Accessibility

Getting Around the Parks: Trails, Facilities, and Services

Redwood National and State Parks consist of four distinct parks, each offering a variety of landscapes, including beaches, forests, hills, trails, open prairies, and wild rivers. The National Park Service and California State Parks are committed to making these parks as accessible as possible, but some natural obstacles may be present due to the rugged and wild nature of the area.

Our visitor centers and ranger-led programs incorporate a range of learning styles, encouraging visitors to engage their senses through tactile objects, listening activities, and interactive experiences. Evening programs held at amphitheaters typically include microphones and sound systems to enhance accessibility.

Accessibility Features:

• ADA-accessible campsites and parking are available.
• Two campgrounds offer ADA-accessible cabins.
• Ranger-led walks generally take place on trails that are well-compacted gravel or paved paths. However, some hikes may include uneven terrain, rocky areas, stream crossings, or sandy sections near beaches and dunes.

Communication & Connectivity:

• TDD phones are not available in the park.
• Cell service is limited throughout much of the park.

Visitors are encouraged to plan ahead and reach out to park staff for any specific accessibility needs.

Access Pass

U.S. citizens or permanent residents with permanent disabilities may be eligible for the "America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass - Access Pass." The Access Pass provides access to, and use of, federal recreation sites that charge an entrance or standard amenity fee. It will provide 50 percent off camping at the four state park developed campgrounds in Redwood National and State Parks.

Physical & Mobility Needs

Our visitors centers, picnic areas, campgrounds and cabins, and some trails in the parks offer accessible options to visitors with physical or mobility needs. Wheelchairs and beach wheelchairs are also available.

Deafness or Hearing Loss

Official park information and brochures are available for free at all the visitor centers. Open captions are included in the park orientation film that is shown at two visitor centers. Closed-captions are incorporated in our online, ranger-made videos.

Blindness or Low Vision

Tactile models can be found in the visitor centers. Our online publications are machine readable PDF documents. We offer the park map in braille as well as an audio described version of the park map.

Cognative

While there are no designated quiet rooms, noise-free and quiet spaces can be found in the forests, campgrounds, or along the beaches. The visitor centers have no public announcement systems, though the inside of the buildings are often are noisey, crowded and busy in summer. In the event of an emergency, the visitor center fire alarms are loud. If there is an earthquake or tsumani warning, staff will be very vocal when giving direct instructions and evacuation orders.

Service Animals

Service animals are welcome in national and state parks. Learn more about pets in the redwoods.

Additional Information

California State Park webpages on accessibility are:
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park

Learn about the National Park Service's Commitment to Accessibility and how the National Park Service tells stories of disability across many national park sites.