Martinez highlight
Historic waterfront
A waterfront community on the Carquinez Strait, home to the John Muir National Historic Site and its historic gardens.
Martinez overlooks the Carquinez Strait, the narrow tidal passage that connects Suisun Bay to San Pablo Bay and serves as the gateway where California's Central Valley rivers drain into the San Francisco Bay system. The strait has shaped the region's character for centuries—historically as a transportation barrier and today as a defining feature of the East Bay landscape.
The John Muir National Historic Site, located at 4202 Alhambra Ave in Martinez, preserves the home and legacy of the naturalist John Muir. Visitors tour his Victorian residence, including his "Scribble Den" study where his original furnishings remain, walk the Mount Wanda hiking trail on the property, and explore the habitat of native plants and wildlife that inspired Muir's conservation work.
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