A 554-acre park protecting one of the last remaining old-growth coast redwood forests in the Bay Area, with trees reaching over 250 feet tall and some exceeding 1,000 years in age. Redwood Creek runs through the canyon floor beneath a dense canopy. Cathedral and Bohemian Groves contain the tallest and most impressive specimens.
Photography Guide
Best Time
morning
Crowds
Busy
Shot Types
wideportraitdetaillandscape
Best Seasons
springwinterfall
Practical Tips
Parking reservations through recreation.gov are required. Arrive at opening for the softest light filtering through the canopy and fewer crowds. Tripods are allowed on trails.
Is it a good day to go?
7-day outlook
Mild, dry days with light winds are the most comfortable for a visit.
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Verdicts weigh the forecast against the conditions that suit this spot.
Gallery
A wooden boardwalk curves through a lush redwood grove beside Redwood Creek, with dense green ferns and understory plants filling the foreground. Visitors walk under the tall, shadowed trees, and a small bridge crosses the creek in the background. Photo: Sarbjit Bahga / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0Wooden stairs and ramps wind down through a shaded redwood grove, with towering trunks framing the path and visitors walking below. Soft morning light filters through the dense green canopy, illuminating the forest floor and railings. Photo: Sarbjit Bahga / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0Visitors gather on a wooden boardwalk in the redwood grove, listening to a ranger beneath towering trunks and a bright green canopy. Dappled morning light filters through the trees, with ferns and understory growth filling the forest floor. Photo: Sarbjit Bahga / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0A paved trail with weathered wooden railings leads through dense Muir Woods under a green canopy of towering redwoods and leafy understory. A small group of hikers walks ahead in soft morning light, with Redwood Creek and mossy forest floor glimpsed through the trees. Photo: Sarbjit Bahga / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0Visitors gather on a wooden boardwalk in Muir Woods, surrounded by towering redwood trunks and dense green understory. Soft morning light filters through the canopy, illuminating the forest while people pause to look upward among the ancient trees. Photo: Sarbjit Bahga / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0Visitors gather on a wooden boardwalk among towering redwood trunks, with morning light filtering through the dense green canopy. A ranger stands near an information board while people sit and stand along the deck in the shaded forest grove. Photo: Sarbjit Bahga / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0A broad, sunlit clearing at Muir Woods is surrounded by towering redwoods and dense green canopy, with visitors gathered near benches and a central stone display. Parked cars line the left side, while soft morning light filters through the trees onto the pale dirt path. Photo: Sarbjit Bahga / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0A wooden boardwalk curves through a dense redwood forest, with towering trunks and a bright green canopy filtering soft morning light above. Visitors walk along the trail, including a woman and child in the foreground, while the creekside understory fills the canyon below. Photo: Sarbjit Bahga / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0A wooden boardwalk curves through a dense redwood grove, with towering dark trunks rising under a bright green canopy. A small group of visitors stands in the distance near the trail, while soft morning light filters through the branches. Photo: Sarbjit Bahga / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0A winding dirt path curves through a dense old-growth redwood forest, with towering straight trunks rising into a leafy canopy. Warm morning light catches the bark and undergrowth, and low wooden railings border the trail. Photo: Matthew Dillon from Hollywood, CA, USA / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0
