Greetings from Muir Woods National Monument

My friends from Southern California visited Northern California and I decided to show them San Francisco and Muir Woods. I have lived in Northern California for most of my life, but I had never gone to Muir Woods. The forest was breathtaking and I had never seen so much greenery thus far. My friends were able to take many pictures and the trip to Muir Woods was definitely one of the highlights of their visit.

Sincerely,
Neil

Muir Woods National Monument

It’s possible, after a short walk in this national monument, to completely forget that downtown San Francisco is less than 15 miles away. This relatively small park, which is part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area, contains an impressive diversity of plants and animals, including an intact old-growth coast redwood forest and habitat that supports many ferns, wildflowers, small birds and mammals, and several federally listed species. Naturalist John Muir himself called the park "the best tree-lovers monument that could possibly be found in all the forests of the world."

State(s): California

Established: 1908

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