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 304. The population density is 238.1 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 reveals itself where Redwood Creek widens to meet the salt-heavy air of the Pacific Ocean. It lies 2.6 miles west-southwest of Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CA (from Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CA: bearing 243°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south-southwest of San Rafael. The landscape is defined by the sudden, dramatic descent of Frank Valley, where the earth collapses into a narrow interface of sand and tide. To the east, the horizon is held by the distant silhouette of the Coast Ranges, often blurred by the low, persistent fog that rolls in from the water. Travelers seeking the quietude of the land may find their way along the Owl Trail, which snakes through the brush above the dunes, offering a perspective on the raw, unadorned shoreline. While the Pacific Ocean churns against the sand, the stillness of Haypress Pond remains tucked away two miles inland, a secluded mirror reflecting the encroaching greenery.

Muir Beach occupies a portion of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, serving as a sanctuary where the remnants of earlier, modest settlements have ceded to the preservation of wilder terrain. The local economy is defined not by industry, but by the quiet maintenance of a landscape that resists the frantic pace of the outside world. Residents and visitors alike observe the rhythmic pulse of the tides, and the legacy of the area is found in the protection of its natural corridors, such as the restoration of the creek beds that feed into the surf. Far removed from the bustle of urban centers, the character of Muir Beach is marked by a deep, observant silence, punctuated only by the distant chime of Kent Falls or the seasonal migration of birds toward Gull Rock. Life here feels suspended in the amber light of late afternoon, a place where the primary duty is to witness the slow, inevitable movement of the tide against the shore.

About This Muir Beach Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Muir Beach, California. Coordinates: 37.862222, -122.581389. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

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).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.