Muir Woods National Monument is part of California’s Golden Gate National Recreation Area, north of San Francisco. It’s known for its towering old-growth redwood trees. While in San Francisco you have to visit Muir Woods. The last of the Giant Red Wood forests. There is a small entrance fee of $10 per person. Once in there are miles of walking trails through the majestic redwoods. These trees have been around for over 2000 yrs. and just being among them is surreal. The parking area, entrance, and main area around visitor center are mostly level, two main trails lead deeper into park, with the Hillside trail going all the way to back (Western) edge. The very nice Redwood Creek runs between the trails for much of the way, fairly wide in some parts but with modest water flow, and there are three crossing points (bridges), two of which are nearer to visitor center. Tip: there are many nice photo opportunities in this area, wonderful lighting through trees, romantic couple shots in front of trees, water, or glades. Try to get shot with someone standing in front of tree for perspective (pull back to get more of tree in vertical frame) - it’s hard to appreciate real size of these coastal redwoods without a reference point!
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