Mobility Services

One of the accessible parking spots south of the Old Point Loma Lighthouse on top of the hill.

NPS Photo/Dan Zeller

Wheelchair and Mobility Information

Cabrillo National Monument welcomes individuals who may have physical or mobility concerns! The following services are available to ensure a comfortable visit. If you need additional assistance, please call ahead of your visit. For more information, please ask a ranger at the park or contact us ahead of time at 619-523-4285.

Accessible Parking

There are accessible car and van parking spaces in the main lot and in the tidepool area. For lighthouse access, ask a ranger for a pass to park behind the lighthouse. Without a pass, visitors must walk up a sloping concrete path to the top of a hill, which takes about 5 minutes.

Wheelchair Accessible Drinking Fountains

All drinking fountains in the park are wheelchair accessible. Coin-operated, pedestal-mounted binoculars are available in the Visitor Center Bay Overlook and the Kelp Overlook. Each area has two accessible mounted-pedestal binoculars. Ask a ranger in the Visitor Center for assistance.

Unisex, Single-Stall Restrooms

Two large, wheelchair accessible unisex restrooms with baby changing tables are available at the Visitor Center.

Wheelchair for Loan

A wheelchair is available for use throughout the park. Please ask a ranger at the Visitor Center for assistance.

Gently Sloping Concrete Pathways

Sidewalks and ramps connect the main areas of the park together: Main Parking Lot, Ballast View Overlook, Visitor Center, Visitor Center Bay Overlook, Cabrillo Statue, Lighthouse, Kelp Overlook, and Military Museum.

Additional Path Information

• Tidepool Path: The path is concrete for the first 100 yards, ending at a bench with beautiful ocean views. Note that you must drive to the tidepools from the main park. Access to the tidepools and the Coastal Trail is via a narrow, hard-packed dirt path with occasional steps.
• Bayside Trail: Starts as asphalt (with moving cars) then turns into a wide, hard-packed dirt path. It is an out-and-back trail, gentle downhill on the way out and uphill on the way back. The trail can be uneven at times. Several benches along the trail offer beautiful bay views.
• Event Bluff: An uneven dirt path connects the military museum, the military bunker, and the street to the lighthouse. The military bunker includes concrete steps to enter the underground building.

Please note that the Old Point Loma Lighthouse is a historic structure and accessible by stairs only.

For more details or special requests, feel free to reach out before your visit!

 

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  Coastal Trail

  Concrete Path

  Path extending from Tidepool parking lot #1.

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  Coastal Trail

  Steps

  One section of steps along the Coastal Trail.

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  Bayside Trail

  Asphalt Road

  This road to the Bayside Trail starts just northeast of the Old Point Loma Lighthouse.

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  Bayside Trail

  Dirt Path

  This is the beginning of the wide trail where crushed gravel turns to hard-packed dirt.

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  Event Bluff

  Military Bunker Entry

  Click here for a photographic tour of inside this military bunker.