Muir Beach, California

About Muir Beach

Muir Beach is a small unincorporated community in western California.

Muir Beach holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.49 square miles.

📰 Muir Beach News Today

• Muir Beach water pipeline goal complicated by road project marinij.com · Mar 27
• Muir Beach's 16th century England hideaway transports you to a whole new world abc7chicago.com · Mar 23
• Inside the Acid Test That Made the Grateful Dead Alta Journal · Dec 19
• Northern California's Ranch Near Famous Muir Beach Has Wild Coastal Views From Rustic Campsites islands.com · Jan 12
• Weather Alerts For Muir Beach, CA - Severe Weather Updates & Map WeatherBug · Dec 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Muir Beach Unique

• The only place in America named Muir Beach — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Muir Beach

• Pelican inn — british

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Muir Beach

• Muir Beach (GGNRA) · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Muir Beach

🏘️ Nearby Communities