• Bus 834 to the gate, stopping at Tyresta by, the main entrance; the car park there is paid
• Naturum visitor center at the main entrance, with hiking route suggestions and an information square outside
• Trails of every length start at Tyresta by, from walks under an hour to weekend hikes, and several suit children

Tyresta protects the largest old-growth forest south of the Dalälven River: centuries-old pines, tall spruce, smooth bedrock and small forest lakes. Trails run from walks under an hour to weekend hikes, and several suit children.

At the main entrance, Tyresta by is an 18th-century farmyard with farm animals and a small country shop. Kids can walk through the area burned in the 1999 wildfire and see the forest growing back.