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Contact: Wendy Solis, 925-228-88630
MARTINEZ, Calif. – Join the National Park Service (NPS) and the John Muir Association in celebrating John Muir’s 185th birthday and Earth Day, during our annual Birthday/Earth Day Celebration event on Saturday, April 22, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the John Muir National Historic Site (NHS) in Martinez, CA.
The celebration features family-oriented activities, food for sale, live music, and exhibits by national parks and local environmental organizations. Parking and admission are free. Visitors can enjoy self-guided tours of Muir’s historic Italianate Victorian home where he wrote about protecting nature. Former NPS Ranger Frank Helling will portray John Muir and recount some of Muir’s many wilderness adventures. Guided tours will be offered of John Muir’s final resting place, the Strentzel/Muir Gravesite. There will be a silent auction with proceeds benefiting the John Muir Association, the nonprofit organization hosting the event in partnership with the NPS. The Association will also present the 42nd annual John Muir Conservation Awards.
The John Muir NHS Visitor Center parking lot will be reserved for vehicles with a state-issued disabled person placard or plate; free general parking will be available at Alhambra High School located at Alhambra Avenue and D Street. While free shuttle transportation will be provided from the parking area, the NPS encourages travel on public transportation. For directions to the park, please visit www.nps.gov/jomu/planyourvisit/directions.htm . For additional information, please visit www.johnmuirassociation.org.
Created in 1964, John Muir NHS preserves the home, landscapes, and gravesite of conservationist and national park advocate John Muir. Muir spent his entire life exploring, studying, and writing about his experiences in the American wilderness, most notably the Sierra Nevada Mountains. His writing set the stage for a conservation movement that would spur the protection of nature nationwide and ultimately earn Muir the title “Father of the National Parks.”
John Muir NHS, located at 4202 Alhambra Avenue, Martinez, CA 94553, is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the site is free of charge. For more information, please visit the park website at www.nps.gov/jomu or call (925) 228-8860.
Last updated: April 12, 2023