If you drive to muir woods from san francisco without a parking reservation you ll need to drive to the bottom of the mountain to get cell phone reception to buy a parking spot and hopefully they haven t sold out for that day.
Drive from san francisco to muir woods.
For public transit it can take well over an hour.
Take highway 101 north take the mill valley highway 1 stinson beach exit.
First off let s start with the distance from san francisco to muir woods so you know what you re dealing with.
By car driving expect the drive from san francisco to muir woods to take about 30 45 minutes dependent on which neighborhood you re coming from.
Cross the golden gate bridge on highway 101 and then take the highway 1 exit.
Driving a car from san francisco to muir woods is quick and easy.
If you re driving with no traffic not usual it takes about 40 minutes to get to muir woods.
People come from all over the world to view the ancient coastal redwoods of muir woods.
And once you re over the bridge the roads to muir woods are quite windy and twisty so stay alert and be careful.
You need a reservation to take the public muir woods shuttle.
To get to muir woods by car you ll take the 101 freeway north of san francisco across the golden gate bridge this is a toll bridge in case you didn t know set your gps to muir woods national monument and familiarize yourself with the route before you make the drive.
You ll travel 12 miles from the time you exit the.
Muir woods is about 16 miles about 26 kilometers north of the city.
Some of these giant trees are over 2 000 years old and stand at over 300 feet tall.