Muir Beach California Map

About Muir Beach, California

Muir Beach is a locality in Marin County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 311. The population density is 312.6 people per km². Muir Beach is located at 37.8622°N, 122.5814°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 94965.

Muir Beach unfolds as a wild, intimate embrace where the Pacific, a ceaseless whisper, meets the rugged Marin Headlands. It lies 8.2 miles south-south-west of San Rafael, CA (from San Rafael, CA: bearing 200°T), and is situated 3.6 miles south-south-west of Mill Valley. Here, the land exhales a cool, damp breath, thick with the scent of salt and eucalyptus, a fragrance that clings to the air long after the fog has surrendered to the sun's hesitant climb. The beach itself, a crescent of sand smoothed by the ocean's tireless hands, is cradled by steep, verdant slopes that tumble down to meet the churning surf, their slopes often veiled in a luminous mist that softens every edge and imbues the scene with a quiet, elemental grandeur. Above, the wind, a restless spirit, combs through the coastal scrub and the resilient cypress, their branches sculpted into poignant gestures by its constant passage. The history of Muir Beach is one of quiet resilience, a place shaped more by the ebb and flow of nature than by grand human design. For generations, its economy was tethered to the sea, its shores occasionally visited by fishermen seeking their bounty, their small boats bobbing like forgotten toys in the vast expanse of the bay. Later, the land began to yield to the quiet cultivation of small farms, their legacy now mostly a memory etched into the gentle contours of the hills. More recently, Muir Beach has become a beloved sanctuary, a place where visitors come to wander the trails that snake into the surrounding Golden Gate National Recreation Area, drawn by the profound peace that settles here, a peace that seems to emanate from the very stones and the ceaseless rhythm of the waves.

About This Muir Beach Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Muir Beach, California with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Muir Beach and Marin County.

Detailed location data for Muir Beach includes the ZIP code (94965), telephone area code (510), county seat of Marin County (San Rafael), and school district assignment (Tamalpais Union High School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Muir Beach is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.