Muir Woods National Monument is open 365 days a year. Opening time stays the same, but closing time shifts with the seasons to follow sunset.
The park opens at 8:00 a.m. daily year-round. Closing time changes with the season to match daylight.
Hours may change. Check the official NPS Muir Woods page for current operating hours before your visit.
The Visitor Center closes 30 minutes before Muir Woods closes. The Muir Woods Trading Company Cafe and gift shop close one hour before Muir Woods.
For fewer crowds, visit on weekday mornings or late afternoons. Summer weekends are the busiest times. For a detailed seasonal breakdown, see our Best Time to Visit Muir Woods guide.
Weekday mornings before 10 a.m. are the quietest window in the canyon.
The hard part of an early start is the 8 a.m. parking window and the drive that comes before it. These depart San Francisco with admission included, so the schedule is somebody else’s problem. Free cancellation on all three.
The one that gets you into the grove during that quiet pre-10 a.m. window — soft light in the canopy, empty boardwalks — then a relaxed stop in Sausalito before lunch.
Back in the city by mid-afternoon with the rest of the day free — and the most-booked Muir Woods trip on the market, with over 5,000 reviews. Bus or ferry on the return leg, your call.
A longer day and the highest-rated of the group: bridge photo stops, unhurried time under the redwoods, and the Sausalito waterfront, with Alcatraz available as an add-on.
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Muir Beach, Muir Beach Overlook, and Stinson Beach close one hour after sunset.
Muir Woods opens at 8:00 a.m. every day, year-round.
Closing time changes with the season to follow sunset: 5 p.m. in winter, 6 p.m. in spring and late fall, 7 p.m. in late spring and early fall, and 8 p.m. in summer.
Yes. Muir Woods National Monument is open 365 days a year, including holidays.
Weekday mornings before 10 a.m. are the quietest window. Summer weekends are the busiest.