REDWOOD CREEK RESTORATION AT MUIR BEACH
Project Description
Redwood Creek flows from its headwaters on Mount Tamalpais, through the old-growth redwood forest of Muir Woods National Monument, and ends in the Pacific Ocean at Muir Beach in southern Marin County, California—just 25 minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge.
The current restoration project is located at the mouth of the Redwood Creek Watershed at Muir Beach, which is recognized for its local and regional importance. The 46-acre project site is the most disturbed area of the Redwood Creek Watershed, due to more than a century of landscape modifications for agriculture, recreation, and construction. Previous land use has affected the project site-once an expansive network of wetlands, lagoon, and dunes-by reducing the capacity of the creek, filling the creek bed with sediment, and altering fish habitat in the tidal lagoon.
This restoration project—a partnership between the National Park Service and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy—will restore the natural function of the creek, wetlands, and intermittent tidal lagoon, and allow water to flow to the ocean.
2011 Actions
See this year’s project flyer for more information.
Future Actions
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Additional wetland and creek restoration.
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Permanent parking lot reconfiguration.
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Construction of a new Pacific Way Bridge and adjacent, multi-use, and accessible trail.
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Installation of new bathroom and other visitor amenities near the existing parking lot.
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Control of two acres of noxious, non-native Harding grass, uphill of the Middle Green Gulch Trail.
Key Contributors
The current phase of the project is made possible by funds from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California State Coastal Conservancy, California Wildlife Conservation Board, the California Department of Fish and Game, and the National Park Service Recreation Fee Program. Thank you to these agencies and Parks Conservancy members for supporting the restoration work at Muir Beach.
Support Our Work
Donate If you are interested in learning about how you can support improvements at Muir Beach please contact Development Director Kathryn Morelli by e-mail or call (415) 561-3050.
Get Dirty Lend a hand! We rely on community support to maintain the amazing landscape improvements at Muir Beach. It’s fun, it’s healthy, it makes a HUGE difference and it's easy to get started. To learn more, visit our volunteer page or call us at (415) 561-3077.
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Signature Trail Projects
Marin Coastal Trail at Hawk Hill Coastal Trail at Muir Beach Coastal Trail at Pirates Cove Dias Ridge Trail Redwood Creek at Muir Beach Rodeo Valley Trail
San Francisco Batteries to Bluffs Bay Area Ridge Trail, Presidio Bay Trail at Battery East Bay Trail at Fort Mason Coastal Trail at Lands End Coastal Trail in the Presidio Lands End Revitalization Park Trail Presidio Promenade Overlooks & Connector Trails
San Mateo Mori Point
Parkwide Parkwide Way Finding Signage
Resources
For more information, call (415) 561-3054 or send us an e-mail.
Redwood Creek Bridge Installation
This new 250' pedestrian bridge marks the successful completion of this
multifaceted phase of the Redwood Creek Restoration project. Duration: 2:40
View the full collection of Redwood Creek videos on our video gallery.
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