The best hikes from bus stations in Deer Island Open Space Preserve

At the junction of Chicken Shack Fire Road and Ponti Ridge Trail. There are benches, a great view, and trail markers.

Miwok Park is a beautiful 22-acre area with a creek running through bay laurels and redwoods. It is named for local Indigenous people and serves as the home to the Museum of the American Indian. A replica of a traditional Miwok home is located outside of the museum, along with a garden containing plants that were important to the Miwok. There are two bocce courts, a playground, a picnic area, and an expansive grassy lawn, making it a nice place to stop and stretch your legs.

Depending on your approach, Burdell Mountain can be very exposed. Be sure to check the weather and prepare for it to change quickly. Once you reach the summit the views are definitely worth your efforts.

Pinheiro Fire Road closes its loop here to return back to the highway. The two wooden bridges meet at the intersection where Rush Creek Fire Road originates to lead around the bottom of the northern Hill and turns into Bahia trail.

Western terminus of this wide and well compacted trail that leads without elevation change around the foot of the preserve, with excellent bird watching opportunities along the bay wetlands.

Located in Marin County on a site of an actual Miwok Village, the Museum is dedicated to providing the people of Northern California with programs and exhibits that deepen understanding and appreciation of Native American cultures. The Museum gallery is home to a permanent collection of exhibits, as well as displaying new and rotating exhibits. This native indigenous museum, the only one of its kind in the Bay Area, was founded in 1967 in response to the rapid development of Marin County. Construction activity in the county unearthed masses of archaeological objects related to the original inhabitants of the region, the Coast Miwok people. The Museum was originally designed to serve as a repository for these materials. Today, the museum still houses a large collection of Coast Miwok artifacts; however, the scope has broadened considerably and its programs and collections represent Native American cultures from across the entire continent. Cultural property on display includes Navajo textiles, Eskimo carvings, Plains beadwork, birch bark baskets, and Northwest Coast masks. These treasures are displayed in the various exhibits to help both adults and children understand and appreciate the diversity and beauty of Native American art and culture. The Coast Miwok Indians were hunters and gatherers whose ancestors had occupied the area for thousands of years. About 600 village sites have been identified in the area. They were also considered skillful craftsmen in basketry, flint knapping and clamshell bead making. The Coast Miwok lands covered present-day Novato, Marshall, Tomales, San Rafael, Petaluma, and Bodega. The Southern Pomo people are from the Sebastopol area. Many of the Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo people still live within their ancestral territories. In 2000 the Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo tribes were restored to federally recognized status as The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. https://www.marinindian.com

Exhibits on Miwok, Pomo, and neighboring native indigenous tribes, interesting outside huts display, Gallery indoors Open 10-4:30 pm