Accessibility

Visitor Centers ¦ Trails ¦ Beaches ¦ Other Points of Interest

All of Point Reyes National Seashore's Visitor Centers are accessible. Point Reyes also has numerous accessible paths to various points of interest.

 

Visitor Centers

Bear Valley Visitor Center
The visitor center is completely accessible with a gently ramped, multilevel interior. All displays are well placed for use or viewing from a seated position. Restrooms and a telephone on the outside information board are accessible. Designated parking is located in front of the center.

Point Reyes Lighthouse Visitor Center
Parking close to the Lighthouse is available by arrangement. Call 415-669-1534 or 415-464-5100 x2 x5. The visitor center, observation deck, restrooms and a telephone are all fully accessible, but the lighthouse itself is not. See the Accessibility section on our Winter Shuttle Bus System page for information on driving to the Lighthouse on weekends and holidays during the winter and early spring.

Ken Patrick Visitor Center and Drakes Beach
The complex includes a visitor center, cafe, picnic area, telephone, restrooms and showers which are all accessible. There are several designated parking spaces. There is no beach access.

Wheelchair Available
Inquire at the Information Desk at the Bear Valley, Ken Patrick or Lighthouse Visitor Centers for free use of a wheelchair.

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Trails

Earthquake Trail
This 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) round-trip paved trail is self-guiding. A picnic area, an accessible restroom, and two designated parking spaces are located at the trailhead.

Kule Loklo Coast Miwok Cultural Exhibit (Assistance required.)
The first part of the 650 meter (0.4 mile) dirt trail to Kule Loklo is quite steep. There are no accessible restrooms. Inquire at Bear Valley Visitor Center for more information on accessing Kule Loklo.

Bear Valley Trail to Divide Meadow (Assistance advisable.)
This gradual 2.5 kilometer (1.6 mile) well-packed dirt trail leads through Douglas Fir forests alongside a stream to a woodland meadow. There are a few uphill and somewhat rocky sections which are passable with assistance. Pit toilets at the meadow are not accessible.

Five Brooks Pond (Assistance advisable.)
This 1.1 kilometer (0.7 mile) dirt loop trail around the pond is a lovely place to picnic or bird watch. There are no accessible restrooms.

Abbotts Lagoon
A gentle, soil-cemented trail leads 400 meter (1/4 mile) to an overlook of the lagoon. Restrooms are accessible and there are two designated parking spaces. No beach access.

Historic Pierce Ranch
A soil cement trail tours this 1880s dairy ranch. A telephone in the upper parking lot is accessible.

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Beaches

Limantour Beach
A paved trail leads from the main parking to the beach. It turns south along a freshwater marsh, excellent for birdwatching. No beach access. Restrooms are not accessible. Telephone on Limantour Road before the parking lot is not accessible.

North and South Beach
Each parking lot has an accessible restroom and designated parking. There are short paved paths along the dunes with lovely ocean views. There is no beach access.

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Other Points of Interest

Historic Chimney Rock Lifeboat Station
Volunteers staff the Lifeboat Station on weekends and holidays from January through March. At other times, visitors may explore the Lifeboat Station grounds, where wayside exhibits provide information about the U.S. Lifesaving Service and U.S. Coast Guard history at Point Reyes. The Lifeboat Station's first floor and boat bay are wheelchair accessible. There is also an accessible restroom within the Lifeboat Station. Individuals with a Disabled Person parking placard or plate may drive their personal vehicle to the Lifeboat Station parking area. See the Accessibility section on our Winter Shuttle Bus System page for information on driving to the Lifeboat Station on weekends and holidays during the winter and early spring. At other times, please inquire at a visitor center for instructions.

Morgan Horse Ranch
With a Disabled Person parking placard or plate, you may drive your vehible along the maintenance road to a small parking area close to the stables. Exhibit areas are accessible.

Mount Vision
A fifteen minute drive up winding Mount Vision Road off Sir Francis Drake Highway takes you to three spectacular vista points (on clear days). Two viewpoints look west towards Drakes Bay and Estero and one near the top looks east over Tomales Bay. No facilities.

PRBO Conservation Science's Palomarin Field Station
Formerly known as the Point Reyes Bird Observatory, this research station in the south end of the park has a small visitor center with accessible restrooms and telephone. Bird banding can be observed from sunrise until noon. Call 415-868-0655 for information or go to their website at www.prbo.org.

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