Natural History Wanderings

SF Gate reported

Parkgoers hoping to walk beneath the towering Bay Area redwood trees are in luck: Muir Woods National Monument reopened Thursday, thanks to a coalition of concessionaires who run businesses inside the park.

For the next nine days, through Oct. 31, visitors won’t have to pay the monument’s $15 per person entrance fee. They will, however, still need to pay for parking, which ranges from $9.50 for a standard vehicle to $45 for a large vehicle. Parking a personal vehicle or riding the Muir Woods Shuttle ($3.75 for adult round trips) requires a reservation and can’t be completed on-site, where permits aren’t sold and there isn’t any cell service.