Stop 1: Outside the Visitor Center

Copper sprayer in the peach orchard.

NPS photo/Luther Bailey

Quick Facts

Amenities

3 listed

Restroom, Restroom - Accessible, Restroom - Family

Transcript for the John Muir NHS Cell Phone tour

Stop Number 1
 

Welcome to John Muir National Historic Site. This audio tour explores the historic grounds and orchards. There are 12 stops on the tour. Throughout the site there are signs indicating a cell phone audio stop.

John Muir was an explorer and writer, known today for his work in preserving nature. Later in life, Muir was a fruit farmer and a business man. His success as a fruit rancher provided affluence that supported his family and travels and allowed him time to write. It also provided him access to a political arena where he was able to build support for his preservation efforts. Much of what Muir wrote on preserving and protecting natural areas was completed during this time. Learn more about Muir the rancher and the agricultural history of the site with this orchard tour.

Move toward the easy access path to reach the next stop.