Ready Reference Files

Park Information / Camping Reservations

General information:

Recreation.Gov is a partnership among Federal natural resources agencies, with participation from state, tribal and local agencies. It provides one-stop access to information about public recreation sites.

National Park Service: http://www.nps.gov/;
The Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20240;
(202) 208-6843

USDA Forest Service: http://www.fs.fed.us/;
USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region, 1323 Club Drive, Vallejo, CA 94592;
(707) 562-8737
TTY: (707) 562-9130

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in California: http://www.ca.blm.gov/;
Bureau of Land Management, California State Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-1834, Sacramento, CA 95825-1886;
(916) 978-4400, (916) 978-4416
TDD (916) 978-4419

California State Parks: http://www.parks.ca.gov/;
California Department of Parks & Recreation, Communications Office, P.O. Box 942896, Sacramento, CA 94296;
(800) 777-0369
(916) 653-6995

For information regarding county parks, contact the Parks Department of the county where the park is located.

Camping reservations:

The National Recreation Reservation Service (NRRS) is a reservation service for the the USDA Forest Service, Army Corps of Engineers, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation. It offers an online reservation system for more than 1,700 locations, or you may call their reservation center toll free at (877) 444-6777, TDD: (877) 833-6777

National Park Service camping reservations: (800) 365-2267, TDD: (888) 530-9796; National Parks Reservation Service
-- for Yosemite reservations only: (800) 436-7275
-- for tour reservations only: (800) 967-2283

California State Parks camping reservations: (800) 444-7275; ReserveAmerica.com

See also: California State Parks listing in Government pages of phone book
Regional Parks listing in Local Area Pages of phone book

Sources: Agency websites

Verified by: ES 10/06

Disclaimer:
While the Library has verified the information presented in these files in what it considers to be reliable and authoritative sources, it cannot take responsibility for nor guarantee the accuracy of the information presented.