Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
100 Old Railroad Grade Fire Rd, Mill Valley; r per adult/child $50/25)
Load up your sleeping bag and hike in to this rustic 1904 hilltop hideaway built as a stop-
over for the Mill Valley and Mt Tamalpais Scenic Railway. It also hosts monthly pancake
breakfasts ($10) on Sundays during the summer.
Information
amic Hwy; variable hours; )
is the park headquarters. Detailed park maps are sold here.
11am-4pm Sat & Sun)
staffs a small visitor center at East Peak.
Getting There & Away
To reach Pantoll Station by car, take Hwy 1 to the Panoramic Hwy and look for the Pantoll
runs daily minibuses ($2) from Marin City (via Mill Valley; plus weekend and holiday ser-
vice from the Sausalito ferry) to both the Pantoll Station and Mountain Home Inn.
Muir Woods National Monument
Walking through an awesome stand of the world's tallest trees is an experience to be had
only in Northern California and a small part of southern Oregon. The old-growth red-
Woods Rd, Mill Valley; adult/child $7/free; 8am-sunset)
, just 12 miles north of the Golden
Gate Bridge, is the closest redwood stand to San Francisco. The trees were initially eyed
by loggers, and Redwood Creek, as the area was known, seemed ideal for a dam. Those
plans were halted when congressman and naturalist William Kent bought a section of Red-
wood Creek and, in 1907, donated 295 acres to the federal government. President
Theodore Roosevelt made the site a national monument in 1908, the name honoring John
Muir, naturalist and founder of environmental organization the Sierra Club.
Muir Woods can become quite crowded, especially on weekends. Try to come midweek,
early in the morning or late in the afternoon, when tour buses are less of a problem. Even
