The spatial distribution pattern and accessibility of red tourism resources in Xinjiang are crucial for promoting the legacy of red culture, optimizing tourism planning, and facilitating the high - quality development of red tourism in the region. Spatial analysis methods such as nearest neighbor index and kernel density were employed to examine the distribution characteristics of red tourism resources. Real - time travel data was obtained through the AutoNavi Open platform's API path planning interface to assess accessibility. Geographic detectors were utilized to analyze the influencing factors and mechanisms of resource accessibility. The findings indicate that: red tourism resources in Xinjiang exhibit a spatial distribution trend characterized by “ large dispersion, small aggregation,” with “six cores and three belts,” and decreasing nuclear density from Urumqi to Changji to Karamay to Tacheng. The average transit time for accessing red tourism resources in Xinjiang is relatively high at 656. 960 minutes, revealing significant internal imbalance. The ranking of accessibility factors is as follows: DEM > county GDP > Geographical concentration index > scenic spot core density > road network density > population density > slope.