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Exploring California's spectacular 1,100-mile-long coast can be a challenge for people who need a fairly level and firm path of travel—be they wheelchair riders, parents pushing strollers, or people who use canes or walkers. That's why we created this thoroughly researched online travel guide, with detailed information about a wide variety of sites, to help you make informed choices that suit your particular needs. (For more about our process and criteria, see How To Use This Site.

Among many adventures that await you are rolling across the sand in a beach wheelchair, fishing from an accessible pier, hiking an accessible trail along an urban waterfront or remote stretch of shoreline, viewing wildlife from a boardwalk, and picnicking among redwoods or on a blufftop, with waves crashing against rocks below. As you explore our beautiful coast, keep in mind that it is a priceless but fragile natural treasure in need of our protection. To learn more about the coast and how you can become involved in its future, see our Resources page.

 

Happy trails!

Browse Coastal Counties In California
 

SOUTHERN
Ventura County
Los Angeles County
Orange County
San Diego County
Orange & Los Angeles (available in PDF below)

 CENTRAL
Santa Cruz
Monterey
San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
 NORTHERN
Del Norte
Humboldt
Mendocino
Sonoma
San Francisco Bay Area
(available in PDF below)
A Wheelchair Rider's Guide San Francisco Bay and the Nearby Coast

Wheelchair Rider Guides in PDF

Acrobat pdf format

A Wheelchair Rider's Guide: San Francisco Bay Area & Nearby Coast

(PDF: 200k) Published 2006

 

Acrobat pdf format

A Wheelchair Rider's Guide: Los Angeles & Orange County (PDF: 200k) Published 2001

 

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Map of California Counties
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DISCLAIMER: Although the information contained in this web-guide was believed to be correct at the time of publication, neither Access Northern California nor California Coastal Conservancy shall be held responsible or liable for any inaccuracies, errors, or omissions, nor for information that changes or becomes outdated. Neither Access Northern California nor California Coastal Conservancy assume any liability for any injury or damage arising out of, or in connection with, any use of this guide or the sites described in it.