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Mount Tamalpais State Park is a
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, located in Marin County, California. The primary feature of the park is the
Mount Tamalpais Mount Tamalpais (; ; Miwok: ''Támal Pájiṣ''), known locally as Mount Tam, is a peak in Marin County, California, United States, often considered symbolic of Marin County. Much of Mount Tamalpais is protected within public lands such as Mou ...
. The park contains mostly redwood and oak forests. The mountain itself covers around . There are about of hiking trails, which are connected to a larger, network of trails in neighboring public lands. The park received 564,000 visitors in . Muir Woods National Monument is surrounded by the state park. From the peak of the mountain, visitors can see up to , in a view that encompasses
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, most of the North and East Bay, and the
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. Occasionally, the
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are visible, away.


Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre

The Cushing Memorial Theater, also known as the Mountain Theater, is an open-air theater built in the 1930s. The natural-stone amphitheater seats 3,500 people and features the Mountain Play each spring, produced every year since 1913. In the summer, monthly astronomy programs are held in the theater for free to the public.


Gallery

File:Mttampark1.jpg, Hiking trail in Mount Tamalpais State Park File:Cataract Creek, Mount Tamalpais State Park (February 2019)-3444.jpg, Cataract Creek File:Mt. tamalapais theater.JPG, Mountain Theatre File:West Point Inn, Mt. Tamalpais State Park, Mill Valley, CA 5-11-2013 4-57-44 PM.JPG, West Point Inn


See also

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Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway The Mount Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway was a scenic tourist railway operating between Mill Valley and the east peak of Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, California, covering a distance of , with a spur line to the Muir Woods. The railroad was i ...
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List of beaches in California This list of California beaches is a list of beaches that are situated along the coastline of the State of California, USA. North to South The beaches are listed in order from north to south, and are grouped by county. The list includes all of ...
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List of California state parks This is a list of parks, historic resources, reserves and recreation areas in the California State Parks system. List of parks See also *California State Beaches * List of California State Historic Parks * Parks in California *California Dep ...


References


External links


Official California State Parks department site
State parks of California * Parks in Marin County, California 1963 establishments in California Protected areas established in 1963 Bay Area Ridge Trail {{MarinCountyCA-geo-stub