Getting to California’s national parks, recreation areas and monuments

Find out about historic and scenic sites as well as programs, fees and directions to California’s national parks, monuments and recreation areas:

Alcatraz Island, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Fort Mason, B201, San Francisco, CA 94123; (415) 561-4900 or (415) 981-7625 (tickets), https://www.nps.gov/alca or https://www.alcatrazcruises.com.

Cabrillo National Monument, 1800 Cabrillo Memorial Drive, San Diego, CA 92106; (619) 557-5450, fax (619) 226-6311, https://www.nps.gov/cabr.

California National Historic Trail, 324 S. State St., Suite 200, Box 30, Salt Lake City, UT 84111; (801) 741-1012, fax (801) 741-1102, https://www.nps.gov/cali.

Channel Islands National Park, 1901 Spinnaker Drive, Ventura, CA 93001; (805) 658-5730, fax (805) 658-5799, https://www.nps.gov/chis.

Death Valley National Park, California 190, Visitors Center, P.O. Box 579, Death Valley, CA 92328; (760) 786-3200, fax (760) 786-3283, https://www.nps.gov/deva.

Devils Postpile National Monument, near Mammoth Lakes, P.O. Box 3999, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546, https://www.nps.gov/depo.

Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site, P.O. Box 280, Danville, CA 94526; (925) 838-0249, fax (925) 838-9471, https://www.nps.gov/euon.

Fort Point National Historic Site, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Fort Mason, B201, San Francisco, CA 94123; (415) 556-1693, https://www.nps.gov/fopo.

Golden Gate National Recreation Area (includes Crissy Field, Ocean Beach, Sweeney Ridge, Marin Headlands, Phleger Estate, Fort Funston, Alcatraz and the Presidio), Fort Mason, Building 201, San Francisco, CA 94123; (415) 561-4700, https://www.nps.gov/goga.

John Muir National Historic Site, 4202 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, CA 94553; (925) 228-8860, https://www.nps.gov/jomu.

Joshua Tree National Park, 74485 National Park Drive, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277; (760) 367-5500, fax (760) 367-6392, https://www.nps.gov/jotr.

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail, 1111 Jackson St., Suite 700, Oakland, CA 94607; (510) 817-1323, fax (510) 817-1505, https://www.nps.gov/juba.

Lassen Volcanic National Park, P.O. Box 100, Mineral, CA 96063; (530) 595-4480, fax (530) 595-3262, https://www.nps.gov/lavo.

Lava Beds National Monument, P.O. Box 1240, 1 Indian Well Headquarters, Tulelake, CA 96134; (530) 667-8100, https://www.nps.gov/labe.

Mammoth Lakes: Welcome Center, (760) 924-5500 (open year round) or (760) 934-2289 (Devils Postpile National Monument) from early June to mid-October, https://www.fs.usda.gov/inyo and https://www.nps.gov/depo.

Manzanar National Historic Site, P.O. Box 426, 5001 U.S. Highway 395, Independence, CA 93526; (760) 878-2194, fax (760) 878-2949, https://www.nps.gov/manz.

Mojave National Preserve, 2701 Barstow Road, Barstow, CA 92311; (760) 252-6100, fax (760) 252-6174, https://www.nps.gov/moja.

Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, CA 94941; (415) 388-2595, fax (415) 389-6957, https://www.nps.gov/muwo.

Pinnacles National Monument, 5000 California 146, Paicines, CA 95043; (831) 389-4485 (number is for East District; West does not have a phone), https://www.nps.gov/pinn.

Point Reyes National Seashore, 1 Bear Valley Road, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956; (415) 464-5100, Ext. 2, camping reservations (415) 663-8054, https://www.nps.gov/pore.

Pony Express National Historic Trail, 324 S. State St., Suite 200, Salt Lake City, UT 84111; (801) 741-1012, fax (801) 741-1102, https://www.nps.gov/poex.

Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, P.O. Box 280, Danville, CA 94526, (925) 228-8860, https://www.nps.gov/poch.

Presidio of San Francisco, Presidio Trust, 34 Graham St., San Francisco, CA 94129, officers club and visitors center (closed for remodeling, but temporary center will be created by April), (415) 561-4323, https://www.presidio.gov and https://www.nps.gov/prsf.

Redwood National and State Parks, 1111 2nd St., Crescent City, CA 95531; (707) 465-7335, fax (707) 464-1812; California State Park camping reservations, (800) 444-7275, https://www.nps.gov/redw.

Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park, Melville Square/Esplanade Drive, Richmond, CA 94804; message center, (510) 232-5050, https://www.nps.gov/rori.

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Fort Mason Center, Building E, San Francisco, CA 94123. Renovation of Museum at 900 Beach St. is structurally complete. The lobby is open and currently displays small exhibits and murals that were concealed partly behind exhibits. Renovation of the exhibit system may not be completed before 2014. Historic ships moored at Hyde Street Pier remain open; (415) 447-5000, fax (415) 556-1624, https://www.nps.gov/safr.

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, 401 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360; (805) 370-2301, fax (805) 370-1851, https://www.nps.gov/samo.

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor, 51-500 Highway 74, Palm Desert; (760) 862-9984, https://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/palmsprings/santarosa.html.

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, 47050 Generals Highway, Three Rivers, CA 93271-9700; (559) 565-3341, fax (559) 565-3730, https://www.nps.gov/seki.

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, P.O. Box 188, Whiskeytown, CA 96095; (530) 246-1225, fax (530) 246-5154, https://www.nps.gov/whis.

Yosemite National Park, P.O. Box 577, Yosemite National Park, CA 95389; (209) 372-0200, https://www.nps.gov/yose.