National Parks in California

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, Fort Mason, Building 201-Alcatraz, San Francisco, CA 94123; (415) 561-4900, (415) 705-5555 (reservations), fax (415) 561-4910, https://www.nps.gov/alca.

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

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

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

Devils Postpile National Monument, P.O. 3999, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546; (760) 934-2289 (summer), (760) 872-4881 (winter), https://www.nps.gov/depo.

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

Fort Point National Historic Site, P.O. Box 29333, Presidio of San Francisco, CA 94129; (415) 556-1693, https://www.nps.gov/fopo.

Golden Gate National Recreation Area (Crissy Field, Ocean Beach, Sweeney Ridge, Marin Headlands, Presidio), Fort Mason, Building 201, San Francisco, CA 94123; (415) 561-4700, fax (415) 561-4750, https://www.nps.gov/goga.

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

Joshua Tree National Park, 74485 National Park Drive, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277-3597; (760) 367-5500, fax (760) 367-6392, https://www.nps.gov/jotr.

Lassen Volcanic National Park, P.O. Box 100, Mineral, CA 96063-0100; (530) 595-4444, fax (530) 595-3262, https://www.nps.gov/lavo.

Lava Beds National Monument, 1 Indian Wells Headquarters, Tulelake, CA 96134-8216; (530) 667-2282, fax (530) 667-2737, https://www.nps.gov/labe.

Manzanar National Historic Site, P.O. Box 426, Independence, CA 93526-0426; (760) 878-2932, fax (760) 878-2949, https://www.nps.gov/manz.

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

Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, CA 94941-2696; (415) 388-2595, fax (415) 389-6957, https://www.nps.gov/muwo.

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

Point Reyes National Seashore, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956-9799; (415) 464-5100, fax (415) 464-5149 (back-country camping reservations), https://www.nps.gov/pore.

Redwood National and State Parks, 1111 2nd St., Crescent City, CA 95531-4198; (707) 464-6101, fax (707) 464-1812, https://www.nps.gov/redw.

Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park (being developed; call for directions), Richmond, CA 94807; (510) 817-1517, https://www.rosietheriveter.org.

San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park, Building E, Lower Fort Mason, Room 265, San Francisco, CA 94123 (museum at 900 Beach St., ships at the foot of Hyde Street); (415) 561-7000, https://www.nps.gov/safr.

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

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

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

Yosemite National Park, P.O. Box 577, Yosemite, CA 95389-0577; (209) 372-0200, fax (209) 372-0371, https://www.nps.gov/yose.