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Site preserves the 14 room mansion where the naturalist John Muir lived
from 1890 to his death in 1914. While living in Martinez, Muir accomplished
many things: he battled to prevent Yosemite National Park's Hetch Hetchy
Valley from being dammed, served as the first president and one of the
founders of the Sierra Club, played a prominent role in the creation of
several national parks, and hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles
and several books expounding on the virtues of conservation and the natural
world. Muir's work laid the foundations for the creation of the National
Park Service in 1916. The Muir house and historic Martinez adobe became
part of the National Park Service in 1964. In 1992, Mt. Wanda was added
to the Site. The 325 acre tract of oak woodland and grassland was historically
owned by the Muir family.
Operating Hours & Seasons
Wednesday - Sunday
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year.
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| Communities
Surrounding John Muir National Historic Site | |
| Note: The times listed below are approximate driving times to the park. | Pleasant Hill, CA (8 min.
) Pop. 32,837
Concord, CA (9 min.
) Pop. 121,780
Walnut Creek, CA (10 min.
) Pop. 64,296
Hercules, CA (11 min.
) Pop. 19,488
Benicia, CA (11 min.
) Pop. 26,865
Rodeo, CA (11 min.
) Pop. 8,717
Port Costa, CA (12 min.
) Pop. 232
Crockett, CA (13 min.
) Pop. 3,194
Pinole, CA (13 min.
) Pop. 19,039
Lafayette, CA (14 min.
) Pop. 23,908
| Alamo, CA (14 min.
) Pop. 15,626
Vallejo, CA (14 min.
) Pop. 116,760
El Sobrante, CA (15 min.
) Pop. 12,260
San Pablo, CA (16 min.
) Pop. 30,215
Orinda, CA (18 min.
) Pop. 17,599
Clayton, CA (18 min.
) Pop. 10,762
Moraga, CA (19 min.
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Albany, CA (21 min.
) Pop. 16,444
Berkeley, CA (24 min.
) Pop. 102,743
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