Muir Woods National Monument

Muir Woods Rd, Mill Valley, CA

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+1 800 909 9255, 1 (415) 388-259

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www.muirwoodstour.com

Step back in time and into this primeval forest on Mount Tamaplais. Some of these towering redwoods ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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4.5

56 reviews

80% of guests recommend this place.

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If I were to return to the Muir Woods I would make the trek in winter during the rainy season. more on Epinions.com

I used to be a staunch republican turned democrat but now I am looking towards the green party after this experience it will make you want to do something about conservation and green growth. more on Yahoo! Travel

PROS: Beautiful trees and serenity for walking or hiking CONS: Need more parking space on the week-ends more on insiderpages.com

Hint: The park is FREE before 9am and on a sunny morning a perfect start to a Marin County trip. more on TripAdvisor

There is a peace and solitude about that place that is miraculous, uncanny. more on Yahoo! Travel

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Since my childhood wanted to see the great destination where the great trees are always featured in National Geographic. Reached on a slightly rainy day and really enjoyed the walk among the giant tre ... more on TripAdvisor

Minutes from city. Paved walking trail into forest of mature Redwood Trees, great for everyone. If you are adventurous, wear your hiking boots ... more on TripAdvisor

Enjoyed a beatiful morning with my young daughter and husband walking the trails. Remember it is MUCH cooler and can be quite wet- it was not raining, but the trees dripped throughout the trails. The ... more on TripAdvisor

This is a MUST SEE stop on any trip to San Francisco. 25 minutes from Downtown (on a good driving day) and over the Golden Gate Bridge is a trip back to the bay area before man settled in. An old grow ... more on TripAdvisor

If you are in San Francisco don't miss the opportunity to visit Muir Woods. There are yours from the city if you don't want to drive. If driving get there early as parking is limited. It can be quite ... more on TripAdvisor

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5.0

17 reviews

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Wear good walking shoes, take a good camera, and prepare your heart for one of the most beautifully peaceful places on earth. I live in the Midwest (nowhere close to CA), and I have been there twice, and cannot wait to go back. While ... more on Yahoo! Travel

It was a truly beautiful walk among the trees. more on Yahoo! Travel

The redwood trees are actually quite small and thin. Don't visit more on Yahoo! Travel

I loved looking at the trees and seeing how old they were. It was a very pleasent visit. I plan to return again. more on Yahoo! Travel

Went there on a side trip from S.F. It was breath taking. The over all serenity was unbelievable. The rode getting there was a small challenge for me. I come from the ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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4.5

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No dogma taught by the present civilization seems to form so insuperable an obstacle in a way of a right understanding of the relations which culture sustains as to wilderness, as that which declares that the world was made especially ... more on Epinions.com

Muir Woods is not the largest or tallest old-growth redwood grove remaining in the west, but it is by far the most accessible. It's an easy day trip from San Francisco by bicycle, and also serves as the standard redwood-exposure spot ... more on Epinions.com

Only a half hour or so from San Francisco, Muir Woods is an incredibly popular spot to view the giant Coastal Redwoods. Easy walking trails lead the visitor among the trees on the valley floor, with the possibility of flat hikes of ... more on Epinions.com

The Muir Woods National Monument is a great day-trip addition to your visit to San Fransisco. About a forty-minute drive from downtown San Fransisco, the road to Muir Woods overlooks canyons and drives up a cliff. It's pretty neat. ... more on Epinions.com

I traveled to Muir woods in January of 2,000. I was living in Berkeley because I was studying Zen Buddhism at a Zen center for an independent study project at school. My friend went to Muir woods on a weekend. The bay area stays within ... more on Epinions.com