Mill Valley in Marin County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Preserving the Forest Primeval

Muir Woods National Monument

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 11, 2006

1. Preserving the Forest Primeval Marker

Inscription. You are entering one of the world's last remaining ancient coast redwood forests. This magnificent forest...with its redwoods, the tallest of living things...is protected and made accessible to the public by the National Park Service for the pleasure, education, and inspiration of present and future generations. We hope you enjoy the cool, quiet serenity of this living, ever-changing forest world. (Inscription under the photo on the bottom right) "This is the best tree-lover's monument that could possibly be found in all the forests of the world."

Erected by National Park Service-United States Department of the Interior. (Marker Number Y.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry.

Location. 37° 53.568′ N, 122° 34.35′ W. Marker is in Mill Valley, California, in Marin County. It is on Muir Woods Road. The marker is near the Muir Woods Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mill Valley CA 94941, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in the North Coast,

and specifically on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fall in Muir Woods (here, next to this marker); Redwoods and Their Relatives (approx. ¼ mile away); United Nations Conference on International Organization

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Reed's Mill (approx. 1.3 miles away); Old Mill Market Hikers' Trail Map (approx. 1.6 miles away); Mill Valley Railroad Depot (approx. 1.6 miles away); Outdoor Art Club (approx. 1.7 miles away); Grist Mill Stones (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mill Valley.

Muir Woods-Visitor Center in the background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 11, 2006

2. Muir Woods-Visitor Center in the background

Giant Redwood Trees image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 11, 2006

3. Giant Redwood Trees

Muir Woods-time line in a Redwood Tree trunk image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 11, 2006

4. Muir Woods-time line in a Redwood Tree trunk

Muir Woods-close up of the time line in a Redwood Tree trunk image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 11, 2006

5. Muir Woods-close up of the time line in a Redwood Tree trunk

Entrance sign to Muir Woods National Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 11, 2006

6. Entrance sign to Muir Woods National Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 555 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 13, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.