Every Page on This Site
Every page on muir-woods-hike.com, grouped by purpose. The six guided tours are set side by side on all six tours; the trails, the reservation system and the forest are brought together in the complete guide.
Start here
- Home — Muir Woods Hike
- Muir Woods, explained: the complete guide
- All six Muir Woods tours
- Half-day tours with Sausalito
- The private Jeep tour and the wine country day
- Which tour for which visit
The six tours, close up
- The six tours, close up
- The Muir Woods and Sausalito half-day trip
- The small-group tour (not for wheelchair users)
- The tour with a ferry option
- The guided roundtrip tour from Fisherman’s Wharf
- The private open-air Jeep tour
- Muir Woods and three wineries
Hiking and trails
- All the trails, with distance, gain and time
- The best hike for the time available
- The Main Trail loop on the valley floor
- The Ben Johnson and Dipsea loop
- Longer hikes onto Mount Tamalpais
- How long to spend in Muir Woods
- What to wear
- Do you need hiking boots
Reservations and getting there
- Parking and shuttle reservations
- The entrance fee and passes
- Free entry days
- How to get there and back
- Parking
- The shuttle from Larkspur
- Muir Woods without a car
- The drive from San Francisco
- Taking an Uber to Muir Woods
Planning the day
- Best time to visit
- Opening hours
- Things to know before you go
- Food, snacks and the café
- Cell service and Wi-Fi
- Dogs and pets
- Muir Woods with children
- Wheelchair and stroller access
- Sausalito, the second half of most tours
The forest
- Why Muir Woods is special
- Coast redwoods and giant sequoias
- The history of Muir Woods
- Cathedral Grove
- Wildlife
- Are there bears in Muir Woods
- Salmon in Redwood Creek
- Films set in Muir Woods
- Other redwood forests