My parents took our family on a six week tour in the 1980s of the National Parks. Muir Woods was one. The magnificent redwoods have remained with me ever since.
Sincerely,
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
“I feel it's important to keep the beautiful landscapes of our country as untouched as possible while, also, available to our people to experience and explore firsthand. A picture or film doesn't do these places justice. ”
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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…
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