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| Trails and Outdoor Recreation Information | ||||
Washington State Accessible Outdoor Recreation Guide - An excellent site by Washington State Parks that covers ADA accessible outdoor recreation opportunities, facilities, and trails in the state of Washington. Washington State Fishing - Information on accessible fishing in Washington State Olympic National Park Disabled Access - Gorp (with pesky popup ads) Emerald City Wanderers of Seattle - A walking club. Rails-to-Trails - National Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. American Trails - National, nonprofit organization working on behalf of all trail interests including providing increased trail opportunities for individuals with disabilities. |
Accessible Hiking Trails - Some U.S. links in the Working With Scouts With disAbilities (WWSWd) web site in their Iniatives area. BirdWatchers Digest.com - Wheelchair accessible birding trails Accessible Travel in the Pacific Northwest - About.com links (with pesky popup ads) Accessible Sites for Viewing Native Plants - Washington Native Plant Society Disability Travel and Recreation Resources Emerging Horizons - Magazine that focuses on travel for people with mobility disabilities National Center on Accessibility Trail Center - Links to several articles on trails and the ADA. |
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| Accessible Trails Beyond the Pacific Northwest | ||||
Arizona Accessing Arizona - A personal web blog covering accessible recreation in Arizona including trails. Loren Worthington's coverage of the accessibility of the trails is based on first hand experience using a manual wheelchair. The trails have some good photography and links where appropriate. City of Phoenix - Links to wheelchair accessible trails that wind through some of the classic Sonoran Desert habitat of the desert and mountain preserve system. Arkansas Arkansas State Park - Accessible recreation information including trails British Columbia, Canada Liard River Hotsprings Provincial Park - Accessible boardwalk trail to hot spring pools, the trail passes through a warm water swamp and boreal forest tn the Liard River Valley, at kilometer 765 of the Alaska Highway 97, approximately 38 miles North of Muncho Lake. Kootenay Park Services states that the ramp, the hot pools and the campsites are wheelchair accessible.
Trip Notes for Liard River Hotsprings Provincial Park - Reported July 2007 (click to close) 'Last year we took our Segways to Liard River Hotsprings. It is so accessible and the boardwalk to the springs is the best. Easy for anyone in a chair and it's just heaven. I don't see or remember a lift, so one would have to be able to take a few steps into the water.' California San Francisco Area - Accessible Trails and Parks on the San Francisco Peninsula and in the South Bay Open Spaces - Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District near San Francisco. Joshua Tree National Park - Accessible trails South Yuba Independance Trail - Accessible trails, camping areas, picnic areas, and outhouses. Located in northern CA off of Hwy. 49 near Nevada City. California State Parks - Access for disabled visitors Insiders Guide to Southern Calif Hiking/Walking - Accessible trails section. Colorado Boulder Area Accessible Trails and Natural Sites - a guide book for people with disabilities that you can order or view online as a pdf file. Rocky Mountain National Park - Accessible trails in the park on the NPS web site. Wilderness on Wheels Boardwalk - Wilderness On Wheels Foundation operates a model wilderness-access facility in Colorado mountains. Connecticut Appalachian Mountain Club - the first wheelchair-accessible section of the Appalachian Trail. Florida Florida State Parks - Accessible trails and recreation guide Canaveral National Seashore - Information about beach access, boardwalks, accessible trails and restrooms at Canaveral National Seashore located on the Space Coast near Titusville, Florida. Easy Access to the Everglades - Article written by a disabled travel writer from SpinLife.com. Iowa Iowa Economic Development listing of trails - Search for trails including fully accessible trails at Ledges, Big Creek and George Wyth. |
Maine State of Maine - recreational opportunities available to people with disabilities in Maine including hiking and camping. Maryland Maryland DNR - Accessible park trails Massachusetts Massachusetts State Parks - Accessible trails Michigan TART trails - Michigan trails organization with a list of accessible trails. Minnesota Minnesota DNR - Accessible trails highlights. Montana Glacier National Park - Accessibility in the park from the American Park Network web site. It lists accessible trails: Trail of the Cedars at Avalanche Campground, seven miles up Going-to-the-Sun Road from Lake McDonald. Apgar bike path in Glacier and the Linnet Lake Trail in Waterton. New Hampshire New Hampshire Travel & Tourism - Accessible state recreation information. Audubon Society of New Hampshire - A list of Nature Centers and sanctuaries that have direct access to scenic views--including wetlands, forest, ponds and lakes--or short, easily accessible trails. New York North Carolina North Carolina State Parks - Accessible trails and recreation. Ohio Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Accessible recreation information including trails. South Dakota Black Hills Accessible Trails - Black Hills National Forest guide to accessible trails Texas Texas State Parks Accessible Trails - List of trails by Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. Utah Virginia Virginia Outdoor Recreation - List of accessible trails and other outdoor recreation opportunities for the disabled. Listed by The Opening Door, Inc. Wisconsin Wisconsin DNR - Accessible trails, fishing, hunting |
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