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Being disabled shouldn't mean you can't be happy, have fun, and enjoy nature. Here's a list of ADA accessible trails and recreational resources in Washington State.
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ADA Recreation in Washington State
This link includes an interractive map of all accessible options in Washington State.
WESTERN WASHINGTON
(I-5 Corridor)
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Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Nat'l Wildlife Refuge |
View Refuge on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTdTdrqxG/?k=1 |
NORTH CASCADES
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Artist Ridge - Huntoon Point Lake Tye Park |
Padilla Bay You'll need a key to unlock the wheelchair gate, which is available at the Breazeale Interpretive Center. Breazeale Interpretive Center Here's our review: |
| Additional Trails Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie Nat'l Forest |
| Gold Creek Pond Location: Snoqualmie Pass Distance: 1.0 mile Elevation Gain: 10 feet Trail Type: Paved Season: Summer - Fall |
Iron Goat Loop Location: Stevens Pass - West Distance: 0.5 - 6.0 miles, depending on the trail Elevation Gain: ~700 feet Trail Type: Barrier-free interpretive trail on converted railroad grade Season: Spring - Fall |
| Enchantment Park Location: Leavenworth Distance: 2 miles or less Elevation Gain: minimal Trail type: packed dirt Season: Spring - Fall |
| Trail of the Shadows Location: Mount Rainier National Park - Longmire Distance: 1.0 mile Elevation Gain: 20 Trail Type: packed dirt Season: Summer - Fall |
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Meta Lake
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Seaquest State Park - Silver Lake Distance: 1.0 mile Elevation Gain: 100 feet Trail Type: Variable, ADA-Accessible trail Season: Spring - Fall |
| Catherine Creek Location: Columbia River Gorge Distance: 1.5 miles Elevation Gain: 120 feet Trail Type: Paved Season: Year-round |
Cowlitz Trout Hatchery |
| Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Location: Olympia Distance: 5.0 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: minimal Trail Type: gravel to boardwalk Season: year-round |
Hurricane Hill Location: Olympic National Park - North Distance: 0.25 miles to beach; up to 6 miles along beach Elevation Gain: 80 feet Trail Type: paved to gravel Season: summer - fall |
| Mima Mounds Location: Olympia Distance: 2.75 miles Elevation Gain: 10 Trail Type: paved Season: year-round |
| Columbia Plateau Trail Location: Spokane area Distance: 48 miles of ADA-accessible trails Elevation Gain: 10 feet Trail Type: ADA-Accessible paved trail Season: Spring - Fall |
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