Golden Gate National Recreation Area · California

Muir Beach Overlook Trail

0.1 mi of trail, end to end · 70 ft of descent · 412 ft–485 ft · gravel surface · trail class Developed, Highly Developed · hiking

Views

Along the way MUIR BEACH OVERLOOK

Trailhead MUIR BEACH OVERLOOK TRAIL 488 ft Drive there

On the parks map

Other trails from the MUIR BEACH OVERLOOK TRAIL

Owl Trail · 1.1 mi
Muir Beach Overlook Loop Trail · 0.1 mi

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.