Muir Beach
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census-designated place in Marin County, California, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- California
- County
- Marin
- Type
- Community Services District
- Board members
- See Directors
- Supervisor
- District 4, Dennis Rodoni
- State senator
- Mike McGuire ( D )
- Assemblymember
- Damon Connolly ( D )
- U s rep
- Jared Huffman ( D )
- Total
- 0.493 sq mi (1.28 km )
- Land
- 0.493 sq mi (1.28 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0 km ) 0%
- Elevation
- 312 ft (95 m)
- Density
- 617/sq mi (238/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC-7 ( PDT )
- Area codes
- 415/628
- Fips code
- 06-49950
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Muir Beach is a census designated place (CDP), unincorporated community, and beach on the Pacific Ocean. The community is located 16.5 miles (26.6 km) northwest of San Francisco in western Marin County, California, United States. Unlike many other entities in the area, it is not named directly in honor of conservationist John Muir; instead, it was named after Muir Woods National Monument to capitalize on the latter's popularity. The population was 304 at the 2020 census. The community itself flanks the northwest side of the beach.
Located about 2 miles (3 km) from the entrance to Muir Woods, the beach is about 1,000 feet (300 m) long and 200 feet (61 m) wide, with coarse sand and several large boulders. Redwood Creek empties into the beach. There is a parking lot at the beach, which is accessible via a footbridge.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Muir Beach” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.