“This is the best tree-lovers monument that could possibly be found in all the forests of the world,” declared conservationist John Muir when describing the majestic coast redwoods of Muir Woods.
Mount Tamalpais State Park, which surrounds Muir Woods, is a beautiful park with sweeping hillsides cloaked with chaparral covered ridges, grassland, and oak woodlands. Deep canyons filled with solemn redwood groves intersect these ridges and slopes to create a diverse environment for a wide array of plant and animal species. This area was inhabited by the Coast Miwok Indians prior to the arrival of the Europeans in the 1700’s.