Accessibility

 

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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.

 

What To Expect

Redwood National and State Parks is a group of four parks with diverse landscapes that include beaches, forests, hills, trails, open prairies and wild rivers. The National Park Service and California State Parks strive to make these parks universally accessible to all. However, physical obstacles may be encountered because of the wild nature of this place.

Our visitor centers and ranger-led programs have a variety of learning styles that invite visitors to use their senses, often through tactile objects and listening activities. Rangers presenting evening programs at our ampitheathers often use microphones and sound systems.

There are ADA accessible campsites and parking, and two of our campgrounds have ADA accessible cabins.

Rangers-led walks are typically on trails that are well-compacted gravel or paved paths. Occasionally, ranger-led hikes can be on rocky, uneven terrain along streams, near beaches, through grass, or over sand-dunes.

TDD phones are not available in Redwood National and State Parks. There is limited cell service.

 

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.

 

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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.