Redwood Creek (Marin County)
Redwood Creek is a mostly perennial stream in Marin County, California. 4.7 miles (7.6 km) long, it drains a 7-square-mile (18 km2) watershed which includes the Muir Woods National Monument, and reaches the Pacific Ocean north of the Golden Gate at Muir Beach.
Redwood Creek flowing west to its mouth at Muir Beach
Redwood Creek about one mile below Muir Woods National Monument
Muir Woods National Monument
Muir Woods National Monument is a United States National Monument managed by the National Park Service and named after naturalist John Muir. It is located on Mount Tamalpais near the Pacific coast in southwestern Marin County, California. The Monument is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and is 12 miles (19 km) north of San Francisco. It protects 554 acres (224 ha), of which 240 acres (97 ha) are old growth coast redwood forests, one of a few such stands remaining in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Redwood trees at the Muir Woods National Monument
Entrance To Muir Woods National Monument
John Muir (lower left) teaching a group at Muir Woods in the early 1900s
A wood statue of John Muir at the Muir Woods National Monument