Visit the Foothills Visitor Center

The Foothills Visitor Center is open most days of the year.

Depending on your journey, you've either passed through the Foothills Entrance Station or you're about to leave the park for the next chapter in your trip. Take a moment to stop at the Foothills Visitor Center. Get information about the road ahead. Pick up some maps, books, and gifts. Use the restrooms. Browse exhibits about the ecology and human history of the foothills, and join a free ranger-led program if one's on the schedule.

Details

Duration

5-75 Minutes

Activity

Museum Exhibits

Pets Allowed

No

Activity Fee

No

(Entrance fees may apply)

Reservations

No

Season

Year Round

Time of Day

Day

Accessibility Information

A native plant garden with a 4-foot-wide (1.2 m) gravel path and three benches is just outside the visitor center. Nearby are accessible flush restrooms and a drinking fountain. The picnic area across the street has one extended picnic table on an uneven, hard-packed dirt surface. The visitor center doors include a power-assist button. Inside the building, there are tactile educational exhibits, which are generally accessible to visitors using wheelchairs. Rangers can provide park information at a low desk, although it does not provide knee clearance. Borrow a Braille version of the official park map here.

Parking: The parking area includes a 15-foot-wide (4.5 m) accessible parking space adjacent to a paved path to the entrance. An additional wide accessible parking space is available at the picnic area across the road.