Frankfurt Drive Entrance

The Frankfurt Drive Entrance is Red Mountain Park's main arrival point, with the park entrance at the end of Frankfurt Drive and the primary parking area immediately across the street on Lyon Lane. Navigate to the exact Frankfurt Drive Entrance pin rather than the general Red Mountain Park marker. Continue to the cul-de-sac at the end of Frankfurt Drive, then veer right onto Lyon Lane and turn immediately into the parking area across from the entrance. Accessible restrooms, a pavilion, and a water fountain are concentrated at this entrance; elsewhere in the park, water and restrooms are limited. Keep dogs leashed until they are inside Remy's fenced dog park, and note that all aerial adventures remain closed.

Yes. Both Frankfurt Drive and Venice Road have free parking lots. Space is finite, and trailhead circulation or construction can occasionally alter access, so use only designated spaces. Navigate to the exact Frankfurt Drive Entrance pin rather than the general Red Mountain Park marker. Continue to the cul-de-sac at the end of Frankfurt Drive, then veer right onto Lyon Lane and turn immediately into the parking area across from the entrance. Accessible restrooms, a pavilion, and a water fountain are concentrated at this entrance; elsewhere in the park, water and restrooms are limited. Keep dogs leashed until they are inside Remy's fenced dog park, and note that all aerial adventures remain closed.

The entrance follows Red Mountain Park's daily 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. hours. Holiday closings, severe weather, maintenance, and operator alerts can override the normal schedule.

Accessible restrooms, a covered pavilion, and a water fountain are at the Frankfurt Drive entrance. Portable restrooms are available at several trailheads, but there is no other running water, so carry enough for the hike.

Parking and admission are free. Memberships, programs, reservations, and any future ticketed activities can cost separately.

Yes. The Butler Snow Sensory Trail is designed for wheelchair users and visitors with developmental differences, low vision, or low hearing. The Frankfurt entrance also has accessible restrooms and a covered pavilion.

Remy's is a shaded six-acre off-leash area within Red Mountain Park with separate fenced sections for large dogs, small dogs, and special-needs or single-dog use. Dogs must stay leashed on all trails outside its fences. Separately operated buildings, beaches, gardens, and attractions can set stricter rules.

The Frankfurt Drive Entrance is Red Mountain Park's main arrival point, with the park entrance at the end of Frankfurt Drive and the primary parking area immediately across the street on Lyon Lane. Jefferson County Greenways does not list conventional playground equipment at Red Mountain Park. The family experience is trail- and nature-based, with forest walks, mining-history sites, overlooks, treehouses, picnic areas, and the accessible Sensory Trail. Choose another Birmingham park for swings or slides; at Red Mountain, match the trail to the child's ability and keep children away from closed mine openings, steep slopes, bicycles, heat, and storm-damaged or closed areas. The former ziplines, climbing wall, and adventure courses are not currently open.

Continue to the cul-de-sac at the end of Frankfurt Drive, then veer right onto Lyon Lane and turn immediately into the parking area across from the entrance. Accessible restrooms, a pavilion, and a water fountain are concentrated at this entrance; elsewhere in the park, water and restrooms are limited. Keep dogs leashed until they are inside Remy's fenced dog park, and note that all aerial adventures remain closed.