Rainbow Forest Museum

NPS

Quick Facts

Location:

Two miles from the south entrance at mile marker 26.

Significance:

Built in the 1930s, but not by the CCC

Amenities

31 listed

Accessible Rooms, Accessible Sites, Automated Entrance, Automated External Defibrillator (AED), Baby Changing Station, Backcountry Permits, Benches/Seating, Bicycle - Rack, Fire Extinguisher, First Aid Kit Available, Gifts/Souvenirs/Books, Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Information, Information - Maps Available, Information - Park Newspaper Available, Information - Ranger/Staff Member Present, Junior Ranger Booklet Available, Parking - Auto, Parking - Boat Trailer, Parking - Bus/RV, Permits Issued, Recycling, Restroom, Restroom - Accessible, Scenic View/Photo Spot, Theater/Auditorium, Toilet - Flush, Trailhead, Water - Bottle-Filling Station, Water - Drinking/Potable, Wheelchair Accessible

The Rainbow Forest Museum is the original HQ of the park, now an historic site. There are paleontological exhibits, a bookstore, visitor center, and trail. Be sure to look for the historic diorama that was made in the 1930s at University of California at Berkeley.