Muir Beach

Catherine Hunt

We dropped by last Sunday prior to our reservation to Muir Woods National Monument. It was cold and overcast but well worth the visit. The rock formations on the beach was beautiful. It was free to park and the walkway to the beach was nice.

Shannon Kelly

How can you go wrong? Beautiful drive to get there, beautiful beach, classic California coastline. But I do recommend bringing a beach wagon to cart your belongings because it's a bit of a walk from the parking lot, or farther, to your preferred spot on the beach. Dogs are welcome and off leash is allowed, but be extra sensitive to the heat of the sand for their little doggie paws. The cove to the far right, where nude sunbathing is allowed, also has the most amount of mussels I've ever seen and anemones at lower tide, fun!

Aditya Chaturvedi

Pristine and low traffic beach in the bay area. We went there as part of a hiking trip and it was absolutely worth it. The beach isn't big but it's very clean with a black sand touch to it. Generally less crowded even over the weekends. Must visit early in morning if you can. The drive to the beach is also amazing with gorgeous views and forest area. - Free parking - No beach charges - Swim friendly no rocks - Clean - Low traffic - Pet friendly

Benjimen Lewis

Absolutely worth a return trip. Beautiful beach. Has fire pits too. Bring your own firewood because there's none there. It's .2 miles from parking lot to the actual beach. Not much of a walk (to me) at all.