Windswept coastal bluffs of Point Reyes National Seashore in soft golden light.

John Muir's America & Marin

The Legacy

John Muir's vision helped shape the America we know today. Explore the key moments that protected our wild places and inspired a nation.

Interactive Timeline

Moments That Protected the Wild

1892

Founding of the Sierra Club

John Muir, along with environmental pioneers, founds the Sierra Club to protect wild places for future generations.

1903

Camping With Teddy Roosevelt to Save Yosemite

Muir's three-day camping trip with President Theodore Roosevelt in Yosemite helps secure federal protection for the valley.

1908

The Declaration of Muir Woods National Monument

Thanks to the efforts of the Kent family and the support of John Muir, this ancient redwood forest in Marin County is protected for all time.

Layered Marin ridgelines with low fog at sunrise.

The Marin Connection

Where Ocean, Mountain & Redwood Meet

Marin County's rare convergence of ocean, mountains, and redwoods creates a living landscape that reflects Muir's deepest beliefs. Here, nature is not a backdrop—it's a way of life.

“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.”— John Muir