John Muir National Historic Site

A preserved Victorian-era home in Martinez, California, where the naturalist John Muir lived and worked.

4202 Alhambra Ave, Martinez, CA 94553 · Martinez, CA

About John Muir National Historic Site

This National Park Service site in Martinez, California, protects the home where naturalist and writer John Muir lived. The site includes a 14-room Italianate mansion and a nearby 325-acre area of native oak woodland and grassland that the Muir family once owned. Visitors can tour the house, walk the grounds, and hike trails such as the one on Mount Wanda. The site also celebrates Muir's roles as fruit rancher, family man, and conservation advocate.

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