National parks and monuments in the Golden State

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

Alcatraz Island, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Ft. Mason, Building 201-Alcatraz, San Francisco 94123; (415) 561-4900, (415) 705-5555 (reservations), fax (415) 561-4910, www.nps.gov/alca.

Cabrillo National Monument, 1800 Cabrillo Memorial Drive, San Diego 92106; (619) 557-5450, fax (619) 557-5469, www.nps.gov/cabr.

Channel Islands National Park, 1901 Spinnaker Drive, Ventura 93001; (805) 658-5700, fax (805) 658-5799, www.nps.gov/chis.

Death Valley National Park, P.O. Box 579, Death Valley 92328; (760) 786-2331, fax (760) 786-3283, www.nps.gov/deva.

Devils Postpile National

Monument, near Mammoth Lakes but administered by Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, 47050 Generals Highway, Three Rivers 93271; (760) 934-2289 (summer), (760) 872-4881 (winter), www.nps.gov/depo.

Eugene O’Neill National

Historic Site, P.O. Box 280, Danville 94526; (925) 838-0249, fax (925) 838-9471, www.nps.gov/euon.

Ft. Point National Historic Site, P.O. Box 29333, Presidio of San Francisco 94129; (415) 556-1693, fax (415) 561-4390, www.nps.gov/fopo.

Golden Gate National

Recreation Area (includes Crissy Field, Ocean Beach, Sweeney Ridge, Marin Headlands and the Presidio), Ft. Mason, Building 201, San Francisco 94123; (415) 561-4700, fax (415) 561-4750, www.nps.gov/goga.

John Muir National Historic Site, 4202 Alhambra Ave., Martinez 94553; (925) 228-8860, (925) 228-8192, www.nps.gov/jomu.

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

Juan Bautista de Anza

National Historic Trail, c/o 1111 Jackson St., Suite 700, Oakland 94607; (510) 817-1438, fax (510) 817-1505, www.nps.gov/juba.

Kings Canyon National Park (see Sequoia National Park)

Lassen Volcanic National Park, P.O. Box 100, Mineral 96063; (530) 595-4444, fax (530) 595-3262, www.nps.gov/lavo.

Lava Beds National

Monument, 1 Indian Wells Headquarters, Tulelake 96134; (530) 667-2282, fax (530) 667-2737, www.nps.gov/labe.

Manzanar National Historic Site, P.O. Box 426, Independence 93526; (760) 878-2932, fax (760) 878-2949, www.nps.gov/manz.

Mojave National Preserve, 222 E. Main St., Suite 202, Barstow 92311; (760) 255-8800, fax (760) 255-8809, www.nps.gov/moja.

Muir Woods National

Monument, Mill Valley 94941; (415) 388-2595, fax (415) 389-6957, www.nps.gov/muwo.

Pinnacles National Monument, 5000 Highway 146, Paicines 95043; (831) 389-4485, fax (831) 389-4489 (numbers are for east district; west does not have a phone), www.nps.gov/pinn.

Point Reyes National

Seashore, Point Reyes 94956; (415) 464-5100, fax (415) 663-8132 or (415) 464-5149 (back-country camping reservations), www.nps.gov/pore.

Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, in Concord but administered by Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site, P.O. Box 280, Danville 94526; (925) 838-0249, fax (925) 838-9471, www.nps.gov/poch.

Redwood National and State Parks, 1111 2nd St., Crescent City 95531; (707) 464-6101, fax (707) 464-1812, www.nps.gov/redw.

Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park, being developed in Richmond, temporary administrative offices at 1111 Jackson St., Suite 700, Oakland 94607; (510) 232-5050, www.rosietheriveter.org.

San Francisco Maritime

National Historic Park, Building E, Lower Ft. Mason, Room 265, San Francisco 94123 (museum at 900 Beach St., ships at the foot of Hyde Street); (415) 561-7002, fax (415) 556-1624, www.nps.gov/safr.

Santa Monica Mountains

National Recreation Area, 401 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks 91360; (805) 370-2301, fax (805) 370-1850, www.nps.gov/samo.

Sequoia and Kings Canyon

National Parks, 47050 Generals Highway, Three Rivers 93271; (559) 565-3341, www.nps.gov/seki.

Whiskeytown National

Recreation Area, P.O. Box 188, Whiskeytown 96095; (530) 242-3400, fax (530) 246-5154, www.nps.gov/whis.

Yosemite National Park, P.O. Box 577, Yosemite 95389; (209) 372-0200, fax (209) 372-0371, www.nps.gov/yose.