Muir Woods
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: National Monument in the United States
- Also known as: “Muir Woods National Monument”, “Muir Woods National Park”, “Muir Woods Park”, and “MUWO”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Tamalpais and Mountain Theater.
Mount Tamalpais
Peak
Photo: Nelso, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Tamalpais, known locally as Mount Tam, is a peak in Marin County, California, United States, often considered symbolic of Marin County. Much of Mount Tamalpais is protected within public lands such as Mount Tamalpais State Park, the Marin Municipal Water District watershed, and National Park Service land, such as Muir Woods. Mount Tamalpais is situated 2 miles north of Muir Woods.
Mountain Theater
Theater building
Photo: Richard Wood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sidney B. Cushing Memorial Amphitheater, also known as the Cushing Memorial Amphitheater or simply the Mountain Theater, is a 4,000-seat open-air venue in Mount Tamalpais State Park, in Marin County, California, United States. Mountain Theater is situated 2 miles northwest of Muir Woods.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mill Valley and Tamalpais Valley.
Mill Valley
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, in the North Bay region of the Bay Area of California. The city begins in the canyons and ridges at the base of Mount Tamalpais and extends into a broad valley that reaches the Richardson Bay portion of the San Francisco Bay.
Tamalpais Valley
Hamlet
Tamalpais Valley is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. Tamalpais Valley is situated 2 miles southeast of Muir Woods.
Muir Beach
Hamlet
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC0.
Muir Beach is a census designated place, unincorporated community, and beach on the Pacific Ocean. The community is located 16.5 miles northwest of San Francisco in western Marin County, California, United States. Muir Beach is situated 2½ miles south of Muir Woods.
Muir Woods
- Categories: National Monument of the United States, National Park System unit, and national monument
- Location: Marin County, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Muir Woods” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Muir Woods National Monument”
- Chinese: “穆尔国家纪念森林”
- Chinese: “穆爾森林國家公園”
- Chinese: “繆爾杉樹林”
- Chinese: “繆爾森林國家紀念地”
- Chinese: “缪尔杉树林”
- Chinese: “缪尔森林国家纪念地”
- Dutch: “Muir Woods National Monument”
- Dutch: “Muir Woods”
- Esperanto: “Nacia monumento Muir Woods”
- French: “Monument national des bois Muir”
- French: “Monument national Muir Woods”
- French: “Muir Woods National Monument”
- German: “Muir Woods National Monument”
- German: “Muir Woods”
- Hebrew: “יער מיור”
- Italian: “Muir Woods National Monument”
- Italian: “Muir Woods”
- Korean: “뮤어 우즈 국립 공원”
- Korean: “뮤어 우즈 국립공원”
- Korean: “뮤어우즈 국립기념물”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Muir Woods nasjonalmonument”
- Norwegian: “Muir Woods nasjonalmonument”
- Polish: “Muir Woods National Monument”
- Portuguese: “Monumento Nacional Muir Woods”
- Russian: “Леса Мьюра”
- Russian: “Мьюирский лес”
- Swedish: “Muir Woods National Monument”
- Swedish: “Muir Woods nationalmonument”
- Ukrainian: “М’юїр Вудс”
- Vietnamese: “Di tích quốc gia Muir Woods”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Cathedral Grove and Bohemian Grove.
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