Is Muir Woods Day-Trip worth it in a day?
Worth itIn a day
Short trip or not, keep Muir Woods Day-Trip.
Allow Half day.
Standing under 250-foot redwoods is a hush-the-whole-group moment. The catch is parking reservations, a half-day round-trip, and the fact that you're not the only one who read about it.
- Price
- $15 entry + transport/tour
- Time
- Half day
- Last verified
- 2026-06-06
Is Muir Woods Day-Trip worth it…
How we verified
- All visitors aged 16+ pay a $15 entrance fee, and every car or shuttle requires an advance parking/shuttle reservation that opens 90 days ahead · nps.gov
- Muir Woods protects an old-growth coast redwood forest about 12 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge, with some trees over 1,000 years old · nps.gov
- Supporting source · marincountyvisitor.com
- Supporting source · visitmarin.org
- Supporting source · parksconservancy.org
- Supporting source · besttime2travel.com
- Supporting source · marinmommies.com