37.89° N · 122.57° W · 3 tours · 32 min

Muir Woods

Giants of the fog belt.

Three short walks among redwoods that were already old when the Gold Rush began. One for the giants, one for the creek and the salmon in it, and one that’s mostly about listening.

Rustic log entrance arch reading Muir Woods National Monument over a shaded boardwalk, with tall redwoods under a blue sky.

Walk · 2 stops · 8 min · 310 m · Narrated in English

Meet the Redwoods

Start at the gate and find out why these trees grow where the fog goes.

Stop 1 · Founders Grove: Standing Among Giants

Try this with me. Close your eyes for a moment and picture a soft gray cloud drifting between the trunks. Now imagine the trees drinking it in, slowly, like sipping from a giant cup. Shhh... can you almost hear them? No slurping, I promise.

The stops

1Founders Grove: Standing Among Giants
2The Pinchot Tree: A Tree with a Name

At the first stop, look for Trunks so wide that the whole family could not reach around them, ferns on the forest floor, and light falling in beams through the canopy.

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Shallow, clear Redwood Creek in Mill Valley runs over pebbles past a gravel bar and green grass, under a forested hill and blue sky.

Walk · 4 stops · 11 min · 570 m · Narrated in English

Creekside Secrets

Follow Redwood Creek and look for the small lives that depend on it.

Stop 1 · The Salmon Pool

Do you hear it? A creek has its own quiet music. Little trickles, soft gurgles, a hush where the water slides over stone. Today we follow that music to meet the small lives that depend on it.

The stops

1The Salmon Pool
2Fern Creek Trail
3The Tree Fern Grove
4Wildlife Viewing Trail

At the first stop, look for Calm, shaded spots where the water slows and deepens, and the way light moves on the surface. Look without entering the water or disturbing anything.

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A wooden boardwalk curves past a huge moss-covered Douglas fir in Cathedral Grove, with low golden light slanting through the forest.

Walk · 4 stops · 13 min · 1.1 km · Narrated in English

The Quiet Cathedral

A game of silence in the stillest grove, then a climb for the view.

Stop 1 · The Game of Silence

Let's play a game. For one whole minute, nobody speaks. Not a word, not a giggle. Who can hear the most different sounds?

The stops

1The Game of Silence
2Bridge 4 and Redwood Creek
3The Climb for the View
4Back on the Main Trail

At the first stop, look for Moss, ferns and fallen leaves on the forest floor. Notice how soft the ground looks and how far sound seems to travel.

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