and “avenue” combined.
• The lagoons are a protected habitat, with an assessment district formed in 1990 to look after the water quality and the wildlife that uses it.
• Spinnaker Point carries some of the lowest homeowners’ dues anywhere in Marin.
• Baypoint Lagoons is one of the newer planned communities in the county, built out in the mid-to-late 1990s.

Talk to the Primavera Team

Beatrice & Vera Kopilenko · Primavera Realty

Call: 415.407.5324  ·  Email: info@primaverarealty.com