Upper Beaver Meadows Picnic Area

Upper Beaver Meadows Road is mostly dirt and runs 1.5 miles one way from the visitor center area. It typically closes to vehicles from mid-October through mid-May. During that closure, you can still walk in after parking along Highway 36, but this becomes a walk instead of an easy drive-up picnic.

Vault toilets are at the picnic area in summer; during the winter road closure, the closest restrooms are at Beaver Meadows Visitor Center. Each September and October, the meadows close to foot travel from 5 p.m. to 10 a.m. for elk rut, which can affect a picnic even when the road is open to cars. The site is listed as accessible for visitors with mobility impairments, but the road is mostly dirt and some areas are uneven; the exact surface at the tables isn't described.