John Muir National Historic Site Closed December 25th and 26th

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John Muir National Historic Site Closed December 25th and 26th

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Dec. 17, 2014. It is reproduced in full below.

President Obama has declared Dec. 26, 2014 a federal holiday.John Muir National Historic Site will be closed on Thurs, December 25 as well as Friday, December 26.We will reopen the following day, Saturday, December 27 at 10:00 am.The staff wishes everyone a very happy and safe holiday.

Created in 1964, John Muir National Historic Site preserves the home, landscapes,and gravesite of conservationist and national park advocate John Muir. Mt. Wanda preserves 326 acres of grasslands and oak woodlands that were art of the original Muir/Strentzel ranch in the Alhambra Valley more than a century ago.

John Muir National Historic Site, located at 4202 Alhambra Avenue, Martinez, CA 94553,is open seven days a week from 10 AM to 5 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.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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