Mount Tamalpais State Park

{{Short description|Forested land preserve in Marin County, California}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Mount Tamalpais State Park

| iucn_category = III

| map = USA

| relief = 1

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| photo = File:Mount Tamalpais State Park.jpg

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| photo_width = 200

| location = Marin County, California, United States

| nearest_city = Mill Valley, CA

| coordinates = {{coord|37|55|26|N|122|35|48|W|region:US|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| area_acre = 6300

| visitation_num = 564,000

| visitation_year = 2003

| governing_body = CA Dept. of Parks & Recreation

| url = [https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=471 Official website]

}}

Mount Tamalpais State Park is a California state park, located in Marin County, California. The primary feature of the park is the {{convert|2571|ft|m}} Mount Tamalpais.{{cite book|author=Karen Misuraca|title=Backroads of the California Coast: Your Guide to Scenic Getaways & Adventures|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E366rWwR7eEC&pg=PA63|date=15 July 2009|publisher=Voyageur Press|isbn=978-1-61673-211-0|pages=63}} The park contains mostly redwood and oak forests. The mountain itself covers around {{convert|25000|acre|km2}}. There are about {{convert|60|mi|km}} of hiking trails, which are connected to a larger, {{convert|200|mi|km|adj=on}} network of trails in neighboring public lands.{{cite book|author1=Mildred J. Little|author2=Mickey Little|title=Northern California Parks, Lakes, Forests and Beaches|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ArUf7hskICMC&pg=PA107|year=1997|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-88415-245-3|pages=107}} The park received 564,000 visitors {{As of|2003|lc=on}}. Muir Woods National Monument is surrounded by the state park.

From the peak of the mountain, visitors can see up to {{convert|25|mi|km}}, in a view that encompasses San Francisco, most of the North and East Bay, and the Farallon Islands. Occasionally, the Sierra Nevada are visible, {{convert|125|mi|km}} away.