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Mount Tamalpais for for Tamalpais Mount Our Mission Mount The mission of the California Department of Parks and Recreation is to provide for the health, inspiration and education of the Tamalpais people of California by helping to preserve the state’s extraordinary biological diversity, The panorama from State Park protecting its most valued natural and cultural resources, and creating opportunities the 2,571-foot peak for high-quality outdoor recreation. is breathtaking. On a clear day, view the Farallon Islands 25 miles out to sea, the Marin California State Parks does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities. Prior to County hills, San Francisco arrival, visitors with disabilities who need assistance should contact the park at the and the bay, and the hills phone number below. To receive this publica- tion in an alternate format, write to the Com- and cities of the East Bay munications Office at the following address. and Mount Diablo. CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS P. O. Box 942896 Sacramento, CA 94296-0001 For information call: (800) 777-0369 (916) 653-6995, outside the U.S. 711, TTY relay service www.parks.ca.govv Discover the many states of California.™ Mt. Tamalpais State Park 801 Panoramic Highway Mill Valley, CA 94941 (415) 388-2070 © 2007 California State Parks Printed on Recycled Paper Printed on Recycled Paper Recycled on Printed Parks State California 2007 © to the redwood-filled canyon of Muir Woods. Woods. Muir of canyon redwood-filled the to Lupine (415) 388-2070 (415) transport visitors from the top of the mountain mountain the of top the from visitors transport can be viewed at the barn on East Peak. East on barn the at viewed be can 94941 A C alley, V Mill In 1907 a gravity car line was designed to to designed was line car gravity a 1907 In Boulevard in 1922. A replica of a gravity car car gravity a of replica A 1922. in Boulevard Indians hunted hunted Indians ighway H Panoramic 801 paralleled itself five times within 200 yards. yards. 200 within times five itself paralleled automobile and the construction of Ridgecrest Ridgecrest of construction the and automobile These California California These Mt. Tamalpais State Park State Tamalpais Mt. known as the “Double Bow Knot,” the track track the Knot,” Bow “Double the as known cars remained popular until the advent of the the of advent the until popular remained cars Marin County. County. Marin est Railroad in the World.” In the section section the In World.” the in Railroad est The Scenic Railway and its famous gravity gravity famous its and Railway Scenic The present-day present-day plete circles, earning it the title of “Crooked of title the it earning circles, plete - to Mill Valley. Valley. Mill to Discover the many states of California.™ of states many the Discover throughout throughout to negotiate 281 curves, equivalent to 42 com 42 to equivalent curves, 281 negotiate to - summit, down to Muir Woods, and then back back then and Woods, Muir to down summit, water sources sources water v www.parks.ca.gov the summit was so steep that the railroad had had railroad the that steep so was summit the sightseers to travel from Mill Valley to the the to Valley Mill from travel to sightseers inhabiting areas near near areas inhabiting and restaurant. The slope from Mill Valley to to Valley Mill from slope The restaurant. and mph. The addition of the gravity cars allowed allowed cars gravity the of addition The mph. 711, TTY relay service relay TTY 711, fore Europeans arrived, arrived, Europeans fore mountaintop and the Summit Tavern, a hotel hotel a Tavern, Summit the and mountaintop mountain to Muir Woods at an exhilarating 12 12 exhilarating an at Woods Muir to mountain (916) 653-6995, outside the U.S. the outside 653-6995, (916) - be years of thousands pleted in 1896, carried visitors to the scenic scenic the to visitors carried 1896, in pleted open-air cars carried passengers down the the down passengers carried cars open-air For information call: (800) 777-0369 (800) call: information For Mount Tamalpais for for Tamalpais Mount The Mount Tamalpais Scenic Railway, com Railway, Scenic Tamalpais Mount The - Requiring only gravity and a brake, special special brake, a and gravity only Requiring 94296-0001 A C Sacramento, The Coast Miwok Indians lived on or near near or on lived Indians Miwok Coast The built to the top of the mountain in 1884. 1884. in mountain the of top the to built . Box 942896 Box . O P. Native People Native S ARK P TE A ST A NI OR LIF A C Trails were developed, and a wagon road was was road wagon a and developed, were Trails and Mount Diablo. Diablo. Mount and ORY IST H L RA CULTU View of Mt. Tam’s East Peak East Tam’s Mt. of View Mount Tamalpais for recreational purposes. purposes. recreational for Tamalpais Mount munications Office at the following address. following the at Office munications exploded after the 1848 gold discovery, used used discovery, gold 1848 the after exploded recommended for all seasons. all for recommended and cities of the East Bay Bay East the of cities and - Com the to write format, alternate an in tion Residents of San Francisco, whose population population whose Francisco, San of Residents the 50s. Fog is common, so layered clothing is is clothing layered so common, is Fog 50s. the - publica this receive To below. number phone ailway R Scenic Tamalpais Mount and winter can be cool, with temperatures in in temperatures with cool, be can winter and and the bay, and the hills hills the and bay, the and assistance should contact the park at the the at park the contact should assistance with average highs in the 70s and 80s. Fall Fall 80s. and 70s the in highs average with means “bay mountain” or “coast mountain.” mountain.” “coast or mountain” “bay means arrival, visitors with disabilities who need need who disabilities with visitors arrival, Spring and summer temperatures are warm, warm, are temperatures summer and Spring (tam-al-pie-us), which roughly translated translated roughly which (tam-al-pie-us), against individuals with disabilities. Prior to to Prior disabilities. with individuals against County hills, San Francisco Francisco San hills, County tamalpais East Bay and Mount Diablo. Diablo. Mount and Bay East later changed to the Miwok word word Miwok the to changed later California State Parks does not discriminate discriminate not does Parks State California La Sierra de Nuestro Padre de San Francisco. San de Padre Nuestro de Sierra La San Francisco Bay, the hills and cities of the the of cities and hills the Bay, Francisco San This was was This 25 miles out to sea, the Marin Marin the sea, to out miles 25 miles out to sea, the Marin County hills, the the hills, County Marin the sea, to out miles and Father Juan Crespí, named the mountain mountain the named Crespí, Juan Father and foot peak includes the Farallon Islands 25 25 Islands Farallon the includes peak foot In 1770 two explorers, Captain Pedro Fages Fages Pedro Captain explorers, two 1770 In view the Farallon Islands Islands Farallon the view The breathtaking panorama from the 2,571- the from panorama breathtaking The peans, however. however. peans, and animal species. species. animal and of life changed soon after the arrival of Euro of arrival the after soon changed life of - is breathtaking. On a clear day, day, clear a On breathtaking. is diverse environment for a wide array of plant plant of array wide a for environment diverse complex and intricate language. Their way way Their language. intricate and complex intersect these ridges and slopes to create a a create to slopes and ridges these intersect basketry, dances and ceremonies, and a a and ceremonies, and dances basketry, for high-quality outdoor recreation. outdoor high-quality for the 2,571-foot peak peak 2,571-foot the canyons filled with solemn redwood groves groves redwood solemn with filled canyons Coast Miwok had a rich culture that included included that culture rich a had Miwok Coast State Park State opportunities creating and resources, cultural ridges, grasslands and oak woodlands. Deep Deep woodlands. oak and grasslands ridges, T obsidian from Lake County tribes. The The tribes. County Lake from obsidian and natural valued most its protecting he panorama from from panorama he hillsides cloaked with chaparral-covered chaparral-covered with cloaked hillsides unobtainable resources, such as high-grade high-grade as such resources, unobtainable the state’s extraordinary biological diversity, diversity, biological extraordinary state’s the Tamalpais It captures our attention with its sweeping sweeping its with attention our captures It from clamshells, trading them for locally locally for them trading clamshells, from people of California by helping to preserve preserve to helping by California of people majestically from the heart of Marin County Marin of heart the from majestically . health, inspiration and education of the the of education and inspiration health, fish. They made baskets and disk beads beads disk and baskets made They fish. Parks and Recreation is to provide for the the for provide to is Recreation and Parks Bridge, Mount Tamalpais State Park rises rises Park State Tamalpais Mount Bridge, - shell and plants, marsh flora, gathered and Mount N Department of Department California the of mission The orth of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Gate Golden Francisco’s San of orth small animals and deer, collected acorns, acorns, collected deer, and animals small Our Mission Our Conservation Efforts was created due to its location near the San occasional mountain lion can sometimes be firewood and restrooms with flush toilets are programs are conducted by volunteer Spectacular Andreas Fault, one of the world’s most active seen roaming the mountain slopes.
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