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Muir Woods National Monument

Muir Woods National Monument
Redwood trees at the Muir Woods National Monument
Map showing the location of Muir Woods National Monument
Map showing the location of Muir Woods National Monument
Map showing the location of Muir Woods National Monument
Map showing the location of Muir Woods National Monument
LocationMarin County, California, U.S.
Nearest cityMill Valley, CA
Coordinates37°53′31″N 122°34′15″W / 37.89194°N 122.57083°W / 37.89194; -122.57083
Area554 acres (224 ha)[1]
CreatedJanuary 9, 1908 (1908-January-09)
Visitors798,625 (in 2022)[2]
Governing bodyNational Park Service
WebsiteMuir Woods National Monument
DesignatedJanuary 9, 2008
Reference no.07001396[3]

Muir Woods National Monument is a United States National Monument managed by the National Park Service and named after naturalist John Muir. It is located on Mount Tamalpais near the Pacific coast in southwestern Marin County, California. The Monument is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and is 12 miles (19 km) north of San Francisco. It protects 554 acres (224 ha),[4] of which 240 acres (97 ha) are old growth coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) forests,[5] one of a few such stands remaining in the San Francisco Bay Area.

  1. ^ "Listing of acreage – December 31, 2011" (XLSX). Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved March 23, 2012. (National Park Service Acreage Reports)
  2. ^ "NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ "Muir Woods Tour Manual – 2008" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
  5. ^ Bolsinger, Charles L.; Waddell, Karen L. (1993). "Area of old-growth forests in California, Oregon, and Washington" (PDF). United States Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. Resource Bulletin PNW-RB-197.

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