Muir is great. The Santa Cruz Mountains hold a Redwood forest beyond belief and guess what? You can actually get in to see them and hike.
I don’t know what Muir’s attraction is other than being close to San Francisco but, for my money and time I go to Boulder Creek, zip on over to Big Basin and voila! I am there. Of course I know more place than I can remember to park and get in the woods.
Love it and the scents.
OK, it’s been years since I have been in California, live in NY and PA, but will take a look sometime!