Accessibility in your parks
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Accessibility in your parks
Virginia State Parks is dedicated to making
each park
as accessible as possible for individuals with limited mobility. We recognize that our parks are valuable community resources, and being outdoors offers significant physical and mental health benefits. However, we understand that not everyone can enjoy these spaces in the same way, so we are committed to improving accessibility for all visitors. Each park page on our website provides information about the availability of facilities for people with disabilities. We encourage you to check back frequently, as we are continuously updating these pages to provide more comprehensive details about specific facilities and services availability.
In the meantime, for more information before your visit, please contact the State Parks Customer Service Center at 800-933-7275 or reach out to the individual park directly.
Personal Mobility on Trails
The Commonwealth of Virginia's natural area preserves, state forests, state parks and wildlife management areas offer hundreds of miles of trails designed for people to enjoy (or access) the outdoors. These trails offer the public opportunities to experience and enjoy the state's flora, fauna, cultural resources and scenic beauty.
Parks with accessible trails include
Bear Creek Lake
Belle Isle
Chippokes
Claytor Lake
First Landing
James River
Kiptopeke
Lake Anna
Leesylvania
Mason Neck
Southwest Virginia Museum
Natural Tunnel
New River Trail
Pocahontas
Machicomoco
and
Westmoreland
Many trails are open to wheelchairs, including manual and power wheelchairs, personal mobility assistive scooters and similar devices designed primarily to assist people with limited mobility. Users are encouraged to use caution when selecting trails, as many were designed for foot traffic only. Terrain might make them unsuitable for personal mobility devices.
All-Terrain Wheelchairs
All-terrain wheelchairs are electric chairs designed for use on designated trails within the park. They are available to anyone who needs them, enabling visitors to explore areas of the state parks that may be inaccessible with regular wheelchairs.
These chairs provide individuals with limited mobility the opportunity to access and enjoy outdoor recreation areas, offering the freedom to embark on new adventures. Each park equipped with an all-terrain wheelchair provides specific trail experiences suitable for this specialized chair. There is one chair available in each park region: Mason Neck, York River, Powhatan, Claytor Lake, New River Trail and Shenandoah River state parks.
For more details on how to reserve an all-terrain wheelchair, please visit the
All-Terrain Wheelchair webpage
Information on each park's accessibility
Bear Creek Lake State Park
Belle Isle State Park
Caledon State Park
Chippokes State Park
Claytor Lake State Park
Clinch River State Park
Douthat State Park
Fairy Stone State Park
False Cape State Park
First Landing State Park
Grayson Highlands State Park
Hayfields State Park
High Bridge Trail State Park
Holliday Lake State Park
Hungry Mother State Park
James River State Park
Kiptopeke State Park
Lake Anna State Park
Leesylvania State Park
Machicomoco State Park
Mason Neck State Park
Natural Bridge State Park
Natural Tunnel State Park
New River Trail State Park
Occoneechee State Park
Pocahontas State Park
Powhatan State Park
Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park
Seven Bends State Park
Shenandoah River State Park
Shot Tower State Park
Sky Meadows State Park
Smith Mountain Lake State Park
Southwest Virginia Museum
Staunton River Battlefield State Park
Staunton River State Park
Sweet Run State Park
Twin Lakes State Park
Westmoreland State Park
Widewater State Park
Wilderness Road State Park
York River State Park
As part of their commitment to making Virginia's public lands places for all to enjoy, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Virginia Department of Forestry, and Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources are also evaluating safety concerns and the environmental impacts of opening these trails to the use of other power-driven mobility devices by individuals with mobility disabilities. Please check this webpage periodically for updates.
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