'The National Park Service is committed to ensuring that people with disabilities have equal opportunity to benefit from our facilities, programs, services, and activities,' Kathy Kupper, public affairs specialist at NPS, told USA TODAY.
has the highest percentage of wheelchair-friendly trails, some of which are paved, including the Fossil Exhibit Trail, Window Trail, and the first section of the Door and Cliff Shelf Trails.
According to the park service website for Badlands, the dining room at the Cedar Pass Lodge is also recognized to be fully accessible with ramps and wide doors and aisles. For those who prefer to be outside, the Bigfoot Pass Picnic Area and two campsites at Cedar Pass Campground are other wheelchair-friendly areas.Indiana Dunes National ParkThe study found parks with the most wheelchair-friendly restaurants in the surrounding area are Grand Canyon National Park and Yellowstone National Park.
Moore and Truett love exploring the Grand Canyon from the comfort of their vehicle and stopping at scenic lookouts, given they both had operations that make it difficult to hike very far. On the other hand, the study found the least accessible park to be Pinnacles National Park, located near San Jose, California. Beloved by cave explorers, hikers and rock climbers, Pinnacles is best explored by foot, and many of its trails are steep and rugged. Unfortunately, there's no way to drive from one end of the park to the other. The study also found most restaurants around the park to not be wheelchair-friendly either. to learn about accessibility updates for the different parks.
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