Back Muir Woods National Monument CEB Muir Woods National Monument German Nacia monumento Muir Woods Esperanto Monument national des bois Muir French Muir Woods National Monument Italian 뮤어우즈 국립기념물 Korean Muir Woods National Monument Dutch Muir Woods nasjonalmonument NB Muir Woods National Monument Polish Monumento Nacional Muir Woods Portuguese
| Muir Woods National Monument | |
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 Redwood trees at the Muir Woods National Monument | |
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| Location | Marin County, California, U.S. |
| Nearest city | Mill Valley, CA |
| Coordinates | 37°53′31″N 122°34′15″W / 37.89194°N 122.57083°W |
| Area | 554 acres (224 ha)[1] |
| Created | January 9, 1908 |
| Visitors | 798,625 (in 2022)[2] |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | Muir Woods National Monument |
| Designated | January 9, 2008 |
| Reference no. | 07001396[3] |
Muir Woods National Monument (/mjʊər/ MURE) 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.
- ^ "Listing of acreage – December 31, 2011" (XLSX). Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved March 23, 2012. (National Park Service Acreage Reports)
- ^ "NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Muir Woods Tour Manual – 2008" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
- ^ 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.