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M.C. MIGELMEMORIAL LIBRARY
American Foundation for the Blind
15 West 16th Street, New York, New York
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Access
National
Parks
Access
National
A Guide for Handicapped Visitors
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, DC.
1978
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Library oi Corigress Cataloging in Publication Data
United States. National Park Service
Access national parks
1 National parks and reserves— United States —
Guide-books. 2. Handicapped — Recreation I, Title.
E160.U644 1977 917.3'04'9260240816 77-608256
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents,
US Government Printing Office,
Washington, DC 20402
Stock Number 024-005-0069 1 -5
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Foreword
"Access National Parks" is a handbook of accessibility for handi-
capped visitors to the National Park System. It is, also, a milepost for the
Department of the interior and the National Park Service. It shows evi-
dence of substantial progress made tow^ard our goal of providing bene-
ficial, comfortable and enjoyable park visits for everyone
The national parks of the United States are a wondrous treasury of
history and nature. As we all share the ownership and future of this
national birthright, so should we all have the opportunity to enjoy and to
draw strength and identity from the mountain wilderness, the wild rivers
and seashores, the citadels, battlegrounds, the places where our history
was shaped, the homes of historic and prehistoric Americans, and the
natural areas of desert, swamp, forest and island.
The national parks — urban and remote — with their diversity of
historic shrines, wilderness, recreation areas, the centers of art dis-
played and performed, should be fully accessible for the participation,
growth and enjoyment of all.
In his address to the first White House Conference on Handicapped
Individuals on May 23 of last year. President Carter added a new dimen-
sion to his fight for "human rights." He said "The time for discrimination
against the handicapped m the United States is over . . . [The law and
regulations] require that when programs are made available to the
public, those programs are made available to the handicapped public . . .
It is almost inconceivable . . . that these basic rights have been delayed so
long. These are not times for thanksgiving, but for a sustained demand
and a time to assess other opportunities m the future."
We have been challenged to assess our progress and to discover
opportunities for improvement m the future. I pledge the best efforts of
the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service to work
toward that goal, and I invite all visitors to the national parks to aid us by
sending suggestions for improvements of facilities and programs.
^. Cecil D. Andrus
• Secre tary of th e In tenor
8\ January 1978
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Introduction
Eminent outdoorsman and writer Sigurd E, Olson, m speaking
about the nature and work of the National Park Service, said:
". . . Important though practice may be and mevitable as problems
may be, m the back of all this is a feeling of humanitananism . . . a
philosophy. We're dealing with people and with people's happi-
ness, we 're dealing with people 's needs. "
We have attempted to reflect this philosophy in the newest edition
of a handbook designed for handicapped visitors to the National Park
System, "Access National Parks."
At some stage m life, almost every person may experience a "con-
dition" that could be classified as handicapping. One who appears
healthy at sea level may very well find unbearable the thin air at mile-high
altitudes — a difficulty many persons with heart and respiratory conditions
encounter. An arm or a leg m a cast is a handicap, obviously. Many
persons must live permanently with similar handicaps.
Physical barriers and the equally frustrating barriers to full under-
standing found in one-dimensional educational programs can prevent a
person from fully enjoying a park and its resources. In planning this
handbook we have tried to show where these obstacles have been
eliminated and where they still exist. And m our review of them, we have
also learned of many that can and will be easily corrected and of others
that can be corrected m future planning.
The National Parks are for all people. We hope that this book will
be a useful tool to improve visits to your national parks.
William J. Whalen
Director
National Park Service
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General Information
"Access National Parks" details information about accessibility of
facilities, services and interpretive programs in almost 300 areas of the
National Park System. A fev^ general comments and suggestions are
included here to supplement the detailed information,
Planning Itineraries
Most people plan trips by geographical regions for best utilization
of available time. Included, at the back of the book, are maps of the
National Park System according to the National Park Service regional
structure, such as North Atlantic, Midwest and Rocky Mountain. All
parks withm the regions are named and located on the maps. The list of
regional offices, with their addresses and telephone numbers, is also
provided m that section. When the reader has selected parks found to be
of interest and accessible, printed materials, maps and other general
information may be obtained from the regional offices that administer
the parks chosen.
Mailing addresses are listed m the park headings. A few are quite
a distance from the parks. For this reason, specific directions for reach-
ing the parks are provided. Telephone numbers for general information
and directions, accessible, alternative transportation and other services
or facilities, are listed for all parks. Special telephone numbers are
given for reservations of accessible lodgings, ticket reservations and for
advance arrangements for assistance or special guided tours, open
hours and seasons. In cases where the parks do not have accessible
restaurants and lodgings, the nearest general locations of these services
are noted
Many parks are "fee" areas. Specific information about these areas,
and about their fees for entrance, camping, parking, and other special
services should be requested from the appropriate regional office or park.
The Golden Eagle Passport, an annual entry permit, is available for
$10 at any regional office, any "fee" area, or National Park Service
headquarters m Washington, D.C
A free, lifetime. Golden Age Passport is also available at any of these
offices, for citizens or permanent residents of the United States, 62 years
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of age or older, upon submission of proof of age. Detailed information
about the Passports should be obtained from the appropriate regional
offices.
Few areas restrict seemg-eye dogs, and these are only where safety
requires such restrictions. Details about such restrictions can be obtained
from regional offices.
Medical Considerations
In every case where altitude is a consideration, both high points
and average elevations of roads over which visitors must travel are noted
In this connection, every park at high elevation, and most, at all eleva-
tions, have available oxygen and first aid equipment with personnel
t-ramed m administration. Some parks have clinics staffed by doctors
and nurses, some have hospitals withm their boundaries. Many parks
have wheelchairs, some electric and some equipped with pneumatic
tires, for emergency purposes, or for non-emergency use on a temporary
basis. In all cases, where appropriate — principally in remote areas — the
nearest full range of medical services is noted. In urban and near-urban
parks, park personnel can provide such information and assist as needed.
Interpretive and Special Programs
Wherever parks have "senses" trails, or where such trails are
planned, they are described. By increasing acuteness of the senses of
hearing, smelling, tasting and touching, a new dimension is added to the
enjoyment and understanding of the special features of the parks for all
visitors. The same is true of improved exhibits including models,
materials, artifacts and contour maps.
Many parks now have interpreters capable of communicating with
visitors through sign language. The Service is attempting to expand this
service through training courses and accelerated employment of per-
sons skilled m this form of communication
Evaluation of Program and Facilities
Your comments, criticisms and suggestions would be helpful to
the National Park Service. If you find the book useful, if you encounter
difficulties or errors of fact, and if you have suggestions for improvement
of services and programs, please send your comments to the address
given on page 197.
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Key to Sites
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, Ky. 67
(See also Ford's Theatre; Lincoln)
Acadia National Park, Maine 70
Adams National Historic Site, Mass. 8 1
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebr. 98
Alcatraz Island, Calif. (See Golden Gate NBA)
Alibates Flint Quarries and Texas Panhandle Pueblo Culture National
Monument, Tex. ^53
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Pa. 1 32
Amistad National Recreation Area, Tex. 153
Anacostia Park, DC. 72
Andersonville National Historic Site, Ga. 54
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, Tenn. 149
Antietam National Battlefield Site, Md. 72
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wis. 1 83
Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Mame-N.H.-Vt -Mass -Conn -N Y -
N.J.-Pa.-Md.-W. Va.-Va.-Tenn.-N.C.-Ga. 70
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Va. 1 66
Arches National Park, Utah ' I59
Arkansas Post National Memorial, Ark. 18
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, Va. 166
Assateague Island National Seashore, Md-Va. 73
Aztec Rums National Monument, N. Mex. 105
Badlands National Monument, S. Dak. 146
Bandelier National Monument, N. Mex. 105
Barton, Clara (See Clara Barton)
Benjamin Franklm National Memorial, Pa. 1 34
(See aJso Independence NHB)
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Colo. 3 1
Big Bend National Park, Tex. 1 53
Big Cypress National Preserve, Fla. 47
Big Hole National Battlefield, Mont. 95
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Mont.-Wyo. 95
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Ky -Tenn. 149
Big Thicket National Preserve, Tex. 1 54
Biscayne National Monument, Fla. 47
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument, Colo. 31
Blue Ridge Parkway, N.C -Va 1 18
Booker T. Washington National Monument, Va. 167
(See also Tuskegee Institute NHS)
Boston National Historical Park, Mass. 8 1
Breezy Point Unit, N.Y. (See Gateway National Recreation Area)
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site, Miss. 9 1
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah 159
Buck Island Reef National Monument, V.I. 175
Buffalo National River, Ark . 1 8
Bunker Hill, Mass. (See Boston NHP)
Cabrillo National Monument, Calif. 21
Canaveral National Seashore, Fla. 47
Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Ariz. 7
Canyonlands National Park, Utah 160
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (See Canaveral NS)
Cape Cod National Seashore, Mass. 83
Cape Hatteras National Seashore, N.C. 1 19
Cape Henry Memorial, Va. (See Colonial NHP)
Cape Lookout National Seashore, N.C. 120
Capitol Reef National Park, Utah 1 60
Capulm Mountain National Monument, N. Mex. 106
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, N.C. 120
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, N. Mex. 1 06
Carver, George Washington (See George Washington Carver;
Tuskegee Institute NHS)
Casa Grande National Monument, Ariz. 7
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Fla. 48
Castle Clinton National Monument, N.Y. 1 1 1
Catoctin Mountain Park, Md. 74
Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah 1 6 1
Chaco Canyon National Monument, N. Mex. 107
Chalmette National Historical Park, La. 69
Chamizal National Memorial, Tex. 1 54
Channel Islands National Monument, Calif. 2 1
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Md.-D.C-
W. Va. 75
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Ga.-Tenn. 54
Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Okla. 1 28
Chimney Rock National Historic Site, Nebr. 98
Chiricahua National Monument, Ariz. 8
Christiansted National Historic Site, V.I. 175
City of Refuge National Historical Park, Hawaii 58
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Clara Barton National Historic Site, Md. 75
Clark, George Rogers (See George Rogers Clark)
Colonial National Historical Park, Va. 167
Colorado National Monument, Colo. 31
Congaree Swamp National Monument, S.C. 143
Coronado National Memorial, Ariz. 8
Coulee Dam National Recreation Area, Wash. 177
Cowpens National Battlefield Site, S.C. 143
Crater Lake National Park, Oreg. 1 29
Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho 6 1
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Ky-Va,-Tenn. 67
Cumberland Island National Seashore, Ga. 55
Cumberland River, Ky.-Tenn. (See Big South Fork National River)
and Recreation Area)
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Colo. 32
Custer Battlefield National Monument, Mont. 96
Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, Ohio 126
Death Valley National Monument, Calif .-Nev, 2 1
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, N.J. -Pa. 132
De Soto National Memorial, Fla. 49
Devils Postpile National Monument, Calif. 22
Devils Tower National Monument, Wyo. 1 85
Dinosaur National Monument, Colo-Utah 32
Douglass, Frederick (See Frederick Douglass)
Edison National Historic Site, N.J. 103
Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa 65
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, N.Y. Ill
Ellis Island, N.J. (See Statue of Liberty NM)
El Morro National Monument, N. Mex. 1 07
Everglades National Park, Fla. 49
Faneuil Hall, Mass. (See Boston NHP)
Federal Hall National Memorial, N.Y. 1 1 1
Fire Island National Seashore, N.Y. 1 1 2
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colo. 33
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, D.C. 37
Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Ariz. 9
Fort Caroline National Memorial, Fla. 50
Fort Clatsop National Memorial, Oreg. 1 30
Fort Davis National Historic Site, Tex, 1 55
Fort Donelson National Military Park, Tenn. 1 50
Fort Dupont Park and Activity Center, D.C. 38
Fort Fredenca National Monument, Ga. 55
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Fort Jefferson National Monument, Fla. 50
Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Wyo. 1 85
Fort Larned National Historic Site, Kans. 66
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Md. 76
Fort Matanzas National Monument, Fla. 5 1
Fort Moultrie, B.C. (See Fort Sumter NM)
Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Pa. 1 33
Fort Pickens, Fla. (See Gulf Islands NS)
Fort Point National Historic Site, Calif. 22
Fort Pulaski National Monument, Ga. 56
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, N.C. 1 2 1
Fort Scott Historic Area, Kans. 66
Fort Smith National Historic Site, Ark.-Okla. 1 9
Fort Stanwix National Monument, N. Y. 1 1 2
Fort Sumter National Monument, S.C. 143
Fort Union National Monument, N. Mex. 1 08
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, N, Dak. -Mont. 1 24
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Wash. 177
Fort Washington Park, Md. 76
Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyo. 186
Franklin, Benjamin (See Benjamin Franklin,- Independence NHP)
Frederick Douglass Home, D.C. 38
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial
National Military Park, Va . 1 68
Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Mo. (See Jefferson National Expansion
Memorial NHS)
Gateway National Recreation Area, N.Y.-N.J. 1 1 3
General Grant Grove, Calif. (See Kings Canyon NP)
General Grant National Memorial, N . Y. 114
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, Ind. 63
George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Va. 1 69
George Washington Carver National Monument, Mo. 93
George Washington Memorial Parkway, Va.-Md. 1 69
Gettysburg National Military Park, Pa. 1 33
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, N. Mex. 1 08
Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska 3
Glacier National Park, Mont 96
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah-Ariz. 162
Glen Echo Park, Md. 77
Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church National Historic Site, Pa. 1 36
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Calif. 23
Golden Spike National Historic Site, Utah 1 6 1
Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz. 9
Grand Portage National Monument, Mmn. 89
Grand Teton National Park, Wyo 1 86
Gran Quivira National Monument, N. Mex. 1 09
Gmnt,\JS. (See GenerdJ Grant NM) - '
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Mont. 97
Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Colo. 33
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, N.C.-Tenn. 1 50
Greenbelt Park, Md. 78
Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Tex. 1 55
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, N.C. 1 2 1
Gulf Islands National Seashore, Fla.-Miss. 52
Haleakala National Park, Hawaii 58
Hamilton, Alexander (See HamiJton Grange)
Hamilton Grange National Memorial, N.Y, 1 14
Hampton National Historic Site, Md. 78
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Md.-W. Va. 1 82
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii 59
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Iowa 65
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, N.Y. 1 14
Homestead National Monument of America, Nebr, 98
Hoover, Herbert (See Herbert Hoover)
Hopewell Village National Historic Site, Pa. 133
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Ala. ' 1
Hot Springs National Park, Ark . 1 9
Hovenweep National Monument, Colo -Utah 34
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Ariz. 10
Ice Age National Scientific Reserve, Wis. 1 83
Independence National Historical Park. Pa. 1 34
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Ind. 63
International Peace Garden, N. Dak. 124
Isle Royale National Park, Mich. 87
Jamaica Bay Unit, N.Y. (See Gateway National Recreation Area)
Jamestown National Historic Site, Va. 170
Jefferson Memorial, D.C. (See Thomas Jefferson IWemoriaJ)
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial National Historic Site, Mo. 93
Jewel Cave National Monument, S. Dak. 146
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Ore. 1 30
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, DC. 39
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, Mass. 83
John Muir National Historic Site, Calif. 24
Johnson, Andrew (See Andrew Johnson)
Johnson, L. B. (See Lyndon B. Johnson)
Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Pa. 140
Joshua Tree National Monument, Calif. 24
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Katmai National Monument, Alaska 3
Kennedy Center, D.C. (See John F. Kennedy Center)
Kennedy, J. F. (See John Fitzgerald Kennedy)
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Ga. 56
Kings Canyon National Park, Calif. 24
Kings Mountain National Military Park, S . C . 1 44
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska- Wash. 4
Kosciuszko, Thaddeus (See Thaddeus Kosciuszko)
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Wash. 179
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Arlz.-Nev. 100
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, Tex. 1 56
Lassen Volcanic National Park, Calif. 25
Lava Beds National Monument, Calif. 26
Lee, Robert E. (See Arlington House)
Lehman Caves National Monument, Nev. 100
Liberty Bell, Philadelphia, Pa. (See Independence NJJP)
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Ind. 63
Lincoln Home National Historic Site, 111. 62
Lincoln Memorial, D.C. 39
(See also Abraham Lincoln; Ford's Theatre)
Longfellow National Historic Site, Mass. 84
Lookout Mountain, Tenn. (See Chickamauga and Chattanooga NMP)
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Site, Tex. 1 56
Lyndon Barnes Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac, DC. 40
McLoughlm House National Historic Site, Greg. 1 30
Mammoth Cave National Park, Ky. 68
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Va. 1 70
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, N.Y. 115
Meriwether Lewis Park, Tenn. (See Natchez Trace Parkway)
Mesa Verde National Park, Colo. 34
Minute Man National Historical Park, Mass. 84
Monocacy National Battlefield, Md. 79
Montezuma Castle National Monument, Ariz. 1 1
Moores Creek National Military Park, N.C. 1 22
Morristown National Historical Park, N J. 103
Mound City Group National Monument, Ohio 1 26
Mount McKinley National Park, Alaska 5
Mount Rainier National Park, Wash. 1 78
Mount Rushmore National Memorial, S. Dak. 147
Mount Whitney, Calif. (See Sequoia National Park)
Muir Woods National Monument, Calif. 26
(See also John Muir)
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Natchez Trace Parkway, Miss. -Tenn, -Ala. - 91
National Capital Parks, D.C.-Md. - Va. 40
National Mall, D.C. 41
National Visitor Center, DC. 4 1
Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah 1 63
Navajo National Monument, Ariz. 1 1
New Orleans, Battle of (See Chalmette NHP)
Nez Perce National Historical Park, Idaho 61
Ninety Six National Historic Site, S.C. 1 45
North Cascades National Park, Wash. 1 79
Obed Wild and Scenic River, Tenn. 1 5 1
Ocmulgee National Monument, Ga. 57
Old North Church, Mass. (See Boston NHP)
Old South Meeting House, Mass. (See Boston NHP)
Old State House, Mass. (See Boston NHP)
Old Stone House, DC. 42
Olympic National Park, Wash. 1 79
O'Neill, Eugene (See Eugene ONeill)
Oregon Caves National Monument, Oreg. 1 3 1
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Ariz. 1 2
Oxon Hill Farm, Md. 80
Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Mo. 93
Padre Island National Seashore, Tex. 157
Paul Revere House, Mass. (See Boston NHP)
Pea Ridge National Military Park, Ark. 20
Pecos National Monument, N. Mex. 109
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, Ohio 127
Petersburg National Battlefield, Va 171
Petrified Forest National Park, Ariz. 12
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Mich. 87
Pinnacles National Monument, Calif. 27
Pipe Spring National Monument, Ariz. 13
Pipestone National Monument, Minn. 89
Point Reyes National Seashore, Calif. 27
Prince William Forest Park, Va. 1 7 1
Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site, Hawaii 59
Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Utah 163
Redwood National Park, Calif. 28
Revere, Paul (See Boston NHP)
Richmond National Battlefield Park, Va. 1 72
Robert E. Lee Memorial (See Arlington House)
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Rock Creek Park, D.C. 42
Rockefeller, John D, Jr^ (See John D. Rockefeller, Jr.)
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo. 35
Roger Williams National Memorial, R.l. 1 42
Roosevelt Campobello International Park, N.B ., Canada 7 1
Roosevelt, Eleanor (See Eleanor Roosevelt)
Roosevelt, Franklin, D. (See Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt;
Roosevelt Campobello)
Roosevelt, Theodore (See Sagamore HillNJfS; Theodore Roosevelt)
Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Wash. 1 79
Russell Cave National Monument, Ala. 1
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, N.Y. 1 1 5
Saguaro National Monument, Ariz. 1 3
Saint Croix Island National Monument, Maine 7 1
St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, Wis. -Minn. 184
Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, N.H. 1 02
Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Mass. 85
Sandburg, Carl (See Carl Sandburg)
Sandy Hook, N.J. (See Gateway National Recreation Area)
San Jose Mission National Historic Site, Tex. 1 58
San Juan Island National Historical Park, Wash. 180
San Juan National Historical Park, PR. 141
Saratoga National Historical Park, N.Y. 115
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, Mass. 85
Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebr. 99
Sequoia National Park, Calif. 28
Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site, DC. 44
Shadov^ Mountain National Recreation Area, Colo. 35
Shenandoah National Park, Va. 172
Shiloh National Military Park, Tenn. 1 5 1
Sitka National Historical Park, Alaska 6
Skyline Drive, Va. (See Shenandoah NP)
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Mich. 88
Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Mass. 86
Staten Island Unit, N.Y. (See Gateway National Recreation Area)
Statue of Liberty National Monument, N.Y.-N.J 1 1 5
Stones River National Battlefield, Tenn. 1 52
Sunset Crater National Monument, Ariz. 14
Taft, W. H. (See William Howard Taft)
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, Pa. 1 39
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, NY. 1 1 6
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, N.Y 116
Theodore Roosevelt Island, DC. 44
Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, N. Dak. 1 24
(See also Sagamore Hill NHS)
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Thomas Jefferson Memorial, DC. - 45
Timpanogos Cave National Monument, Utah 163
Tonto National Monument, Ariz. 15
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site, R.l. 142
Tumacacon National Monument, Ariz. 15
Tupelo National Battlefield, Miss. 92
Turkey Run Farm, Va. 173
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Ala. 2
Tuzigoot National Monument, Ariz. 16
USS Constitution, Mass. (See Boston NHP)
U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial and Netherlands Carillon, Va. 173
Valley Forge National Historical Park. Pa. 140
Van Buren, Martin (See Martin Van Buren)
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, N . Y. 117
Vicksburg National Military Park, Miss. 92
Virgin Islands National Park, V.I . 176
Voyageurs National Park, Mmn. 90
Walnut Canyon National Monument, Ariz. 1 6
Washington, Booker T. (See Booker T. Washington; Tuskegee
Institute NHS)
Washington Monument, D.C. 45
(See also George Washington)
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park (See Glacier NP)
Whiskeytown-Shasta-Tnnity National Recreation Area, Calif. 29
White House, DC. 46
White Sands National Monument, N. Mex. 1 10
Whitman Mission National Historic Site, Wash. 1 8 1
William Howard Taft National Historic Site, Ohio 1 27
Williams, Roger (See Roger Williams)
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, Mo. 94
Wind Cave National Park, S. Dak. 147
Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts, Va. 1 74
Wright Brothers National Memorial, N.C. 1 23
Wupatki National Monument, Ariz. 17
Yellowstone National Park, Wyo.-Mont.-Idaho 1 87
Yorktown Battlefield, Va. (See Colonial NHP)
Yosemite National Park, Calif. 30
Zion National Park, Utah 1 (
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Alabama 1
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Route l,Box 103
Daviston, Alabama 36256
(205)234-7111
At Horseshoe Bend, Gen. Andrew Jackson's forces broke the power of
the Creek Jndmn Confederacy and opened Alabama and other parts of
the Old Southwest to settlement after fierce fighting here f4arch 27,
1814, m the battle on the Tallapoosa River. This is a "Living History" area.
The park is 1 2 miles (19,32 km) north of Dadeville on Alabama Highway
49. The visitor center is at ground level and fully accessible from the
parking lot where spaces are designated for visitors m wheelchairs.
Restroom entry doors are 27 inches (68,58 cm) wide. Stall doors m the
men's room are 22'/2 inches (57,15 cm) wide and in the women's room
are 23-1/4 inches (59,055 cm) wide. Modification of the restrooms is
underway.
In the visitor center and museum, interpretation is provided by push-
button audiovisual programs and staff talks. The park regularly schedules
programs for visually handicapped children and for children with
hearing impairment.
A 3-mile (4.8 km) loop road through the battlefield has overlooks,
roadside exhibits and paved paths to exhibit shelters.
Natchez Trace Parkway
(See Mississippi)
Russell Cave National Monument
Route 1, Box 175
Bridgeport, Alabama 35740
(205) 495-2672
An almost continuous archeological record of human habitation from at
least 6000 B.C. to about A.D. 1650 is revealed m this cave. This is a
"Living History" area.
The park is 8 miles (12.88 km) west of Bridgeport on County Routes 91
and 75. The visitor center is entered at ground level from the parking
area which has curb ramps and designated parking spaces. The walk-
way, however, is at a slight upgrade and visitors may require assistance
over the 53-yard (48.44 m) route to the visitor center. The alternative is a
loop road near the visitor center where visitors m wheelchairs may be
discharged 58 feet (17.7132 m) from the entry. Restroom entry doors
are 29 inches (73.66 cm) wide and modified stalls with curtains are 31
inches (78.74 cm) wide.
The cave is accessible by level path, but is entered by steps, the
excavations can be seen only from withm the cave entry. Exhibits m the
museum depict the cave m detail. No exhibits are available for touching.
2 Alabama
Living history demonstrations are held m season outside the visitor
center at the rear of the building. Interpretive talks and guided tours are
given to organized groups, and informally to individual visitors.
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site
399 Old Montgomery Road
Tuskegee, Alabama 36083
(205) 727-6390
Booker T. Washington founded this college for black Americans m 1881.
Preserved here are the student-made brick buildings, Washington's
home, "The Oaks" and the George Washington Carver Museum.
Park headquarters is at Grey Columns. Part of The Oaks, all of the
museum and Grey Columns are now open to the public. Visitors m
v^heelchairs may enter the lower level (basement) of the museum from
a service roadway to the rear of the building. A parking lot is nearby.
Carver's workshop is m this area.
The front of the museum and its mam floor are reached by 15
steps down a long slope. A temporary ramp is m place over one step at
the entry. A permanent ramp with railings, of either a circular or switch-
back form, appropriate to the historic structure, is expected to be com-
pleted by 1979. Plans for a permanent ramp to a side porch of The Oaks
are also being studied.
Visitors in wheelchairs may now enter the lower (basement) level
of the home over a temporary ramp. Temporary comfort stations are
portable restrooms capable of accommodating visitors m wheelchairs
near both the home and the museum.
Audiovisual orientation programs and formal and informal inter-
pretive programs are offered m all three buildings at various levels. A
lO-mmute docu-drama is presented during the summer months.
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For general miormatiori on the Alaska group of National Parks,
contact the Director, Alaska Area Office, Room 202, 540 West 5th
Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99501; telephone (907) 276-8166
Glacier Bay National Monument
Summer: Gustavus, Alaska 99826
Winter: Federal Building, Juneau, Alaska 99802
(907) 697-3341 (summer); (907) 586-7127 (winter)
Great tidewater glaciers, examples of early stages of post-glacial forests,
and rare species of wildlife characterize Glacier Bay National Monument,
the largest area m the National Park System.
Access from Juneau is principally by seaplane, a Cessna 26 passenger
craft with wide cargo doors, and by cruise ship. Charter boats can also
be taken from Juneau but tidal docking problems present difficulties.
The headquarters is at Bartlett Cove, 1/4 mile (0.4025 km) from the
Lodge, 10 miles (16. 1 km) from Gustavus. Restrooms at the headquarters
are inadequate for visitors m wheelchairs.
The mam features of the area can be viewed by a 7-hour trip (daily)
on a 110-passenger cruise ship, "Thunder Bay." Single-use restrooms on
board are accessible through 30-inch (76.20 cm) wide doors, at deck
level. A park naturalist provides interpretation on the trip,
A boardwalk connects cabins with the Glacier Bay Lodge. Portable
ramps are needed and available, to enter the cabins with assistance.
Cabin bathrooms are fully accessible, but lodge restrooms on the first
floor have 24-inch (60.96 cm) stall doors. Reservations should be made
with Glacier Bay Lodge, Inc., Suite 312, Park Place Building, Seattle,
Washington 98101, (206) 624-8551.
A campfire program is held nightly m the second floor audiovisual
room of the lodge. Personnel are available to assist visitors m wheel-
chairs to the upper level.
Katmai National Monument
PC. Box 7
King Salmon, Alaska 996 1 3
(907) 246-3305
Variety marks this vast land: lakes, forests, mountains, marshlands all
abound m wildlife— including the Alaskan brown bear, the world's
largest carnivore. Here m the second largest area m the National Park
System, the volcano Novarupta erupted violently m 1 9 12, forming the
ash-fiJled "Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, " where steam rose from
countless fumeroles m the ash. Today, only a few active vents remain.
Katmai will be a difficult area for persons with physical disabilities to
visit until both land and water surface transportation becomes available.
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Headquarters is m King Salmon, 300 miles (483. km) southwest of
Anchorage by air. King Salmon is 30 miles (48.3 km) from the Brooks
River Lodge on Naknek Lake by small seaplanes. Depending on the
weather, seaplanes land close to the beach or transfer passengers to a
dinghy for the shore trip. The sky is clear or partly cloudy only about 20
percent of the time. Violent winds and rainstorms, known as williwaws,
frequently sweep the area.
Brooks River has a modern, concession-run lodge, cabins, meals
and a 40-mile (64.4 km) round-trip, 4-wheel-drive bus tour to the Valley
of Ten Thousand Smokes. Illustrated evening talks on the monument,
its scenic beauty, geology, wildlife and history are given at the lodge,
and nature walks are conducted m the vicinity.
King Salmon has some restaurants accessible at ground level,
inadequate restrooms and lodgings, and minimal medical services.
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Box 517
Skagway, Alaska 99840
(907) 983-2400
The park, authorized m 1976, preserves historic Skagway structures,
Chilkoot Trad and White Pass Trail (from Dyea to the Canadian Border)
of the 1898 Gold Rush m Alaska, with an interpretive center m Seattle.
The park will be part of a projected international park with Canadian
units and will provide recreation and campgrounds for hikers.
The interpretive center will be located at 127 South Mam Street,
Pioneer Square Historic District, Seattle. Information about the Seattle
center may be obtained from the Pacific Northwest Region of the Na-
tional Park Service, Office of Public Affairs, 601 Fourth and Pike Budd-
ing, Seattle, Wash. 98101, (206)442-4830
Park headquarters and visitor center are in the old train depot building
of the White Pass and Yukon Route, at 2nd and Broadway m Skagway.
Entrance is at ground level except for a 4-inch (9.8 cm) threshold.
Assistance is available. The visitor center has no restrooms, but fully
accessible restrooms are available in the new White Pass and Yukon
Route depot, adjacent to the old depot and accessible at ground level.
The visitor center offers an audiovisual orientation program and
materials for self-guidance around the historic area, principally five
blocks along Broadway. The boardwalks and sometimes uneven gravel
streets may prove difficult for some visitors.
Access to Skagway is by plane from Juneau, by cruise ship, or by
State of Alaska ferrylmer; and later by highway from Skagway to Car
Cross which will be opened in the fall of 1977. Some restaurants are
accessible at ground level; assistance is always available.
The most modern hotel, the Klondike Inn, is accessible, with assis-
tance over two entry steps. It has guest rooms on the ground floor.
Public restrooms in hotels are uniformly too narrow to accommodate
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wheelchairs, but the entry doors of bathrooms m the guestrooms at the
Klondike Inn range from 28 to 30 inches (71.12 cm to 76.20 cm) in
width Reservations for accessible guestrooms should be made through
the Chamber of Commerce of Skagway.
Mount McKinley National Park
P.O. Box 9
McKinley Park, Alaska 99755
(907) 683-2294
Mount McKinley, at 20, 320 feet (6, 1 93. 536 m), is the highest mountain m
North America. Large glaciers of the Alaska Range, caribou, Dall sheep,
moose, grizzly bears, timber wolves, and other wildlife are highlights of
this second largest national park.
The park is 240 miles (386.4 km) north of Anchorage and 120 miles
(193.2 km) south of Fairbanks, on Alaska Highway 3. Alternate trans-
portation to the park is by railroad. The Alaska Railroad runs during
the summer daily m both directions, a 4-hour trip from Fairbanks and a
7-hour trip from Anchorage.
The Riley Creek visitor orientation center is 1/4 mile (0.4025 km) off
Alaska 3 on the park road, A free sightseeing shuttlebus trip is available
from the Riley Creek center to Wonder Lake, a 10-hour, 170-mile round
trip. Some visitors may need assistance m boarding the bus.
The McKinley Park Station Hotel is 3/4 mile (1.2075 km) from the
Riley Creek center on the park road. The hotel was rebuilt m 1973, at
the site of the original which burned to the ground m 1972. Assistance
will be needed at present over the four entrance steps, but a ramp is
under construction.
Except for the entrance steps, the hotel is fully accessible by ramps
or elevators with lobby, dinmg room and accessible and equipped rest-
rooms on the mam floor, lounge and recreation room in the basement,
overnight guestrooms on the main and second floors. Reservations
should be made early with the hotel by writing Box 9, McKinley Park,
Alaska 99755. The hotel also has 84 railroad car accommodations.
Audiovisual programs, interpretive talks and self-guidmg paths of
hard-packed gravel, including one nature trail, are at the hotel area.
The Eielson Visitor Center, 65 miles (104.60 km) from the hotel, can
be reached by bus or car Entrance is on ground level, and displays,
restrooms and observation facilities are all on one level and fully acces-
sible.
A medical clinic is 14 miles north of the park on Alaska 3. The
nearest full range of medical services will be found m Fairbanks. The
highest road elevation is 3,950 feet (682.34 km).
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Sitka National Historical Park
P.O. Box 738
Sitka, Alaska 99835
(907) 747-3370
The site of the 1804 fort and battle which marked the last majcr Tlingit
Indian resistance to Russian colonization is preserved here. Tlmgit totem
poles are exhibited. This is a "Living History" area.
The visitor center is m downtown Sitka at 106 Metlakatla Street.
The center and all its facilities and events are fully accessible Rest-
rooms have been renovated to accommodate visitors m wheelchairs.
The 1-mile (1.61 km) round-trip trail to the Indian fort site is of hard-
packed woodchip surface, negotiable by wheelchair with some assist-
ance. The structures of the Russian colonization, added to the site m
1972, are being restored and are not yet open to the public. Totem poles
are along the trail to the Indian fort. Living demonstrations, arts and
crafts, interpretive programs, live and audiovisual, and exhibits are
provided m the visitor center and at other park areas.
The park can be reached by a number of forms of transportation.
Alaska Marine Highway provides ferry service on a regular schedule
from Seattle and Prince Rupert. Alaska Airlines has daily service to
Sitka from Anchorage, Seattle, Juneau and Ketchikan. A number of
anchored cruise ships put passengers on shore by motor launch. The
motor launches (lighters) will present difficulties for visitors m wheel-
chairs. Accessible restaurants, lodging and medical services are avail-
able in Sitka.
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Canyon de Chelly National Monument
P.O. Box 588
Chinle, Arizona 86503
(602) 674-5436
At the base of sheer red cliffs and m caves in canyon walls are ruins of
fndian villages built between A.D. 350 and 1300. Navajo Indians still
live and farm here.
The visitor center on Route 63, The Thunderbird Lodge Motel and Curio
Shop, about 1 mile (1.61 km) away from the visitor center, and the camp-
ground comfort stations are all accessible. The parking curb, 55 feet
(16.75 m) from the visitor center, has a ramp. Visitor center entry doors
are 66 inches (1.67 m) wide, but restroom stall doors are only 29 inches
(73.66 cm) inside.
Natural features are accessible by hiking, car, or special four-wheel-
drive vehicles. The floor of the canyon can be reached only by four-
wheel-drive vehicles over very rough terrain.
Audiovisual programs and interpretive talks are offered at the visitor
center. Campfire programs are given at Cottonwood Campground near
the visitor center. Special talks are given April through October at White
House Rum on the canyon floor and on the South Rim drive to White
House overlook. Both sites are accessible by automobile and trail. Tseigi
Point overlook on the South Rim drive is the only accessible overlook,
however, for visitors in wheelchairs. All other overlooks are reached by
trails from the parking areas over rough, rocky terrain of up to 300 yards
(274.32 m). At Tseigi Point the parking area is a pullout from the South
Rim drive, only a few feet from the overlook, which is a broad sidewalk.
Elevation at the visitor center is 5,500 feet (1,675 m). The South Rim
drive averages 7,000 feet (2,132 m). Oxygen is available at the visitor
center and at the Public Health Service at Chmle, 1 mile (1.61 km) away.
Casa Grande National Monument
P.O. Box 518, Coolidge, Arizona 85228
(602)823-3172
Perplexing rums of a massive four-story building, constructed of high-
lime desert soil by Indians who farmed the Gila Valley 600 years ago,
raise many unanswered questions for modern man.
The visitor center is located one mile (1.61 km) south of Coolidge. The
entire area is accessible. The visitor center entrance and exit have ramps
and the parking lot has a ramp over the curb. Surfaced walks provide
access to the visitor center, restrooms and other facilities. All doors have
lock-open devices. Restroom doors are 30 inches (76.2 cm) wide and
stalls have assist bars.
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An audio message repeater station, self-guidmg trail and interpre-
tive talks are available. The self-guidmg trail is hard-packed earth v^^ithout
obstructions. Benches are provided at the base of each of the four legs
supporting the shelter over the "Big House."
Elevation is approximately 1,400 feet (426.44 m).
Restaurant, lodging and medical services are available m Coolidge.
Chiricahua National Monument
Dos Cabezas Star Route, Willcox, Arizona 85643
(602)824-3560
The varied rock formations here were created millions of years ago by
volcanic activity, faulting, and erosion.
The visitor center is 38 miles (61.18 km) south of Willcox on State Route
186. Entry is directly from the parking area over a gently sloping ramp.
Assistance may be needed up the more steeply inclined ramp to the
restrooms outside of the visitor center. Restroom entry doors are 28
inches (71.12 cm) wide and stall doors 22 inches (55.88 cm).
Parking pullouts, all hard-surfaced, include those for viev^ing forma-
tions called China Boy, Sea Captain, Organ Pipe Rocks and Lake Bed
Deposit. The first half of the self-guiding Forest Foothill Nature Trail
near the visitor center is easily negotiable, but the last part of this trail
would require some assistance. Other hiking trails, although of hard-
packed earth, can present some difficulties because of steep slopes and
occasional small rocks. Summer campfire programs are given at the
campground, 1/2-mile (.80 km) by road from the visitor center.
Average elevation of the mam features is 6,300 feet (1,918.98 m).
Food, lodging and medical services are available m Willcox.
Coronado National Memorial
Star Route, Hereford, Arizona 85615
(602)366-5515
Our Hispanic heritage and the first European exploration of the South-
west, by Francisco Vasguez de Coronado m 1540-42, are commem-
orated here, near the point wheve Coronado's expedition entered what
is now the United States. A "Living ffistory" area.
The administration building which serves also as visitor center is fully
accessible from the parking area. The center is located 22 miles south-
west of Sierra Vista on State Route 92 and 26 miles west of Bisbee. Ex-
hibits are m the lobby, and a few may be touched and felt.
The picnic area is one mile (1.61 km) from the visitor center by road.
The Annual Coronado International Historical Pageant is held each
spring in the picnic area. For exact date, contact the area superintendent
after February one of each year. Arrangements can be made for visitors
in wheelchairs to be driven within 100 feet (30.46 m) of the site of the
festival.
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Restrooms m the visitor center have entry doors 30 inches (76.20
cm) w^ide with stall door widths, 24 inches (60,96 cm). Comfort stations
at the picnic area have entry doors 36 inches (91 44 cm) wide and stall
doors 24 inches (60,96 cm) wide.
Access to Montezuma Pass contact station is accessible via a 50-foot
(15,23-m) hard-packed gravel walk from the paved parking area. The
parking area offers scenic views and wayside exhibits. This section of the
monument has two chemical toilets with narrow doors, reached by
narrow, unsurfaced trails and concrete steps. Benches are along the
Coronado Peak trail, a 275-foot (83.77-m) climb. Interpretive talks are
offered at Montezuma Pass and in the administration building upon
request.
Food, lodging and medical services are available m Sierra Vista. The
elevation of the main entrance road is 5,200 feet (1,583.92 m), rising to
6,600 feet (2,010.36 m) withm three miles (4.83 km).
Fort Bowie National Historic Site
P.O Box 276, Bowie, Arizona 85605
(602)847-2500
Established in 1862, this fort was the focal point of military operations
against Geronimo and his band of Chiricahua Apaches.
The rums can be reached only by trail. Because of its deserted wilderness
character, the area is accessible only to persons who can hike the 1 1/2-
mile (2.41 -km) distance from the parking area to the fort. The dirt trail
crosses numerous washes.
Visitors are advised to bring drinking water on warm days The
only restroom facilities are pit toilets.
Average elevation of the mam features is 5,000 feet (1,523.00 m).
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
(See Utah)
Grand Canyon National Park
PO. Box 129, Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023
(602) 638-241 1 (North Rim (602) 638-2488, summer)
The park, focusing on the world-famous Grand Canyon of the Colorado
River, encompasses the entire course of the river and adjacent uplands
from the southern terminus of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area to
the eastern boundary of Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The
forces of erosion have exposed an immense variety of formations which
illustrate vast periods of geological history.
South Rim, open all year, is 7,000 feet (2, 132 20 m) above sea level.
The park headquarters and visitor center are located in Grand Can-
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yon Village, 60 miles (96.6 km) north of Williams and 57 miles (9 1 77
km) west of Cameron, both on State Highway 54. The visitor center
exhibits, walkway and entry are all on one level and accessible by
ramp from the parking lot. Restrooms are designed for wheelchairs.
Some South Rim overlooks are accessible wholly or m part.
Accessible wayside exhibits are located at Moran and Lipan Points,
Yaki Point, Desert View, Bright Angel Trail and Kaibab Trail over-
looks, Mather Point and Trail view. Please check at the visitor center
for a list of scheduled ranger interpretive programs.
Accessible lodgings, restaurants, and medical services are all
available m Grand Canyon Village. Elevation of the South Rim park
area ranges from 1,625 to 9,165 feet (495.3 km to 2,793.492 km).
North Rim, open from early May to mid-October, is on State Route
67, 43 miles (69.23 km) south of lacob Lake (at intersection with
Highway 89).
The Bright Angel Ranger Station is an old building with two
steps at the entry. The exhibit room is on the first floor. The Grand
Lodge, m the North Rim central developed area, is accessible from
the parking lot at ground level, as are the restrooms which can ac-
commodate wheelchairs. The buffeteria (cafeteria) is also on ground
level. The dinmg room, sun porch, auditorium and veranda, how-
ever, are reached only by steep flights of steps. The Inn (with cafeteria
and store) is accessible at ground level and there are a few cabins
which are accessible at ground level. Reservations for the acces-
sible cabins should be made with TW.A Service, Inc., 4045 South
Spencer St., Suite A-43, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109. (702)733-9505.
All North Rim overlooks are wholly or partly accessible by
wheelchair. Cape Royal and the first section of Bright Angel Point
self-guidmg trails are accessible. Cape Royal has geological talks;
campfire programs are held near the campground m the central
developed area.
North Rim elevation varies from 7,870 to 8,825 feet (2,397.20 m
to 2,688.10 m). The nearest hospital is at Fredonia on Route 89A,
29 miles (46.69 km) northwest of Jacob Lake.
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
PC Box 150, Ganado, Arizona 86505
(602) 755-3475
This still-dctive lOO-yedr old trading post illustrates the influence of
reservation traders on the Indians' way of life. A "Living History" area.
The site is one mile (1.61 km) west of Ganado, on the Navajo Indian
Reservation. All grounds are of hard-packed earth, including the parking
area just m front of the mam trading post. The entry is at ground level
and passage between the exhibit rooms is over ramps through doors
readily negotiable by wheelchairs. One restroom is fully accessible.
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The home of John Lorenzo Hubbell, the mam home m the area,
IS on a guided tour. Ramps are planned for the two-step entrance. A
weaving demonstration in the room next to the mam exhibit room is
fully accessible.
Average elevation is 6,330 feet ( 1,928. 12 m). A hospital is m Ganado.
The nearest food and lodging will be found at Chmle, 35 miles (56.35 km)
north on State Highway 63, or at Window Rock 30 miles (48.30 km) east
on State Highway 264.
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
(See Nevada)
Montezuma Castle National Monument
RO. Box 218
Camp Verde, Arizona 86322
(602)567-3322
One of the best-preserved cliff dwellings m the United States, this five-
story, 20-room cdstJe is 90 percent intact. fAontezuma Well is also of
archeological and geological interest.
The visitor center is located one mile (1.61 km) off Interstate 17, five miles
(8.05 km) north of Camp Verde. Ramped parking area curb provides
access to the visitor center 130 feet (39.60 m) away. The men's restroom
IS entered by two steps, the women's restroom by five steps. Outside
restroom doors are 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide, stall doors are 30 inches
(76.2 cm) wide.
Most of the self-guidmg Sycamore Trail is accessible except for the
portion on the upper level through Castle "A." Also accessible are trail-
side interpretive devices and an audio interpretation at a shelter housing
a model of Montezuma Castle. At the Well section, the picnic area and
information station are accessible. The Well secton is steep. Conducted
tours are given upon request. Average elevation of the monument is
3,200 feet (974.72 m). Food and lodging are available at Camp Verde.
A hospital IS at Cottonwood 20 miles (32.2 km) away.
Navajo National Monument
Tonalea, Arizona 86044
(602)672-2366
Betatakm, Keet Seel and fnscription House m this "Living ffistory" area
are three of the largest and most elaborate cliff dwellings known.
The visitor center, 30 miles (48.30 km) southwest of Kayenta on State
Highway 160, is accessible by a curb ramp at the parking area 40 feet
(12.18m) away. Entry is by double doors 6 feet (1.82 m) wide. The Navajo
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Tribal Arts and Crafts Guild salesroom, the exhibit room and an audi-
torium are m the visitor center^ The restroom entry and stall doors are
28 inches (71,12 cm) wide.
Betatakm and Tseigi Canyons can be seen from the patio. Level
sidewalks of concrete or hard-packed earth with some inclines lead to
the Fork-Stick Hogan exhibit and the picnic area. A hard-packed gravel
trail leads to the campfire circle. Access to the cliff dwellings is by ladder
or very steep steps.
Elevation is 7,280 feet (2,217.49 m). The nearest restaurant, lodging
and medical services are at Kayenta.
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
P.O. Box 38, A]o, Arizona 8532 1
(602) Organ Pipe ftl, through operator
Sonordn Desert plants and animals found nowhere else m the United
States are protected here, alongside traces of an historic trail, Cammo
del Diablo.
Park headquarters and visitor center are south of A]o by 35 miles
(56.35 km) on State Highway 85. The visitor center with exhibit room
and live interpretive programs is approached by a ramp with sturdy
handrails from designated spaces m the parking area adjacent to the
visitor center. Restrooms m the visitor center and one at the camp-
ground have wide doors, outswmgmg booth doors and handrails m the
booths. Campsites are paved as are the approach walks to the special
campground restroom.
The Quitobaqmto Oasis foot trail has been redesigned and is acces-
sible by ramp from the parking lot. It is of hard-packed earth, but with a
few soft spots, where the new trail has not yet packed down or may have
eroded, over which visitors in wheelchairs may require assistance. Self-
guidmg motor nature trails enable visitors to observe the character and
main features of the monument.
The elevation range of the monument is approximately 1,000 feet
to 4,066 feet (304.8 m to 1,239.32 m), the range of road elevations is
approximately from 1,000 feet (304.8 m) to 2,000 feet (609.6 m). Food
and lodging are available in Lukeville, five miles (8.05 km) from head-
quarters on State Highway 85; full medical services are available in Ajo.
Petrified Forest National Park
Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona 86025
(602) 524-6228
Trees that have petrified, or changed to multicolored stone, Indian rums
and petroglyphs and portions of the colorful Painted Desert are here.
The Painted Desert visitor center is 26 miles (4 1 .86 km) east of Holbrook
on Interstate 40. Two spaces have been set aside in the parking lot
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closest to the ramp approximately 40 feet (12.16m) from the entry of the
visitor center, which is also ramped. Restroom stalls at this visitor center,
m an outside building, are 33 inches (83.80 cm) wide. Curio shop and
eating facilities at Painted Desert visitor center and also at the Rainbow
Forest visitor center have wide doors and are entered at ground level.
Restroom stall doors at Rainbow Forest visitor center are 31 inches
(78.74 cm) wide.
The entire park road, 28 miles (45.06 km) m length, is an interpre-
tive drive through key features. Most of the overlooks are easily acces-
sible. Information on this point may be obtained at the Painted Desert
visitor center. The park is located at an elevation of between 5,800 and
6,200 feet (1,766.68 m). The nearest lodging and medical facilities are
at Holbrook.
Pipe Spring National Monument
Moccasin, Arizona 86022
(602) 643-5505
This historic fort and other structures, built here by Mormon pioneers
m the 1860's and 1870's, memorialize the struggle for exploration and
settlement of the South west. This is a "Living Historical Ranch " area.
All phases of the "Living Historical Ranch" tour are accessible except
those on the fort's second floor which is reached by steep and narrow
stairs. Assistance is needed by visitors in wheelchairs to enter the visitor
center over two steps, and the other historic buildings over four large
and high steps. Parking and restroom areas are accessible. Restroom
entry door widths m the visitor center are 36 inches (91.44 cm) and
stalls, with swinging doors, have an entry width of 25 inches (63.5 cm).
Quiet walks and benches m cool spots are found throughout the
area
Around the fort, push-button recorders aid self-guidmg tours, with-
in the fort are exhibits, visual interpretation and conducted tours.
Elevation of the area is 5,000 feet (1,523.0 m). Nearest food, lodging
and full-range of medical services are at Kanab, 21 miles (33.81 km) east
on U.S. 89. Some food and lodging can be found m Fredonia, 14 miles
(22.54 km) west on State 389.
Saguaro National Monument
P.O.Box 17210
Tucson, Arizona 857 10
(602) 298-2036
Giant saguaro cactus, unique to the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona
and northwestern Mexico, sometimes reach a height of 50 feet (15.24 m)
m this cactus forest.
The park headquarters and visitor center in the Rincon Mountain Section
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are located on Old Spanish Trail at Freeman Road, 5 miles (8.05 km) east
of Tucson. Ramps provide ready access from the parking lots to the east
side visitor center and the information center m the Tucson Mountain
Section, located 2 miles (3.22 km) west of the (Tucson) Desert Museum,
on Kinney Road. Both centers are equipped with restrooms designed for
visitors m wheelchairs.
Visitor center facilities include a cactus garden exhibit room, an
outside exhibit area and an audiovisual room where a natural history
slide program is presented every 20 minutes. Wayside exhibits, includ-
ing a 300-yard (27.43 m) self-guidmg nature trail and a picnic area, are
accessible to visitors m wheelchairs taking the scenic 9-mile (14 48 km)
Cactus Forest Drive,
Average elevation of the saguaro forests and scenic drives ranges
from 2,500 feet (761.50 m) in the Tucson Mountain Section to 3,200 feet
(974.72 m) in the Rmcon Mountain Section. The crest of the Rmcon
Mountains is 8,666 feet (2,639.66 m) and is accessible only by steep,
wilderness trails
Food, lodging and medical services are readily available m Tucson.
Sunset Crater National Monument
Route 3, Box 149
Flagstaff, Arizona 86001
(602) 526-0586
Its upper part glowing as if by sunset, this volcanic cinder cone with
summit crater was formed just before A.D. 1 100. To reach the visitor
center, drive 15 miles (24.15 km) north on Highway 89 from Flagstaff,
then east on the loop road connecting Sunset Crater National Monument
with Wupatki National Monument— a well-marked crossroads. A ramp
from the parking area and two ramps from the front walk provide access
to the center. Restroom doors are 33-inches (83.82 cm) wide; the largest
stall opening is 30 inches (76. 20 cm).
Audiovisual programs are given at the visitor center, with nightly camp-
fire programs during the summer. Cinder Hills overlook. Lava Flow and
Base, Painted Desert Picnic Area and three wayside exhibits are reached
by driving the 18-mile (28 97 km) loop road which connects Sunset
Crater National Monument with Wupatki National Monument.
Two foottrails across lava flows and loose cinders at Bonito Lava
Flow and the Lava Flow Nature Trail may present difficulties, as may the
44-site campground, for visitors with mobility impairment.
Average elevation is 7,000 feet (2, 132.20 m). The nearest restaurants,
lodging and medical facilities are m Flagstaff.
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Tonto National Monument
P.O. Box 707, Roosevelt, Arizona 85545
(602)467-2241
These well-preserved, cliff dwellings were occupied during the early
part of the 14th century by Solado Indians, who farmed m the Salt
River Valley.
The visitor center is 29 miles (46,69 km) north of Globe on State Route
88. In the parking area is a desert floral display. From there, visitors can
enjoy a spectacular view of the Sierra Anchas, Roosevelt Lake and the
landscape of the lower Sonoran Desert, as well as the cliff dwelling
located 350 feet (106.61 m) above the parking area. The visitor center
contains a museum of Salado Indian Life and artifacts
The museum, lobby, restrooms and picnic area are all easily acces-
sible. Restroom entry doors are 30 inches (76.20 m) wide and stall doors,
24 inches (60.96 cm).
Two audiovisual programs are given on the observation deck on
top of the visitor center. The observation deck is reached by two flights
of 10 steps each, separated by a landing, and eguipped with handrails.
Access the the cliff dwellings is by a steep 1/2-mile (0.805 km) trail.
Elevation of the area is 2,800 feet (853.44 m)
Tuznacacori National Monument
P.O. Box 67, Tumacacori, Arizona 85640
(602)398-2341
This historic Spanish Catholic mission building stands near the site first
visited by Jesuit Father Kmo m 1691. This is a "Living fiistory" area.
Facilities easily accessible by wheelchair at this area include the visitor
center with museum exhibits, patio garden and self-guidmg paths
through the mission grounds. Two steps, 8 inches (20.32 cm) and 5
inches (12.70 cm), lead down into the interior of the old church. Rest-
rooms m the visitor center, an old adobe structure, have 26 inches
(66.04 cm) wide entry doors and stall doors 33 inches (83.80 cm) wide.
The stalls are equipped with grab bars.
The monument is 45 miles (72.42 km) south of Tucson and 18 miles
(28.97 km) north of Nogales on U.S. Highway 89. The elevation of the
monument is 3,260 feet (991.04 m). Food, lodging and medical services
are available in Tucson and Nogales.
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Tuzigoot National Monument
P.O Box 68
Clarkdale, Arizona 86324
(602) 634-5564
Rums of d large Indian pueblo which flourished m the Verde Valley
between AD. 1 100 and 1450 have been excavated here.
The visitor center is two miles (3,22 km) east of Clarkdale, Visitors in
wheelchairs can enter the visitor center via a ramp from the service road.
A ramp walkway leads to the restrooms that have one stall with wide
doors and handrails m both the men's and women's facilities.
The museum has a model of the rum, 21 exhibit cases showing the
culture of the Smagua Indians and a room showing a life-size model of
Indian life 500 years ago. Although a ramp by-passing steps on the
rum trail permits access to the rums by visitors in wheelchairs, the trail
IS quite steep.
Elevation is 3,420 feet ( 1 ,04 1 ,73 m ),
Walnut Canyon National Monument
Route 1, Box 25, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001
(602) 388-2595
These cliff dwellings were built m shallow caves under ledges of lime-
stone by Pueblo Indians about 800 years ago.
The visitor center is seven miles east of Flagstaff on Interstate 40 or
Route 66, then three miles south on State Highway 166. Ramps cover
curbs from the parking lot 25 yards (22.86 m) from the visitor center.
Restroom entry is from the outside, booth doors are solid metal, swmg-
mg-type, hand-hold assist bars are provided
Three roadside picnic areas on the entrance road and one walk-m
picnic area, reached by hard-surfaced trail about 100 yards (91 44 m)
from the parking area, are fully accessible. The 5/8-mile (101 km) round
trip Rim Trail is hard-surfaced but assistance may be required where the
grade is steep. Each trail is provided with taped messages. Conducted
tours by park interpreters can be arranged for special groups by advance
request to the park Superintendent.
Elevation is 6,700 feet (2,040 82 m). Food, lodging and medical
facilities are available m Flagstaff.
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Wupatki National Monument
Tuba Star Route
Flagstaff, Arizona 86001
Hums of red sandstone pueblos built by farming Indians about AD.
1065 are preserved here. The modern ffopi Indians are believed to be
partly descended from these people.
The visitor center is on the 18-mile (28,97 knn) loop road which connects
Wupatki National Monument with Sunset Crater National Monument,
Drive 15 miles (24.15 km) north of Flagstaff on Highway 89, then east
on the loop road.
Two ramps lead from the parking area to the front walk of the visitor
center which has wide doors at ground level. Restroom doors are 29
inches (73.66 cm) wide, and stall doors, 22 inches (55.88 cm) wide.
On the loop road, visitors can view the Painted Desert from the
Doney Picnic Area, see Nalakihu Ruin, have a close view of Wukoko
and enjoy two wayside exhibits. Advance reservations may be made
for a bus trip to O'Leary Peak, off the loop road.
The nearest restaurants, lodging and medical facilities are m Flag-
staff. Average elevation is 4,900 feet ( 1 ,492.54 m).
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Arkansas Post National Memorial
Route l,Box 16
Gillett, Arkansas 72055
(501)548-2432
This site commemorates the first permanent European settlement m the
lower Mississippi Valley, founded m 1686.
The temporary visitor center is fully accessible; there are no curbs at the
parking lot or steps at the entry. Doorway to the restroom, however, is
24 inches (60.96 cm) and there is no handrail.
The picnic area, tour road around the lake, foundations of the
branch of the Bank of Arkansas and the Notrebe cistern are all acces-
sible by automobile. The 1/2-mile (0.80 km) nature-history trail is level
and fully accessible. The comfort station at the picnic area has wide
doorways and handrails in the stalls
The visitor center has one audiovisual interpretive program. On the
loop road are 1 1 interpretive plaques — all raised and m big print — and
one pushbutton audio interpretation. On the nature-history trail are 19
interpretive signs and one pushbutton audio interpretation.
The nearest hospital and medical services are 20 miles (32.19 km)
north at DeWitt or 20 miles (32.19 km) south at Dumas. Ambulance
service is available at both towns. The best time to visit the area is
September through May because of the extreme heat, humidity and
insects during the summer months.
Buffalo National River
P.O.Box 1173
Harrison, Arkansas 7260 1
(501)741-5443
This scenic, unpolluted river, 132 miles (212.43 km) long, winds through
the Ozark Mountains. It is a mecca for canoeists and fishermen.
Buffalo Point, a former state park, is the only developed unit m this new
park at the present time. The visitor contact station at Buffalo Point can
be reached by proceeding west from Harrison on U.S. 62 to YellviUe,
then south on Ark. 14, a distance of approximately 47 miles (75.62 km).
The station is easily accessible and the rampway into the dining
room IS suitable for wheelchairs, but the small 4-feet by 8-feet (1.22 m
by 2.44 m) restroom, entered from the outside of the old building, is
inaccessible.
Buffalo Point campground is on the river, about one mile (1.61 km)
from the visitor contact station. It can be reached by automobile by a
steeply graded, paved roadway. Campground restroom stalls are easily
accessible and fully equipped.
An automatic slide program is presented at the Buffalo Point visitor
contact station. Information concerning all other facilities on the river may
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be obtained there. These facilities, however, are primarily primitive or
undeveloped campgrounds v^ith river access points.
Nearest lodgings and medical facilities from Buffalo Point are 17
miles (27.36 km) away at Yellville, Ark.
Fort Smith National Historic Site
P.O. Box 1406, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72902
(501)783-3961
One of the first U.S. mihtdry posts in the Louismna Territory, the fort was a
center of authority for the untamed region to the West from 1817 to 1890.
The site is withm the city limits. Approaches are from Interstate 40, from
the east, at Exit 540, and from the west at State Route 64 The temporary
visitor center is m the jail wmg of an old barracks. Access is difficult
with eight steps at the front entrance and three steps at an alternative
entrance. Standard-sized restrooms for visitors m wheelchairs are not
readily accessible because of the building entry problems. Plans are
under consideration for remodeling of the building during restoration to
make the center area fully accessible.
The old commissary building housing the museum is entered at
ground level. The museum is temporarily operated under a special use
permit and staffed by members of a museum board of private citizens. A
museum fee is charged. The first floor of the building is an old courtroom
with exhibits of judge's bench, jury box, defendant's and prosecutor's
tables, witness box and other courtroom furnishings. Display cases
exhibit sheriff's gear, court documents and other items depicting ele-
ments of the military judicial system of the period. Plans for Park Service
operation of the museum are under development. The reconstructed gal-
lows, 40 yards (36.48 m) from the parking area, are of historical interest.
Food, lodging and medical services are available m the city of
Fort Smith.
Hot Springs National Park
PO, Box 1860
Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas 71901
(501)624-3383
More than a million gallons of water a day flow from 47 hot springs here,
unaffected by climate or seasonal temperatures. Persons suffering from
illness or injury often seek relief m the ancient tradition of thermal bathing.
Curbs m the downtown area are cut or covered by ramps but parking
remains a problem. The visitor center at Reserve Street and Central
Avenue is accessible via ramp at the rear door but its restroom facilities
are cramped. Audiovisual programs and interpretive exhibits are
accessible.
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Entry into the lobbies of the six bathhouses on Bathhouse Row is
either at ground level or by ramp. Restrooms in these old facilities are
"standard" but with no special equipment. All visitors have access to the
bathing facilities, but must be able to lift themselves m and out of the tubs.
Another facility, the Libbey Memorial Physical Medicine Center, is 3
blocks east of the visitor center at Reserve and Spring Streets. The
center is under physicians' supervision and has hoist apparatus for
lifting patrons into the pools for hydrotherapy.
Paved trails lead to the Display Springs from Central Avenue and
the Grand Promenade and most of the self-guiding nature trails on the
Promenade are also accessible. Directions to each of these areas may be
obtained at the visitor center. Evening campfire programs are held in
the Gulpha Gorge Campground amphitheater and interpretive exhibits
may be seen m the campground ranger station.
Pea Ridge National Military Park
Pea Ridge, Arkansas 72751
(501)451-8122
The Union victory here on March 7-8, 1862, m one of the major engage-
ments of the Civil War west of the Mississippi, led to the Union's control
of the Missouri.
The visitor center is 10 miles (16.10 km) north of Rogers off U.S. High-
way 62. The parking area with reserved parking spaces is 100 feet
(30.48 m) from the center. The visitor center, exhibit rooms and audi-
torium are all accessible, with the exception of the observation terrace
which IS reached by three steps up from the foyer. Restroom doors'
widths are 36 inches (91.44cm) and stall doors' 24 inches (60.96cm).
Most of the wayside stations with interpretive devices on the park
tour road are accessible. The next-to-last stop on the park tour road is
Elkhorn Tavern, the major interpretive site on the road. This historic
building is entered by two narrow steps to the porch. The tavern is 1 50
feet (45.72 m) from the parking area and is reached by level walk.
The self-guidmg trail m the detached section of the park has a very
steep incline up to the hilltop entrenchment. Interpretation is below at
trail level. The self-guidmg drive m the detached section is over ex-
tremely rough surface.
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Cabrillo National Monument
P.O. Box 6175, San Diego, California 92106
(714)293-5450
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, Portuguese explorer who claimed the west
coast of the United States for Spam m 1542, is memorialized here.
An added sight during the winter is the gray whales that migrate
offshore here.
The visitor center Loma Point has a traffic circle for unloading, parking is
75 yards (68.40 m) away. Walkways, auditorium, whale-viewing pavilion,
exhibit room, administration building and visitor center restrooms are all
accessible. Restroom stall doors are 25 inches (63.50 cm) wide.
Two overlooks at the view building are accessible by a slightly
inclined walkway. A rest area with benches, water fountain and harbor
view IS accessible from the west entrance. The Cabrillo statue near the
visitor center is reached by a gently sloping concrete walkway. The light-
house tower grounds are accessible. However, the lighthouse entrance
is reached by steps and the tower climb presents difficulties as the steps
are steep and narrow. Bilingual (English and Spanish) audio stations at
the Whale Overlook and at the lighthouse tower grounds are easily
reached. The tidal pool can be reached only by a rocky shoreline trail
and the Bayside Trail is an old, abandoned jeep trail
Channel Islands National Monument
1966 Anchors Way Drive, Ventura, California 93003
(805)644-8157
The monument, with a large rookery of sea lions, nesting sea birds and
unique plants and animals, includes Santa Barbara and Anacapa Islands.
A visitor center at Ventura Marina has a recorded slide program and
exhibits on the Channel Islands. The center has three steps at the entry
and the restroom facilities cannot accommodate wheelchairs
All visitors can take the boat trips to Anacapa and Santa Barbara
Islands, but the steep inclines up the cliffs make access onto the islands
difficult. Much of the flora, fauna and geology of the islands, however,
can be clearly seen from the boat.
Food, lodging and medical services are available m Ventura.
Death Valley National Monument
Death Valley, California 92328
(714)786-2331
This large desert, nearly surrounded by high mountains, contains the
lowest point m the Western Hemisphere. The area includes Scotty's
Castle, the grandiose home of a famous prospector, and other remnants
of gold and borax mining activity.
The visitor center, located on State Highway 190, is fully accessible from
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the paved parking lot. New restrooms are designed for full accessi-
bility and convenience. The Furnace Creek Inn, near the visitor center,
has elevator service to all floors and has fully accessible restaurants,
restrooms and guest rooms. Reservations should be made ahaad by
calling the Inn at (714) 786-2345.
Snack bar and gift shop as well as exhibits are on the first floor of
the famous Scotty's Castle, The upper floors with their exhibits are
accessible by steps.
Many natural features are accessible by car. Most trails are unpaved
and sandy
The visitor center has a 20-minute recorded slide program and other
interpretive programs from November through April. Heat is severe
from May through October. Elevations along the entrance roads and to
mam points of interest m the valley range from 280 feet (85.29 m) below
sea level to 5,000 feet (1,523.00 m) above sea level. Other points of in-
terest on side trips m the mountains, easily accessible by road, range up
to 8,133 feet (2,477.31 m) above sea level. The nearest hospital is at
Lone Pine, California, 100 miles (161 km) north on State Highway 190.
Devils Postpile National Monument
c/o Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Three Rivers, California 93271
(714)943-2289
Hot lava cooled and cracked some 900,000 years ago to form sym-
metrical blue-gray basalt columns 40 to 60 feet (12. 16 to 18.28 m) high
resembling a giant pipe organ. The John Muir Trail between Yosemite
and Kings Canyon National Parks crosses the monument.
The monument is reached by a 10' 2 mile (169 km) drive to Mmeret
Summit on a paved road from U.S. 395, and then by 5''2 miles (8.85 km)
of unpaved, gravel mountain road. The average elevation is 7,600 feet
(2,314.96 m); facilities are primitive. The contact station is a log cabin,
with small restrooms m a separate building. No overlooks are accessible
from the contact station except by difficult driving or hiking, either on
the unpaved mountain road or on off-road rough terrain.
Fort Point National Historic Site
P.O. Box 29333, Presidio of San Francisco, California 94129
(415)556-1693
This classic brick and granite mid- 19th century fort, located under the
southern anchorage of the Golden Gate Bridge at the mouth of San
Francisco Bay, is the largest fortification along the West Coast. The site
is considered to be one of the most spectacular areas m San Francisco.
The first floor of the fort is fully accessible, from designated parking
spaces, directly into the fort at ground level and through wide doors.
The restroom facilities m the fort are inadequate for visitors m wheelchairs.
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The exhibits consist of pictures and print telling the story of Fort
Point, and cannon and other equipment related to that story. Interpretive
talks are given and descriptive materials are handed out. Sixty-seven
spiral stone steps lead to the upper floors, the fourth of which is the
observation (barbette) floor. Tour guides are available at all times.
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Fort Mason, San Francisco, California 94123
(415)556-2920
This extensive new, urban recreation area (35,000 acres— 14,164.50
hectares), m and around San Francisco, offers abundant outdoor recrea-
tional opportunities and historical settings.
Most of the units withm this area are accessible by public transportation
and by automobile. Withm the city, the San Francisco Mum transporta-
tion system serves Aquatic Park, Fort Mason, Marina Green, Presidio
of San Francisco, Fort Point, Bakers Beach, Land's End, Fort Miley,
Sutro Heights Park, Ocean Beach and Fort Funston. During the summer
months, the Mum system serves Fort Baker and Fort Cronkhite./Rodeo
Lagoon. Golden Gate Transit serves areas reached via Highway 1,
including Stmson Beach, the Bolmas area and Olema Valley m Mann
County. The ferry system serving Angel Island State Park (withm the
boundary of the recreation area) is fully accessible to visitors m wheel-
chairs. Concession-operated ferry leaves every 40 minutes from Fisher-
man's Wharf for Alcatraz, The boats are accessible with assistance up
the ramps. Narrow restrooms are on the mam deck. Exhibits and audio-
visual programs are in the small museum which may be entered either
with assistance over three steps at the front entry, or m the rear with
assistance over a steep trail at ground level. All trails on the island are
of concrete, but many are steep. Restrooms have chemical toilets Entry
into the prison requires assistance over steps. Guided tours are con-
ducted by park technicians. The round trip, including the guided tour,
IS about 1''2 hours.
Picnic facilities are reached by public transportation and automobile.
Benches are provided along walks. Birdwatchmg is rewarding in the
Forts Barry and Cronkhite areas. Many quiet spots to rest and con-
template nature are here.
The only fully accessible restroom facilities are at Fort Cronkhite.
Other restroom facilities are less than adequate for visitors m wheel-
chairs m major areas of this urban park.
Motels and restaurants are located withm walking distance of most
of the municipal sections of the park. Information on location of medical
facilities can be obtained from park personnel who also can provide
special services as necessary.
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John Muir National Historic Site
4202 Alhambra Avenue, Martinez, California 94553
(415)228-8860
The home of John Muir and adjacent Martinez Adobe commemorate
Muir's contribution to conservation and literature. This is "Living History"
area.
The house is entered by a number of steps for which a portable ramp has
been acquired. Because of the weight and structure of the ramp, how-
ever, it can only be set in place for groups upon advance arrangement.
The visitor center, with parking in front, is fully accessible through curb
cuts and at ground level. Restroom doors m the visitor center are 31
inches (78.74 cm) and stall doors, 24 inches (60.96 cm) wide. Plans are
underway for enlargement of the stalls.
Audio-visual programs are offered m the visitor center. Exhibits
are throughout the area. The trails around the ground are paved but
some assistance may be required m steep areas. One golf cart is avail-
able to take visitors up the hill to the home.
Food, lodging and medical services are available m the community
of Martinez.
Joshua Tree National Monument
74485 Palm Vista Drive
Twenty-nine Palms, California 922 17
(714)367-3553
A representative stand of Joshua trees and a great variety of desert
plants and animals, including the desert bighorn sheep, exist m this
desert region.
The Twenty-nine Palms Centers, the Oasis of Mara nature trail and Keys
View overlook are accessible by curb ramps and paved areas leading
to the areas. Restroom facilities and telephone are fully accessible to
visitors m wheelchairs at Twenty-nine Palms Visitor Center.
All important natural features can be viewed from cars: rock for-
mations, Joshua trees and other desert plants, wildflower displays, part
of the Salton View overlook and Cholla Cactus Garden.
The elevation ranges from 1,000 feet (304.60 m) m the eastern
portion to nearly 6,000 feet (1,827.60 m) m the Little San Bernardino
Mountains.
Kings Canyon National Park
Three Rivers, California 9327 1
(209)565-3341
Two enormous canyons of the Kings River and the summit peaks of the
fJigh Sierra dominate this mountain wilderness. General Grant Grove,
with Its giant sequoias, is a detached section of the park.
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The Grant Grove visitor center is located about 55 miles (88.55 km)
from Fresno on State Route 180. The center is fully accessible at ground
level from the parking lot. Restrooms are fully accessible. Information,
audio-visual programs, publications and exhibits are provided. Evening
campfire programs at Grant Grove and Cedar Grove amphitheaters
are accessible by paved trails. On the General Grant Grove Tree Trail,
a paved loop trail, a special tape-recorded guide for visually handi-
capped visitors is offered. Some assistance is needed.
Most campgrounds v\^ith accessible restrooms and other overnight
concessioner facilities, as v^ell as the Grant Grove Coffee Shop can be
reached by paved trail, but the Grant Grove cabin accommodations,
campground restrooms, and the Cedar Grove store have several steps
that will require assistance for the visitor m wheelchair. Information about
lodging is available at the visitor center, but reservations for fully acces-
sible lodgings should be made prior to the trip. Write or call Sequoia
and Kings Canyon Hospitality Service, Sequoia National Park, Calif.,
93262, telephone (209) 565-3373.
Sightseeing by car is excellent. Overlooks, m general, are accessible,
but it would be better to check for such information at the visitor center
before setting out. Weather and road conditions are best from May
through October for visiting the park. Elevation of the park roads ranges
from 4,600 to 7,000 feet (1402.08 m to 2,133.6 m). Rental car service is
available m Fresno. Daily bus service from mid-May to mid-September
connects with bus depot, air terminal and AMTRAK depot m Fresno.
A full range of medical services is available m Fresno.
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Mineral, California 96063
(916)595-4444
The park contains outstanding examples of major volcanic phenomena,
including Lassen Peak, the only recently active volcano m the coterminous
United States, which erupted intermittently from 1914- 1 92 1. This is a
"Living History" area.
The approach to the park from the north is via State Routes 44 and 89.
Redding is 48 miles west of the park on State Route 44. The temporary
visitor center at Manzanita Lake is accessible. Nearby is the camper
service store and comfort station with new restrooms designed for
visitors m wheelchairs. The amphitheater where interpretive programs
are given is fully accessible.
The south end of the park, the Sulphur Works area, can be reached
either by continuing south through the park on Route 89, a distance of 30
miles (48.3 km), or driving from Red Bluff on State Route 36, about 43
miles (69.23 km) west of Mineral to the intersection of 89 and 36, on to
89 and into the park. The Sulphur Works visitor center is entered at
ground level, and the restrooms have wide doors and are fully accessible.
The first section of the Sulphur Works self-guiding nature trail is
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of packed asphalt and fully accessible. Other accessible areas are the
Devastated Area exhibits and Windy Point, Diamond Point, Kings Creek
Meadow, Devastated Area and Lassen Peak vistas. Elevations on main
roads range from 5,800 to 8,500 feet (1,766.68 to 2,589.10 m). The
average elevation of mam features is 7,000 feet (2,132.20 m). Park head-
quarters, restaurants and lodging are at Mineral; restaurants, lodging
and full-range medical services are available at Chester, 30 miles (48.3 km)
east of Mineral on Route 36.
Lava Beds National Monument
P.O. Box 867
Tulelake, California 96 1 34
(916)667-2601
Volcanic activity has created a rugged landscape — a natural fortress
used by the Indians m the Modoc Indian War, 1872-73.
The visitor center/museum building is 30 miles southwest of Tulelake
on U.S. 139. Fully accessible restrooms are m the visitor center which
is entered at ground level.
Exhibits and two 3-minute pushbutton audiovisual slide programs
are provided. The Indian well campground, near park headquarters,
IS accessible by car and offers campfire programs. Bird and animal life
can be observed at the stopping points along the park road.
The altitude at park headquarters is 4,700 feet (7,567.0 km). Acces-
sible lodging, restaurants and medical services are available in Tulelake.
Muir Woods National Monument
Mill Valley, California 94941
(415)388-2595
This virgin stand of coastal redv/oods was named for John Muir, writer
and conservationist.
The snackbar and gift shop, information station, all restrooms and a
one-mile (1.61 km) paved trail, including interpretive displays and a
self-guidmg nature trail, are accessible. In addition, a roped trail marked
with large print text and Braille signs describing the environment is
provided for visitors with visual impairment. Park rangers are available
for assistance on trails. Interpretive talks may be arranged with advance
notice. Hikes beyond the valley floor require strenuous effort.
The monument is 12 miles (19.31 km) from the nearest hospital m
San Rafael and 17 miles (27.36 km) north of San Francisco. The monu-
ment IS open from 8 a.m. until sunset, the least crowded periods are
before 10 a.m. or late in the afternoon. Buses operate from San Fran-
cisco on weekends and holidays.
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Pinnacles National Monument
Paicmes, California 95043
(408) 389-4578
Spirehke rock formations 500 to 1,200 feet (152.30 to 365.52m) high,
with caves and volcanic features, rise above the smooth contours of the
surrounding countryside.
The headquarters is m an old building m Bear Gulch, a narrow canyon.
The headquarters is reached by a rough mountainous road. It is 35
miles (56.35 km) south of Hollister via state roads 25 and 146 The east
side buildings of the monument and all special activities m this area are
difficult of access because of the steep terrain and unsurfaced walks.
The Bear Gulch Cave hike, a round-trip of 1-3/4 miles (2,82 km) is a
strenuous 300-feet (9 1 .38 m) rise with 1 50 steps interspersed
The east side campground at Chalone Creek just off State Route
146, is easily accessible, with well designed and fully accessible rest-
rooms. The same is true of the west side Chapparal campground which
is reached from Highway 101, 11 miles (17.71 km) east from the turnoff
at Soledad. All natural features on the west side of the monument may
be viewed without difficulty from automobile.
Food, lodging and medical services are available m Soledad and
Hollister.
Point Reyes National Seashore
Point Reyes, California 94956
(415)663-1701
This peninsula near San Francisco is noted for its Jong beaches backed
by tall cliffs, lagoons and estuaries, forested ridges and offshore bird
and sea lion colonies. Fart of the area remains a private pastoral zone.
A "Living History" area.
Spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean, Drakes Estero, Drakes
Beach, Point Reyes Beach and rolling headlands may be seen from a
car. There are parking areas adjacent to Drakes Beach and Point Reyes
Beach.
The Drakes Beach Visitor Center, 100 feet (30.46 m) from the park-
ing area, has ramps with handrails and main doors 10 feet (3.05 m) wide
Restroom doors are 36 inches (91.44 cm) wide with stall doors 30
inches (76. 20 cm) wide. A concession room and picnic area are also
easily accessible.
Bear Valley information station, 20 feet (6.09 m) from the parking
lot, has a ramp and a 34-inch (86.36 cm) wide entrance. Adjoining rest-
rooms have ramps with handrails, 45 inch (1 14.3 cm) entrances, 38 inch
(96.52 cm) wide stall doors, and are equipped with bars.
Nearest lodgings, restaurants and medical services are m Point
Reyes Station, three miles (4.83 km) from Bear Valley headquarters, the
nearest hospitals are at San Rafael and Petaluma, both 20 miles (32. 1 9 km)
away.
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Redwood National Park
501 H Street, Drawer N
Crescent City, California 9553 1
(707)464-6101
In a mixture of sun and fog are coastal redwood forests with virgin
groves of ancient trees, including the world's tallest tree. The park also
includes 40 miles (64. 40 km) of scenic Pacific coastline.
U.S. 101 and 199 run the length of the park and have scenic drives
with pulloffs and vista points. Information stations are at Crescent City
and Orick. The Crescent City park headquarters and visitor center are
entered from street parking at sidewalk level. The restroom is 60-inches
(152.4 cm) square, the entry door is 33 inches (83.82 cm) wide. At the
Orick information station, restroom facilities have 3-foot (0.91 m) wide
doors
Summer campfire programs are presented m adjacent state parks;
evening interpretive programs are presented at the headquarters m
Crescent City. At Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park Museum, visitors
m wheelchairs will need assistance up the three steps to the entry.
Elk sometimes are visible to motorists on U.S. 101. Depending on
weather, there is a passable road to Gold Bluffs Beach. In ledediah
Smith Redwoods State Park are excellent views of the redwoods from
park roads. In Stout Grove, one short trail is accessible to visitors in
wheelchairs. Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park has Revelation Trail,
a nature trail for visitors who are visually handicapped, providing Braille
text description of the forest.
Summer visits are recommended. Greyhound bus service is avail-
able on US 101 with stops only m Crescent City and m Eureka, 85
miles (136.85 km) south of Crescent City, however, the most suitable
transportation is by private automobile. The highest road elevation is
1,000 feet (304.6 m). Restaurants, lodgings and medical services are
available m Crescent City and Eureka.
Sequoia National Park
Three Rivers, California 9327 1
(209) 565-9000
Great groves of giant seguoias that are among the world's oldest living
things, and IWount Whitney, at 14,495 feet (4,418.076 m) the highest
mountain m the U.S. outside of Alaska, are spectacular attractions here
m the High Sierra.
Ash Mountain headquarters building, six miles (9.66 km) east of Three
Rivers on California State Highway 198, and Lodgepole visitor center,
20 miles farther on the park road, are fully accessible at ground level
from paved parking. Restrooms are fully accessible. Both provide in-
formation, publications, exhibits and audio-visual programs. Evening
campfire programs at Lodgepole amphitheaters can be reached by paved
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trail, and the General Sherman Tree trail is reached by paved trail with
low mclme^
Most campgrounds with accessible restrooms and most overnight
concessioner facilities can be reached by automobile^ Lodging infor-
mation is available at the visitor centers, but reservations for fully acces-
sible lodgings should be made prior to the trip. Write or call Sequoia
and Kings Canyon Hospitality Service, Sequoia National Park, Calif.,
93262, telephone (209) 565-3373.
Weather and road conditions are best from May through October
for visiting the park Elevation on park roads ranges from 1,700 to
7,000 feet (518 16 m) to 2,133 6 m). The nearest hospital is at Exeter,
30 miles (48.3 km) west of Ash Mountain headquarters. Rental car service
IS at Visalia, 38 miles (60.8 km) west of headquarters on Route 198.
Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area
P.O. Box 188, Whiskeytown, California 96095
(916)241-6584
Whiskeytown Lake, formed by d dam on Clear Creek m a scenic moun-
tain region, is an excellent resource for water-related recreation^ The
area's other two units are administered by the Forest Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
The lake is excellent for most water-oriented activities, such as swimming,
boating and fishing Picnicking, camping and sightseeing are also
popular. Interpretive programs are given at campsites and at amphi-
theaters. Visitors should check with the Overlook contact station for
information about the programs. All of the nature trails are over rugged
terrain.
The Overlook contact station, which is the chief information center,
is located at the intersection of State Route 299 and Kennedy Memorial
Drive. At that center, restroom entry doors are 30 inches (76.20 cm)
wide and the stall doors, 32 inches (81.28 cm) wide. The only other fully
accessible restrooms are at the Dry Creek Group Campground on the
west edge of the lake six miles (9.6 km) from the information center.
These restrooms are 60 inches (152 4 cm) by 60 inches, with stall door
widths 34 inches (86.36 cm) and full equipment. Reservations must be
made for camping but the restrooms are available for transient visitors.
Restrooms at Brandy Creek picnic area and also at the Brandy Creek
marina have entry door widths of 29 inches (73.66 cm) and stall door
widths of 22 inches (55.88 cm). At the Brandy Creek swim beach and at
Oak Bottom swim beach restroom entry door widths are 34 inches
(86.36 cm) and stall door widths are 22 inches (55.88 cm).
The nearest restaurants, lodgings and medical services are m Redd-
ing eight miles ( 1 2.88 km) to the east of the contact station.
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Yosemite National Park
P.O. Box 577, Yosemite National Park, California 95389
(209)372-4461
Granite peaks and domes rise high above broad meadows m the heart
of the Sierra Nevada. Mountain Jakes and sparkling waterfalls, including
the Nation's highest, the world's three largest monoliths of exposed
granite and three groves of giant sequoias find their place here. There is
a "Living History" area at Wawona.
The following buildings are accessible: Yosemite Valley visitor center,
Happy Isles Trail Center (no ramp at front entrance, must be entered at
rear), Pioneer Yosemite History and Transportation Centers, park head-
quarters, Degnan's Village Store, Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite
Lodge, Curry Village, Ahwahnee Hotel, which has an elevator, and
Lewis Memorial Hospital (rear entrance).
Behind the visitor center, a model Indian village is staffed by craft
demonstrators during the summer and is accessible by surfaced road
with interpretive signs and leaflet, both m large print. All overlooks are
accessible, including Glacier Point. Audio-visual programs are accessible
at the following sites: the visitor center, Happy Isles Trail Center and
Pioneer Yosemite History and Transportation Centers.
Shuttlebuses are not equipped to handle wheelchairs easily. Visitors
with transportation problems should consult park officials. Some rest-
rooms m North Pine and Lower Pines Campgrounds and m the visitor
center are the only ones m the park equipped with grab bars and cur-
tained booth doors. These restrooms are accessible by paved trails.
Interpretive programs are offered throughout the park Special
interpretive programs are scheduled for groups by advance arrange-
ment. Park signs and informational folders show both English and metric
measurements.
Road elevations range from 2,000 to almost 10,000 feet (608, m to
almost 3040. m).
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Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
La Junta, Colorado 8 1 050
(303) 384-2596
As d principal outpost of civilization on the Southern Plains m the early
1800's and rendezvous lor Indians, the post became the center of a vast
fur-tradmg empire m the West. This is a "Living History" area.
The recently completed reconstruction is partially accessible, restrooms
are fully accessible, designed to accommodate wheelchairs. The parking
lot is 1/4 mile (4025 km) from the fort. An electric cart is available to
transport visitors v\^ho need such assistance.
The various rooms m the fort are furnished as exhibits, but the arti-
facts exhibits are m cases m the historian's office temporarily. Audio-
visual programs and interpretive talks are offered m the old trade room,
and conducted tours are available on request
The nearest food, lodging and medical services are m La Junta, 7
miles (11,27 km ) v^est on State Highway 1 94 ,
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument
P.O.Box 1648
Montrose, Colorado 81401
(303)249-9661
Shadowed depths of this sheer-walled canyon accentuate the darkness
of ancient rocks of obscure origin.
The monument is 11 miles (17,71 km) northeast of Montrose via US
50 and State J^ighway 347, Snack bar, souvenir stand, picnic areas,
campgrounds and restrooms are all accessible on Route 50,
The significant natural features can be enjoyed by car from road-
ways and overlooks, several of which have interpretive devices Inter-
pretive talks are offered at the amphitheater. The conducted trips are
very strenuous because the trails are rocky and unpaved.
Elevation on the mam roads ranges from 7,500 to 8,500 feet
(2,284.50 to 2,589. 10 m). The nearest food, lodging and medical services
are available m Montrose, Restrooms at park headquarters on US,
50 in Montrose are fully accessible.
Colorado National Monument
Fruita, Colorado 8 1 52 1
(303)858-3617
Sheer-walled canyons, towering monoliths and weird formations reflect
the action of time and weather on colorful sandstone here.
The visitor center is 7 miles ( 1 1 ,27 km) south of Fruita, 3 miles 4,83 km)
off Colorado 340, The entrances and porch of the visitor center are
accessible by steps or a long, sloping ramp from the parking lot The
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distance from the parking lot to the steps is 72 feet (21.945 m), from the
parking lot and up the ramp the distance is 140 feet (42.56 m). The porch
at the rear of the visitor center offers a view of the canyons and sur-
rounding countryside.
Picnic areas, campgrounds with restrooms, most overlooks and
some nature trails are also accessible. Most scenic pullouts along the 23-
mile (37.01 km) Rim Rock Drive offer views from the car. Audiovisual
programs and interpretive talks are offered at the visitor center and
campfire programs are held at the amphitheater.
Elevation on the mam road ranges from 5,000 to 6,000 feet (1,524
to 2,01 1.68 m). Restrooms at the visitor center are 29 inches (73.66 cm)
wide with door open, stalls are 23 inches (58 42 cm) with doors open.
The nearest substantial food, lodging and medical services are m Grand
Junction 20 miles east of park headquarters via U.S 70 Some facilities
may be found m Fruita.
Curecanti National Recreation Area
P.O. Box 1040
Gunnison, Colorado 8 1 230
(303)641-2337
Stretching for 40 rniJes (64.0 km) along the Gunnison River are Blue
Mesa Lake, Morrow Point Lake and Crystal Reservoir — components of
the Curecanti unit of the Colorado River Storage project.
The Elk Creek visitor center, 16 miles (25.76 km) west of Gunnison via
U.S. 50, IS on Blue Mesa Lake and is fully accessible. Observation points
are all along U.S. 50, which runs the length of the area. At the visitor
center are exhibits, interpretive talks, film strips and audiovisual pro-
grams. A sloping ramp makes a U-turn around an observation fish pond
in the lower level of the center, where various species of fish found m
the river and lakes are on display. The amphitheater m the campground
at Elk Creek visitor center is fully accessible by a gently sloping, hard-
packed earth path.
Food, lodging and medical services are available m Gunnison. The
average elevation is 7,600 feet (2,316.48 m).
Dinosaur National Monument
Dinosaur, Colorado 81610
(303)374-2216
Spectacular canyons were cut by the Green and Yampa Rivers through
unfolded mountains. A guarry contains fossil remains of dinosaurs and
other ancient animals here on the Colorado-Utah border.
The visitor center at park headquarters, \V2 miles (2.41 km) east of
Dinosaur on U.S. 40, is fully accessible from the parking area. Audio-
visual programs are given here. Restrooms have 32i/^ inch (82.55 cm)
wide entry doors but stall doors are 22^2 inches (57. 15 cm) wide.
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The lobby and exhibits on the ground floor of Dinosaur Quarry
visitor center are accessible, but assistance will be needed to second-
floor restrooms because of the ramp gradient of 12^2 percent. The two
mam campgrounds m the Quarry area are readily accessible and rest-
rooms are adequate. Permission will be given visitors in wheelchairs to
drive their cars to the visitor center as the parking lot is a half mile
(0.80 km) away. Arrangements can be made for assistance to visitors
m boarding the guided shuttlebuses for the summer naturalist tours.
Trips can be very dusty. Most scenic features can be viewed by car. The
hiking trails are rugged and narrow
Elevations of the Canyon Country rim range from 7,500 to 7,800
feet (2,284.50 to 2,375.88 m) and of the lower roads 4,700 to 6,000 feet
( 1 ,4 1 0 to 1 ,827.60 m). A full range of medical services, accessible accom-
modations and restaurants will be found m Colorado at Rangely, 20
miles (32.2 km) south of the park on Colorado Highway 64, and m Utah
at Vernal, 20 miles (32.2 km) west of the Dinosaur Quarry visitor. center
on U.S. 40.
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Florissant, Colorado 808 1 6
(303) 748-3253
A wealth of fossil insects, seeds and leaves of the Ohgocene Period is
preserved here m perfect detail. Here, too, is a remarkable display of
standing petrified sequoia gigantea stumps.
The temporary visitor center is an old ranchhouse 35 miles (56.35 km)
west of Colorado Springs on U.S. 24. The center is accessible by ramp
in the rear of the building, directly into the museum The restrooms are
small in the old structure, stalls m both men's and women's rooms are
22-1/2 inches (57.15 cm) wide, entry to the men's room is 24 inches
(60.96 cm) wide and to the women's room 22 inches (55.88 cm) wide.
The self-guidmg trail originating at the rear of the visitor center is
relatively level, hard-packed gravel. The trail leads to the petrified
sequoia display Other fossil exhibits are in the museum.
Elevation of the visitor center is 8,400 feet (2,560 m) The nearest
medical clinic is 15 miles (24.1 km) east on U.S. 24 at Woodland Park.
Other medical services and accessible lodgings and restaurants will
be found m Colorado Springs.
Great Sand Dunes National Monument
PC Box 60
Alamosa, Colorado 81101
(303)378-2312
Among the largest and highest m the United States, these dunes were
deposited over thousands of years by southwesterly winds blowing
through the passes of the lofty Sangre de Crista Mountains.
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The visitor center is 37 miles (59,57 km) northeast of Alamosa on U.S.
160. The center is reached by an 80-foot (24.38 m) concrete walk from
the parking lot. Restroom entry doors in the visitor center are 29 inches
(73.66 cm) w^ide and stall doors, 23-3/4 inches (60.325 cm). At the picnic
area, the restroom entry doors are 29 inches (73.66 cm) wide and the
stall doors 24|/^ inches (62.23 cm). At the campground, the entry door
width of restrooms is 29 inches (73.66 cm) and stall doors, 22 inches
(55.88 cm).
Double doors give access to the patio behind the center for a view
of the dunes, A level concrete walk joins a 280-foot (85.29 m) paved
trail ending m a viewpoint commanding an overall panorama of the
dunes. Summer evening campfire talks are conducted m the amphi-
theater, accessible by a slightly inclined asphalt trail. Specially conducted
group tours are available by prior arrangement.
Average elevation of the features is 8,200 feet (2,436,80 m). The
nearest food, lodging and medical services are at Alamosa,
Hovenweep National Monument
c/o Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 8 1 330
(303) 529-4469
Pre-Columbian Indians built these six groups of towers, pueblos and
cliff dwellings, now preserved as a national monument m Colorado
and Utah-
The monument is 18 miles north of Cortez on Highway 666, and then
west at Pleasant View, following a graded dirt road for 25 miles to
Square Tower Group, Utah.
The temporary visitor center is a shack with no visitor facilities.
There is a campground with a modern comfort station.
None of the rums can be viewed from the developed area, they are
accessible only after long and arduous hikes. The area is similar to
Mesa Verde, which is much more accessible and has all the necessary
facilities for visitors.
Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 81330
(303) 529-4465
These pre-Columbian cliff dwellings and other works of early man are
the most notable and best preserved m the United States.
The park entrance is 10 miles (16.01 km) east of Cortez on US 160.
The Far View visitor center is 15 miles (24.15 km) inside the park. All
barriers have ramps and there are no stairs. The center provides infor-
mation and has displays of Indian handicrafts. A large concessioner
complex m the same area has a fully accessible lodge, gas stations.
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accessible guest rooms and restrooms. Conducted bus tours of the park
begin from here. Reservations should be made for lodgings m the Far
View Lodge with the Mesa Verde Company by toll-free telephone (800)
525-5421.
Five miles (8.05 km) withm the park is the Morfield campground
which has accessible restrooms, amphitheater and a campfire circle,
and IS reached by a level trail
Five miles (8.05 km) beyond the Far View visitor center is the park
headquarters area which includes a fine archeological museum. The
parking lot has designated spaces nearest to the museum, curbs have
ramps and the walkway is paved. From the parking area, one can view
the rums across the canyon. Also in this area are a small store and gift
shop, open only in the summer, where picnic supplies can be purchased.
In this area, interpretive talks are given and guided trips can be taken
into the rums m the canyon over, rough terrain during winter months.
Trips are self-guidmg during summer months.
All major scenic overlooks, significant natural features and cliff
dwellings may be seen by car. The mesa-top rums and their interpretive
exhibits are accessible.
Elevations on mam roads range from 6,800 feet (2,072.64 km) to
8,600 feet (2,621.28 km). Average elevation of the main features is 7,000
feet (2, 1 33.6 m). The nearest full range of medical facilities is at Cortez.
Rocky Mountain National Park and
Shadow Mountain National Recreation Area
Estes Park, Colorado 805 1 7
(303)586-2371
The park's rich scenery, typifying the massive grandeur of the Rocky
Mountains, is accessible by Trail Ridge Road which crosses the Con-
tinental Divide. The park has more than 100 named peaks over 11,000
feet (3,352.8 m). high and wildlife and wildflowers m 410 square miles
(660. 1 sq. km) of the Rockies' Front Range. Shadow Mountain National
Recreation Area, comprising Shadow Mountain Lake, Lake Granby and
Willow Creek Reservoir, three units of the Colorado-Big Thompson
project, adjoins the park at the southwest corner.
The park is entered from the east by U.S. 34/36 to Estes Park, and from
the southwest by U.S. 34, to Grand Lake.
All parking spaces at visitor centers have ramps where necessary
and spaces have been designated at east and west entry visitor centers.
Restrooms are fully accessible at the following areas: Park Headquarters
and visitor center near Estes Park on the Trail Ridge Road in the eastern
section; at the West Unit office near Grand Lake entrance, at the Alpine
visitor center, near the highest point on Trail Ridge Road, just east of
the Continental Divide. Comfort stations at the following points have
fully accessible facilities: Rock Cut, Rainbow Curve and Sprague Lake.
Plans are moving forward to provide at least one fully accessible rest-
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room at every major campground m the park and recreation area.
The following facilities are fully accessible: Alpine visitor center and
lunchroom/store at Fall River Pass; the lower floor of Moraine Park
visitor center; the main entrance floor of the headquarters building, and
the lower floor which is reached from parking lot in the back of the
building, the Bear Lake information station, Granby Pumping Plant
(tours using elevators), and the relief model m the West Side visitor center.
The mam entrance floor of the headquarters building has information/
sales counters and the lower floor has a relief map of the park and fre-
quent showing of an orientation film.
Bear Lake and tundra self-guidmg nature trails are accessible except
for six steps on Tundra Trail at 12,300 feet (3,746.58 m) elevation, and
except, also, for crossing of a stream inlet at Bear Lake. Construction
of a small bridge over the inlet is planned. Several interpretive roadside
signs can be read from a parked car or adjacent sidewalk on Trail Ridge
Road. An undulating paved walk of 200 yards ( 182.88 m) at 1 1,700-foot
(3,563.82 m) elevation, leads from the parking area to Forest Canyon
overlook. The old Fall River Road is now a motor nature trail and a
self-guidmg leaflet is available. Travel is westbound only and uphill.
Illustrated programs are given by ranger naturalists at outdoor
amphitheaters nightly m summer. Paved trails with easy grades lead to
Glacier Basm, Moraine Park, Aspenglen and Stillwater amphitheaters. A
steep, paved trail leads to Timber Creek amphitheater. Similar programs
are provided at the headquarters auditorium. Access is through the rear
door which has a ramp over four low steps. Glacier Creek picnic area
is accessible and a smooth path leads to and part way around nearby
Sprague Lake.
Elevations along park roads range from 7,600 to 12,183 feet
(2,314.96 to 3,710.94 m). Only the section of Trail Ridge Road from
Hidden Valley to the east and lower elevation roads are open during
the winter.
A hospital is in Granby 14 miles (22.54 km) southwest of the Grand
Lake entrance, just beyond the junction with U.S. 34. Medical services
are also available m Estes Park. Accessible restaurants and lodgings
will be found m Estes Park at the Holiday Inn.
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Appalachian National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
District of Columbia
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
(See Maryland)
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
Theatre: 5 11 - 10th Street, N.W.
Petersen House: 516- 10th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
(202)426-6924
On April 14, 1865, President Lincoln was shot while attending a play
at Ford's Theatre. He was carried across the street to the Petersen house,
where he died the next morning. The Lincoln Museum at the theatre
contains the Olroyd Collection of Lmcolniana, and depicts various
phases of Lincoln s life. Live performances and interpretive programs
are given m the theatre, and interpretive talks are also given m the House
Where Lincoln Died.
A parking garage is adjacent to the restored theatre. A 3-inch (7.35 cm)
step from the sidewalk is the only barrier to the back of the theatre where
there is ample space for visitors m wheelchairs, and a clear view of both
theatre and stage. The restrooms are down a long flight of stairs. Access
to the Petersen house is by a long, narrow flight of steps with handrails.
A special tour can be arranged for visitors with visual handicaps.
The tour includes the President's box where all furniture and appoint-
ments can be handled. A sign language tour can also be arranged for
visitors with hearing impairment. For special tour and ticket information
call 426-6294
Ticket and performance information is available at the box office or
by telephoning 347-6260. The museum and house are open 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. daily and weekends. The theatre closes at 1 p.m. Thursdays and
Saturdays
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Fort Dupont Park and Activity Center
Minnesota Avenue and Randle Circle, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20019
(202)426-7723
The Fort Dupont Park Center is designed for many types of recreational
and community activities.
The 375-acre (151,5 ha) park contains lighted basketball courts and
football, baseball and softball fields, a year-round ice skating rink and
picnic areas. Reservations for facilities should be made through DC.
Recreation, 673-7646.
The visitor center is an old clubhouse, converted and accessible at
ground level with no-barrier parking nearby. Restrooms have entry and
stall doors 32 inches (81.28 cm) v^ide. Walkv\/ays are paved and at least
48 inches ( 1 17.6 cm) wide, with moderate gradmgs. The center has non-
slip floors.
Guided tours, nature walks and talks and films are offered by prior
arrangement. A park naturalist brings animals to the Center and gives
inforinal interpretive talks on a regular schedule. During the summer, a
day camp offers arts and crafts, games, ice skating and other programs,
including visits to Oxon Hill Farm and to Anacostia Park for roller skating.
Frederick Douglass Home
1411 W Street, S.E.
Washington, DC. 20020
(202)889-1736
From 1877 to 1895 this was the home of the Nation's leading 19th-
century black orator and U.S. Minister to Haiti m 1889.
The house is located on a hill with a public parking lot at the bottom.
Visitors with handicaps of mobility may drive to the home and park in
the staff parking area at the rear of the building. The rear entrance has
a ramp to provide access for visitors in wheelchairs. The comfort station
is a portable, fully accessible restroom. The second floor of the home is
reached by a steep, winding, long flight of stairs.
Sign language interpretation and group conducted tours are pro-
vided by advance arrangement. Written materials are available for self-
conducted tours, informal interpretive talks are given at any time upon
request.
Visiting hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
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John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Office; 2700 F Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20566
(202) 254-3850
Site location: Rock Creek Parkway, overlooking the Potomac and
Theodore Roosevelt Island
(202) 254-3600
The marble edifice, designed by Edward DurelJ Stone, is the sole official
memorial m Washington, D.C, to the 35th President It culminates an
interest m a national cultural center dating back to George Washington.
The Center houses three auditoriums — the Opera House, the Concert
Hall and the Eisenhower Theatre — and the American Film Institute
Theatre.
A special box is reserved m each for patrons m wheelchairs. Tickets
for aisle seats in the orchestra section may also be purchased by patrons
able to move from wheelchair to theater seat.
Elevators at each theater serve orchestra, box and balcony levels,
and on request, the head usher will arrange for a wheelchair for those
who wish to enter through a side entrance to avoid steps at the mam
entrance.
Special restroom and telephone facilities are available on the orches-
tra level of each theater for patrons m wheelchairs. Parking arrange-
ments may be made m advance by calling the garage at (202) 659-9620.
Sign language tours are conducted at 10 a.m. each Saturday. For
information call (202) 254-3850. Guided tours are given from 10 a.m.
to 1T5 p.m. daily. Rooftop talks are held at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Monday
through Friday and on the hour, 1 1 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Restaurants are located on the rooftop level and are reached by elevator.
Lincoln Memorial
c/o National Capital Region
1 100 Ohio Drive, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20242
(202) 426-6895 or 6841
At the foot of 23rd Street N. W., this classical structure features the 19-
foot (5.79 m) marble seated statue of the Great Emancipator by Daniel
Chester French. The architect of the building was Henry Bacon. Carved
on the marble walls are Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and Second
Inaugural A ddress.
Interpretive services are available from 8 a.m. to midnight daily.
The memorial is at the west end of the Mall area. An elevator and
access ramp have been installed as an alternate access to the 58 steps
in the front of the memorial from sidewalk to the statue chamber. Rest-
room facilities and drinking fountains are fully accessible. Both restrooms
and elevator are accessible by a gradually sloping walkway with curb
40 District of Columbia
cuts at the street. Parking for visitors m wheelchairs is marked on the
east side of the circle roadway. Tactile signs have been placed m the
restrooms. Telephones are accessible. Audio and visual fire alarms have
been installed.
Sign language tours and other conducted tours can be arranged m
advance of visit.
Lyrndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac
c/o George Washington Memorial Parkway
Turkey Run Park
McLean, Virginia 22101
(703) 557-8990
This memorial is dedicated to the 36th President of the United States,
author of the New Conservation pohcy creating "the hvable total
environment."
The grove is m Lady Bird Johnson Park on the George Washington
Memorial Parkway, west of L95 and 14th Street Bridge. The stone
memorial and woodland trail are fully accessible. Parking is nearby at
the Columbia Island Marina.
National Capital Parks
c/o National Capital Region
1 100 Ohio Drive, S.W.
Washington, DC. 20242
(202) 426-6700
This park system m the Nation's Capita] includes parks, parkv^ays and
reservations m the Washington metropolitan area, including such prop-
erties as the Battleground National Cemetery, the President's Parks
(Lafayette Park north of the White House and the Ellipse south of the
White ffouse), the parks flanking the Great Falls of the Potomac, a
variety of military fortifications and greenswards.
When Congress established a permanent National Capital m 1790,
the city's Federal Commissioners were given the power "to purchase
or accept such guantity of land as the President shall deem proper for
the use of the United States. " Under this authority the Commissioners
purchased Washington's first 1 7 public reservations and accepted dona-
tions of other lands reguired for the street system of Pierre L'Enfant's
city plan. Today more than 300 park units derive from these lands. The
Office of Public Building and Public Parks of the National Capital was
abolished and its public reservations were transferred to National Capital
Parks, National Park Service, Aug. 10, 1933.
For general information about the national parklands in the metropolitan
area, call the Office of Public Affairs at (202) 426-6700 or Dial-A-Park at
(202) 426-6975 for a recorded message of daily events m metropolitan
Washington park areas.
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National Mall
c/o National Capital Region
1 100 Ohio Drive, SW.
Washington, D,C^ 20242
(202)426-6842
Rows of stately elms mark the sweep of the greensward from the U.S.
Capitol to the Washmgton Monument, a key feature of Pierre Charles
L'Enf ant's Plan for the city of Washington m 1790.
The Mall today includes various buildings of the Smithsonian
Institution. The "mall area " as distinguished from the "mall" includes,
for management purposes, the major memorials (Washington, Jefferson
and Lincoln), Constitution Gardens and the Sylvan Theater, the Presi-
dent's Parks (the Ellipse, the White House and Lafayette Park), West
Potomac Park (including the Reflecting Pool, the polo field and the site
of the Folkhfe Festivals) and the Tidal Basin. (The memorials and the
White House are described separately m this book.)
Over 100 curb cuts (or ramps) have been made in the mall area. Four
fully accessible and equipped comfort stations and accessible drinking
fountains are provided These are near the Sylvan Theater (off Inde-
pendence Avenue near 15th Street, S.W.), m West Potomac Park near
the polo field; on the south side of the reflecting pool at the Folklife
Festival site; m Constitution Gardens near the lake. The restrooms m the
Ellipse and m Lafayette Park are inaccessible.
Designated parking spaces are m the parking lot off Constitution
Avenue on the Washington Monument grounds and on Madison and
Jefferson Drives near entrances of the Smithsonian buildings.
Constitution Gardens, between 17th Street and Lincoln Memorial
on Constitution Avenue, was constructed to conform to American
National Standards Institute (ANSI) requirements for accessibility, in-
cluding accessible restrooms, curb cuts from Constitution Avenue and
leveled curbs on both sides of the Tourmobile driveway, gentle incline
grades and other specifications.
For general information on the Mall, call the management office.
Survey Lodge m the Washington Monument grounds off Independence
Avenue, at 426-6842.
National Visitor Center
Union Station
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 532-5338
The National Visitor Center, m restored Union Station at Massachusetts
Avenue and First Street, N.E., encompasses a diverse complex of pro-
grams and facilities to welcome visitors to the National Capital.
The Visitor Center provides information, maps and printed material on
the city It has a National Bookstore, a fast-food restaurant, foreign
42 District of Columbia
language services, and a Discover America Hall of States. Its "Welcome
to Washington" audio and visual program on the lower level can be
seen and heard from the mam floor. Two historical films are shown.
Curb cuts have been made from the loading zone to the mam level;
some drinking fountains and telephones have been made accessible;
some restrooms are accessible. An information desk for visitors with all
types of handicaps is manned at all times on the mam level.
The National Visitor Center is being converted into a totally acces-
sible building.
Old Stone House
3051 M Street, N.W.
Washmgton, DC, 20007
(202)426-6851
Old Stone House is a fine example of pre-Revolutionary architecture,
and one ofttie oldest structures m the Nation 's Capital
The house, m Georgetown, is on the city sidewalk with one small sill
at the entry. Only commercial or on-street parking is available. No public
restrooms are available. The second floor is reached by a narrow wind-
ing stairway of 10 steps without a railing. The gardens are accessible.
Interpretation is provided on the history and 18th-century life by
staff members m period dress. Demonstrations of cooking, candle
making, textile crafts and other domestic arts are given.
Conducted tours for visitors with hearing impairment are given by
pre-arrangement. Reproductions of historic items are available for touch-
ing by visitors with visual impairment. On Saturday and Sunday after-
noons a special program, "A Day in the Life of a Colonial Family," is
presented.
Rock Creek Park
5000 Glover Road, N.W.
Washington, DC. 20015
(202)426-6833
One of the largest urban parks m the world, this wooded preserve con-
tains a wide range of natural, historical, cultural and recreational resources
m the midst of metropolitan Washington, D. C.
Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway runs through the city from the north
city line (Western Avenue) to West Potomac Park. The park itself ex-
tends from the north District line to the confluence of Rock Creek and
the Potomac River, a distance of four miles (6.44 km), and is composed
of 1,754 acres (710 ha). Potomac Parkway continues the parkway along
the banks of the Potomac to West Potomac Park.
The park contains foot and bicycle trails and bridle paths, the Na-
tional Zoological Park, the Rock Creek Nature Center, a public golf
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course, the Art Barn, Peirce Mill, Carter Barron Amphitheatre, several
historic sites and many picnic areas.
Rock Creek Nature Ceriter, located at Military and Glover Roads,
NW, (202) 426-6828, is designed to provide an understanding and
appreciation of the natural world, as exemplified m Rock Creek
Park. The Center and the planetarium m the center building are
fully accessible as are the restrooms. Construction is m progress to
provide access to the auditorium m the lower level of the center down
a moderate slope to the rear of the center, with ramps as needed.
Short guided walks and animal demonstrations, principally
with rescued, indigenous animals, are available at the center.
Special interpretive programs are also available by arrangement for
groups with hearing, visual and other disabilities.
Peirce Mill, a 19th-century grist mill, is located at Park Road and
Tilden Street, N.W., (202) 426-6908. Entry is at ground level to the
first floor, and by portable ramp and with assistance to the base-
ment level.
This IS a "Living History" area and demonstrations of corn
grinding by wooden machinery and water power are given Guided
tours of the mill and living history demonstrations are given by
appointment for groups of visitors with visual, hearing and other
disabilities.
Nearby is the Art Barn, a gallery for exhibiting works by local
artists.
Carter Barron Amphitheater in Rock Creek Park at 16th Street
and Colorado Avenue, box office (202) 829-3200, was built m 1950
for the staging of the Paul Green symphonic drama, "Faith of Our
Fathers," in observance of the sesquicentennial celebration of the
founding of the city of Washington, D.C. It was then turned over to
the National Park Service.
Gently sloping, paved walkways connect the parking lot and
the amphitheater. Because of the distance, persons with mobility
disabilities may park near the box office entrance gate where the
curb has a ramp. The two side aisles, 34 inches (86.36 cm) wide, are
accessible but the slope to the seating areas is very steep. Alterna-
tive seating at the rear and along the aisles can be arranged by
calling ahead to the box office. Telephones are at universal height
and entries to restrooms have ramps. The entry doors are 35 inches
(88.90 cm) wide, and stall doors are 24 inches (60,96 cm) wide.
Snack bars are accessible.
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Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site
144 Constitution Avenue, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20002
(202)546-1210
Rebuilt after fire damage from the War of 1812, this red brick house is
one of the oldest on Capitol hfill It has been the National Women's
Party headquarters since 1929 and commemorates the party's founder
and women's suffrage leader, Dr. Alice Paul, and her associates. Alice
Paul was a leading advocate and activist m the women's rights move-
ment. If er enthusiasm and efforts were instrumental m securing passage
of the Constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote and
also passage by Congress of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment.
In addition, the house has historic significance as the residence of
Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents Jefferson and
Madison, and is believed to be the site of the only active resistance to
the British Army during their march on Washington after the Battle of
Bladensburg m 1814. The property dates back to an original land grant
m 1 632 to Cecilius Calvert, Second Lord Baltimore.
The house is open to the public weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., week-
ends and holidays, noon to 4 p.m., throughout the year. There are no
public restrooms and the entry and access to upper floors and to the
library (between the floors) is by steep flights of steps.
Restoration is m progress and the schedule of visiting hours may
be changed from timie to time on that account. Persons should check m
advance to verify visiting hours.
Theodore Roosevelt Island
c/o George Washington Memorial Parkway
Turkey Run Park
McLean, Virginia 22101
Site telephone: (202) 426-6922
On this wooded island nature sanctuary m the Potomac River, trails lead
to an imposing 17-foot (5.19 m) statue of Roosevelt, the conservation-
mmded 26th President. His tenets on nature, manhood, youth and the
State are inscribed on 2 1 -foot (6.39 m) tablets. The memorial was de-
signed by Eric Tugler; the statue was sculptured by Paul Manship.
The island is off George Washington Memorial Parkway northbound
from Roosevelt Bridge. The parking lot is unpaved and the temporary
loose-graveled causeway presents difficulties. A fully accessible pedes-
trian bridge will be constructed with completion anticipated m 1978.
Pamphlets are available describing the memorial, the human history
and natural features of the island. The 2-1/2 miles (4.025 km) of packed
earth or wood-chipped foot trails are level for the most part, and some-
what hilly and bumpy, m the northern section. Walks, conducted by
interpreters, highlight the natural and historic features of the island.
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Restrooms are 1/4 mile (0,4025 km) from the end of the causeway
and the memorial The location, privacy walls, steps and dimensions of
the current facilities present difficulties for visitors with mobility impair-
ment. Plans are under consideration to relocate the comfort stations on
the mainland near the parking area. The new restrooms will be fully
accessible and equipped.
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
c/o National Capital Region
1 100 Ohio Drive, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20242
(202) 426-6822
Locdted on the South Bank of the Tidal Basin, this circular, colonnaded
structure, m the classic style introduced m this country by Jefferson,
memorializes the author of the Declaration of Independence and Presi-
dent from 1801 to 1809. On the interior walls are carved four excerpts
from Jefferson's writings. The heroic bronze statue of Jefferson was
sculptured by Rudulph Evans. Architects were John Russell Pope and
associates Otto Eggers and Daniel Jiiggms. The memorial was dedicated
on April 13, 1 943 on the 200th anniversary of Jefferson s birth. Surround-
ing the memorial and the Tidal Basin are cherry trees that the city of
Tokyo presented to the city of Washington m 1912.
Interpretive services are available from 8 a.m. to midnight all year.
An elevator and ramps have been installed from grade level to the
rotunda, making the memorial fully accessible. Tactile signs have been
placed in the restrooms. The fully accessible restrooms and drinking
fountains are on the grade level. Telephones are 48 inches (1 17.6 cm)
above the floor. Audio and visual fire alarms have been installed. The
parking lot has designated spaces and curb cuts.
Washington Monument
c/o National Capital Region
1100 Ohio Drive, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20242
(202) 426-6839 or 6841
This 555- foot (168.99 m) obelisk honoring George Washington is a
dominating feature of the Nation's Capital. The monument, opened to
the public m 1888, is on the Mall at Constitution Avenue and 15th Street
N. W. The architect-designer was Robert Mills.
The monument is accessible by elevator to the 500-foot (152.25 m) level.
Return is by elevator or down the 898 steps from which the 1 90 memorial
stones on the walls can be viewed. The window levels, however, are too
high for children and for visitors in wheelchairs without assistance. The
National Park Service is considering ways to make it easier for all
visitors to use the windows.
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The nearest parking is m the 1 6th Street parking lot on Constitution
Avenue, about 150 yards (137,025 m) from the base of the monument.
Designated spaces are near curb cuts m the lot close to the paved path
to the monument. The path has a steep (close to 8.33 percent) grade with
no rest areas. Plans are being considered for level, benched areas on the
path. A steep curb ramp is at the end of the path at the base of the
monument, A service roadway runs around the monument.
On the east side (front) of the monument, curb cuts are on both sides
of the roadway. Curb cuts on the sidewalks are on 15th Street near the
loading zone of the Tourmobile, but the path from 1 5th Street to the base
of the monument is steep, although short. The Tourmobile is accessible
only with assistance.
Restrooms designed to accommodate visitors m wheelchairs are
on the southeast side of the monument near the Sylvan Theater. Entrance
doors are 34 inches (86.36 cm) wide and stall doors are 32 inches (8 1 .28
cm) wide. The path to the comfort stations is level and paved.
White House
c/o National Capital Region
1 100 Ohio Drive, S.W,
Washington, DC. 20242
(202) 426-6622
This hds been the residence and office of the Presidents of the United
Stdtes since November 1800. The cornerstone was laid October 13,
1792 on the site selected by George Washington and included m the
L'Enfant Plan. The building was renovated between 1949-52.
Persons physically unable to wait m line for tours of the White House
should go directly to the northeast gate for prompt admittance. Wheel-
chairs are available. From the northeast gate and throughout the lower
floor of the White House and the grounds, all paths and floors are fully
accessible, with ramps as needed.
Conducted tours for special groups can be arranged by writing
the visitor services in the White House, and general information may be
obtained by calling 456-2200.
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Big Cypress National Preserve
P.O.Box 1247
Naples, Florida 33940
(813) 262-1066 or 1173
Adjoining the northwest section of Everglades National Park, this large
area provides a freshwater supply crucial to the park's survival. Sub-
tropical plant and animal life abounds m this ancestral home of the
Seminole and Miccosukee Indians.
There are no public facilities m this new area. Less than half of the author-
ized land area has been acquired. Maps and printed general information
about national preserves in the National Park System, as well as general
information about the biological and cultural nature of the Big Cypress
area are available at the park management office.
Park headquarters is at Room 304, 850 Central Avenue, Naples.
The building is fully accessible at ground level. An elevator is available
inside the building to reach the park office.
Biscayne National Monument
PC. Box 1369
Homestead, Florida 33030
(305) 247-2044
Biscayne National Monument, for the most part, is reef and water, but
withm Its boundaries, about 25 keys, or islands, form a north-south chain,
with Biscayne Bay on the west and the Atlantic Ocean on the east The
monument contains a significant example of living coral reef Most of the
shoreline on both mainland and keys is exposed, rough coral rock.
Headquarters is located 8 miles (12.88 im) east of Homestead city limits,
on North Canal Drive. The building has an information room and small
exhibits. The headquarters area, the boat-launching ramp, and part of
the jetty are accessible. Restrooms have entry doors 29 inches (73.66
cm) wide and stall doors are 32 inches (8 1 .28 cm) wide.
Except for the headquarters on the mainland, the monument is
accessible only by boat, and visitors must make their own arrangements
as no public boat transportation is available. The mainland site and the
jetty offer a pleasant view of Biscayne Bay and opportunities for fishing,
birdwatching and relaxing.
Canaveral National Seashore
PC. Box 2583
Titusville, Florida 32780
(305) 867-4675
Immediately north of the Kennedy Space Center, the seashore offers a
great variety of wildlife, including many species of birds, on a segment of
largely undeveloped wild lands. The area includes a portion of 140,393-
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acre (56,718.772 ha) Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, adminis-
tered by Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the fnterior.
All lands withm Apollo State Park and Turtle Mound State Archeological
Site are now under the administration of Canaveral National Seashore.
The 25 miles (40.25 km) of shoreline incorporated m the national sea-
shore are located between New Smyrna Beach on the north and the
Kennedy Space Center on the south.
Canaveral is the newest in a chain of national seashores extending
along the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Coasts. Limitations on
physical development and a prohibition of vehicular traffic on the beach
were written into the legislation establishing the seashore.
Park headquarters is 7 miles (1 1.27 km) east of TitusviUe on State
Route 402. The temporary headquarters complex is a group of trailers.
One of the trailers has been redesigned to provide fully accessible rest-
rooms.
The seashore is accessible only from the south and north ends. Most
of the facilities are m the south end of the park. The road from TitusviUe
continues to the Atlantic beach, 5 miles (8.05 km) beyond the visitor
center complex, then 5 miles (8.05 km) north along the beach, with
many overlooks along the way. One boardwalk, #7 on the Playa Almda
Beach, can be reached directly from the parking lot. The beach all along
the south end is of soft sand and dunes.
The visitor center provides map exhibits and books on coastal
vegetation, flora and fauna. The Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is
1 mile (1.61 km) west of the park entrance, and has a self-guidmg motor
nature trail.
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
1 Castillo Drive
St. Augustine, Florida 32084
(904) 829-6507
Construction of this oldest masonry fort m the continental United States
was started m 1672. The Spanish sought to protect St Augustine, the
first permanent settlement by Europeans m what is now the continental
United States (1565).
The entire ground floor of the Castillo is accessible from the parking
area. The entrance walk from the parking area to the courtyard mside
the fort is on a moderate slope. Restrooms are fully accessible and
equipped, and a drmkmg fountain at the proper height has been installed.
Some museum exhibit rooms on the courtyard have 2-inch (5.08 cm)
sills, but assistance is available if needed.
The conducted tours — except for the tour to the gundeck which is
reached by 45 steps — and the several interpretive markers and audio
stations are all accessible. Some living history demonstrations are offered
at the courtyard.
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De Soto National Memorial
RO^ Box 1377, 75th Street, N.W.
Bradenton, Florida 33506
(813)792-0458
The landing of Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto m Florida m 1539
and the first extensive organized exploration of what is now the southern
United States by Europeans are commemorated here. This is a "Living
History" area.
The monument is m Bradenton, 30 miles (48.3 km) south of Tampa on
U.S. 41, at the intersection with Manatee Avenue, which runs through the
park. The visitor center and auditorium are accessible from the parking
lot by a short, paved walk with no steps. Restrooms have entry doors
31 inches (78.74 cm) wide and stall doors are 24 inches (60.96 cm) wide.
The visitor center has audiovisual programs and exhibits and offers
a 22-minute movie on De Soto. Living history demonstrations are given
near the visitor center. A 1/2-mile (0.80 km) interpretive trail of packed
shell and sand may present difficulties for visitors in small-tired wheel-
chairs but is negotiable with assistance.
Everglades National Park
RO. Box 279
Homestead, Florida 33030
(305)247-6211
This largest subtropical wilderness m the coterminous United States
has extensive freshwater and saltwater areas, open Everglades prairies
and mangrove forests. Abundant wildlife includes rare and colorful
birds. This is the third largest national park and a "Living History" area.
Park headquarters and the Rarachute Key visitor center are about 10
miles (16.1 km) southwest of Homestead on Florida 27 which becomes
the main park road The visitor center parking lot has a curb ramp on
the north side, and access to the center is by ramps not exceeding a 5-
percent grade. Telephones, drinking fountains and restrooms have all
been modified to accommodate visitors m wheelchairs.
Modifications of essential facilities are underway throughout the
park and will be completed by December 1977. The visitor center has
exhibits, audiovisual and motion picture programs, and a desk for sale
of interpretive material, all accessible on the main floor.
Flamingo is a major recreation area. The Flamingo marina, coffee
bar, store, lounge, auditorium and the lower level of the Shark Valley
observation tower are all accessible. The Flamingo visitor center has a
10-percent grade ramp to the second floor where many of the programs
are given. The coffee shop and dining room in the open breezeway are
also reached by this ramp. All essential facilities have been modified to
accommodate visitors in wheelchairs, but assistance may be needed on
the steeper grade ramps.
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The following areas are fully accessible: Long Pine Key camp-
ground, Flamingo campgrounds and picnic areas, and Paurotis Pond
picnic areas. The following trails are fully accessible: Anhmga and
Gumbo Limbo at Royal Palm; Pinelands, Mahogany Hammock, and
West Lake. Most trails are loops, less than 1/2 mile (0.8 km) long and
are either boardwalk or hard surfaced.
The following programs are offered: audiovisual programs at
Flamingo auditorium, daytime interpretive talks at Flamingo, conducted
trips at Royal Palm and Flamingo; and evening programs at Long Pine
Key and Flamingo. These programs are offered only m season, Nov. 15
to April 15, The conducted trip by tram (accessible) to Shark Valley
observation tower is the only program m the park offered year-round.
Reservations for the fully accessible guest rooms m the Flamingo
Lodge (open all year) should be made well m advance with The Ever-
glades Park Catering, Flamingo, Florida 33030, (305) 253-3241.
The nearest full range of medical services is at Homestead, 48 miles
(77.28 km) from Flamingo, 10 miles (16.1 km) from headquarters.
Fort Caroline National Memorial
12713 Fort Caroline Road
Jacksonville, Florida 32225
(904)641-7155
Fort Caroline overlooks the site of a French Huguenot colony of 1564-
65, the second French attempt at settlement m the present United States.
Here, the French and Spanish began two centuries of European colonial
rivalry m North America.
At present, the visitor center entry presents difficulties because of many
steps. Assistance is given visitors m wheelchairs. The present restrooms
are inadequate but modifications are underway through construction
of a long ramp to the entry and by remodeling to provide fully accessible
restrooms. Completion is expected by early 1978.
In the visitor center, the exhibits and museum are fully accessible.
The reconstructed fort is 1/4 mile (0.40 km) from the visitor center. The
crushed-shell path to the fort descends a steep 23 feet (7.0 1 m). A wheel-
chair with pneumatic tires is available on loan for trail use
The Ribault Column overlook, on the St. Johns River, is reached by
automobile. The column is eight steps above the parking area sidewalk.
Fort Jefferson National Monument
c/o U.S. Coast Guard Base
Key West, Florida 33040
(305)247-6211
Fort Jefferson, built m 1856 to help control the Florida Straits, is the
largest all-masonry fortification m the Western world. It is the central
feature of the seven Dry Tortugas Islands and the surrounding shoals
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and waters of the Gulf of Mexico, some 75 square miles (120.75 km) that
make up the national monument.
The fort, which served as a Federal military prison during and after
the Civil War, occupies almost all of Garden Key, 70 miles (1 12.65 km)
west of Key West, Fla. Though off the beaten track, the monument is
famous for its bird and marine life, and Bush and Long Keys are pro-
tected nesting grounds for the noddy and sooty terns. (The sooty terns
gather on Bush Key for their nesting season of May to September.)
Garden Key can be reached only by boat or seaplane. Exit from the
aircraft to the seaplane concrete ramp will present difficulties for visitors
with mobility handicaps but can be managed with assistance. Between
the seaplane ramp and the fort are a concrete roadway and hard-packed
sand walkways. Arrival by boat is less difficult. Regular cruise service
from accessible docks m Key West to the accessible dock on Garden
Key is available during the summer months. Commercial transportation
services are listed m the Key West telephone directory.
A 400-foot (121.8 m) wooden ramp connects the boat dock with
the fort. Ramps cross the one-step entrance to the fort and another step
into the visitor center mside the fort. Walkways throughout the fort are
of brick and the ground floor is fully accessible. The ramparts are
reached by narrow spiral stone stairs. Exhibits and an audiovisual
orientation slide program are offered in the fort.
Restrooms m the fort present difficulties. The entry door of the men's
restroom is 28 inches (71.12 cm) wide and of the women's restroom, 30
inches (76.20 cm) wide, but entry into each is impeded by a privacy
partition close to the entry door requiring a sharp right-hand turn.
Plans are underway for new dock and restroom facilities, completion
is estimated for 1979.
Grills and picnic tables are provided and camping is permitted m
the grassed picnic area. Assistance may be needed over patches of
sand from walkways to the grassed areas. Snorkelmg and scuba divmg
are allowed. Salt-water sport fishing is good most of the year and no
fishing license is required. Regulations can be obtained from park
personnel at the fort. Since the Dry Tortugas are isolated, visitors must
bring m water, food and supplies. No lodgings are available m the monu-
ment.
Fort Matanzas National Monument
c/o Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
1 Castillo Drive
Saint Augustine, Florida 32084
(904) 829-5522
This Spanish fort was built m 1740-42 to protect St. Augustine from the
British.
The visitor center is on Anastasia Island, 14 miles (22.53 km) south of
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St. Augustine on Florida Highway AlA, The walk between the paved
parking area sidewalk and the pier behind the visitor center is accessible.
The musuem exhibits are m a very small room m a breezeway, with a
narrow door and one step unsuitable for a ramp. Wayside exhibits
m the breezeway, however, are accessible. On the pier, a good view,
an audio station, two wayside exhibits and an interpretive marker de-
scribing the fort, are all accessible. Care must be taken on the pier as
the boards are laid lengthwise with small gaps between.
The fort, on Rattlesnake Island, can be seen from the pier, but is
difficult to reach because of tidal docking problems and small steps and
seating arrangements m the 1 1 -passenger T-Craft used in the crossing.
Most living history demonstrations are conducted at the fort.
The walks are of cochma (shell) and random-set flagstone and are
a bit rough. Both restrooms have a small 4-inch (10.16 cm) entry step
unsuitable for ramps because ramps would create a safety hazard m
the narrow breezeway. Entry doors are 29 inches (73.66 cm) wide and
stall doors are 28 inches (71.12 cm) wide.
Gulf Islands National Seashore
P.O Box 100
Gulf Breeze, Florida 32561
(904) 932-5302
This series of offshore islands and keys has both historic forts and spark-
ling white sand beaches near Pensacola, Fla., and Pascagoula and
Biloxi, Miss., with mainland facilities m both states.
Private auto travel is possible m all sections except the Mississippi off-
shore islands. U.S. 90 and 98 are good sight-seeing highways that
partially follow the shoreline. They connect with U.S. 10. On US 10 m
Florida, close to the Alabama state line, fully accessible comfort stations
have been constructed m the rest area. No problem should be en-
countered m finding accessible restaurants, lodging and medical serv-
ices m major urban centers along the entire 150-mile (241.40 km) route
from Ship Island, Miss, to Santa Rosa Island, Fla,
Florida section. Headquarters and a small museum are housed in
temporary quarters at Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa Island near
Pensacola, Fla. The building is entered by ramp at a steep incline.
Exterior doors of the restrooms are 36 inches (91.44 cm) wide and
stall doors are 24 inches (60.96 cm) wide Curbs have been re-
moved for access to the Fort Pickens picnic pavilion and fishing
pier and at the Johnson Beach picnic pavilion on Perdido Key,
Fully accessible and equipped restrooms are under construction
m the Santa Rosa day-use area near Navarre Beach.
Bridges connect both Santa Rosa Island and Perdido Key with
the mainland. Withm the Fort Pickens section. Blackbird Marsh
Nature Trail provides a level walk with benches for resting, the
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museum and the interpretive center (called the Sandbox) are acces-
sible by ramp. Upon request, park personnel will give special inter-
pretive talks.
Mississippi section. The interpretive center, the fishing pier and
boat dock at Davis Bayou m Ocean Springs on the mainland, are
fully accessible at ground level. In the day-use area picnic sheds
v^ith built-in grills, restrooms and showers are also fully accessible.
The phone number for information about the Davis Bayou area is
(601)875-9057.
The three offshore islands, at distances ranging from 7 miles
( 1 1 .27 km) to 1 2 miles (19.32 km) from the mainland, are reached by
concessioner-run boats. Boarding and leaving the tour boats can
present difficulties because of tidal docking problems, but assis-
tance is available. The single-use restrooms are on the mam deck.
Entry doors are 28 inches (71.12 cm), but a 4-inch (10.16 cm) thres-
hold presents problems. However, assistance is available.
The run to Ship Island is 1 1/2 hours for day-use only Many
recreational opportunities and accessible facilities are here. A board-
walk runs across the island 1/2 mile (0.80 km) wide. Boards are
laid cross- wise and easily negotiated. Restrooms have 36-inch (91.44
cm) doors at entry and on stalls. Picnic areas are accessible, with
little assistance, m shade shelters with designated spaces nearest
the boardwalk. The patio and first floor of Fort Massachusetts,
used during the Civil War, are accessible by ramps, but the top of
the fort IS reached only by a narrow, spiral stairway. The beach at
the end of the boardwalk is accessible with a little assistance, and
lifeguards are on duty.
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Andersonville National Historic Site
Andersonville, Georgia 31711
(912)924-0343
This Civil War prisoner-of-war camp com mem orates the sacrifices borne
by Union prisoners m the 1861-65 conflict and by American prisoners of
all other wars m which the United States has engaged. The site includes
the Andersonville National Cemetery.
The visitor center, an old Army chapel building, is on Georgia 49, 10
miles (16.1 km) northeast of Americus, Ramps cover the four steps to
the entry, but some assistance will be required on the steep 36-inch
(91.44 cm) rise m 41 feet (12.464 m) The restrooms are modified to
provide accessible facilities for visitors m wheelchairs.
The visitor center has exhibits and audiovisual programs m a room
with designated spaces. All features m the prison site and the cemetery
are visible and most are accessible by level negotiable trails.
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Ga Tenn
P.O. Box 2126
Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia 3074 1
(404)866-9241
This park includes the Civil War battlefields of Chickamauga, Chatta-
nooga, Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. The park lies m
Georgia and Tennessee. This is a "Living ffistory" area.
The headquarters and visitor center are on U.S. 27, off 1-75, 10 miles
south of Chattanooga, Tennessee. At the front entrance there are two
low steps from the street level to the porch and one additional step into
the building Visitors m wheelchairs may enter from the parking area
via the breeze way over a portable ramp. The exhibit rooms are fully
accessible and equipped restrooms are on the ground floor, but the
audiovisual program on the second floor is accessible only by a flight
of steps.
Most of Chickamauga Battlefield (m Georgia) can be visited by
automobile. Wayside exhibits and printed materials provide the inter-
pretation. Point Park on Lookout Mountain (in Tennessee and Georgia),
overlooking the site of "The Battle Above the Clouds," is accessible, but
there is a drop of 20 feet (6.09 m) m a distance of 150 yards ( 137. 16 m)
on the blacktop walkway to the Chattanooga overlook.
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The Ochs Museum at the Chattanooga overlook contains pictures
of individuals engaged m the battle, an electric map showing troop
movements and an audio program. Living history demonstrations are
given at both the battlefield and at Point Park. The v\^orld's best collection
of shoulder arms, the Fuller gun collection, is m the visitor center.
Cumberland Island National Seashore
PO. Box 806
Saint Marys, Georgia 31558
(912)882-4336
Magnificent beaches and dunes, marshes and freshwater lakes make up
the largest of Georgia s Golden Isles, one of the finest remaining natural
areas on the East Coast.
The temporary headquarters and visitor center are on U.S. 40, which
ends at the St. Marys River. The center has fully accessible restrooms.
Information on the new area and tickets for the boat trip to the island
can be obtained here. The boat makes five daily 45-minute crossings a
week. It carries 150 passengers and is accessible but only with assist-
ance, due to the tidal-dockmg problems. Restrooms on the boat are
inadequate.
The visitor center on the island is accessible with assistance over
four steps to the porch. The single-use restrooms have 30-inch (76.20
cm) wide entry doors.
The 2-mile (3.22 km) walking tour to the Dungeness Rums complex
and the beach is over a difficult nature trail. Visitors are picked up at
the end of the walk for return to the visitor center by an electric tram with
passengers sitting in narrow seats, face to face, two abreast, and with no
space to carry wheelchairs.
Fort Frederica National Monument
Route 4, Box 286-C
St. Simons Island, Georgia 31522
(912)638-3639
Gen. James E. Oglethorpe built this British fort m 1736-48, during the
Anglo-Spanish struggle for control of what is now the southeastern
United States.
The visitor center is 12 miles (19.32 km) north of the Brunswick-St.
Simons Causeway. The curb around the parking area has been cut and
a designated space is adjacent to the cut. Assistance may be required
for visitors in wheelchairs to surmount the five steps at the visitor center
entry. The restrooms have been modified to provide full accessiblity.
The trail through old Frederica to the fort rums is of grass and
gravel, but can be negotiated. This trail has markers, exhibit cases and
pushbutton audio messages and passes the ruins of early settlers'
houses. Other trails are paved and provide easy access to the area where
living history demonstrations are given. A movie is presented in the
auditorium.
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Fort Pulaski National Monument
PO, Box 98
Savannah Beach, Georgia 3 1 328
(912)786-5787
Bombardment of this early 19th-century fort by Federal rifled cannon m
1862 first demonstrated the ineffectiveness of old-style masonry forti-
fications.
The visitor center is 15 miles (24, 15 km) east of Savannah on U.S. 80 in
the delta area of the Savannah River. The visitor center is entered over
five steps. The restroom entry doors are 28 inches (71.12 cm) wide and
stall doors are 24 inches (60.96 cm) v^ide. The restrooms are entered at
right angles from a narrow corridor. Plans are underway for an entry
ramp and to renovate the restrooms wherever possible. The fort rest-
rooms are similarly inadequate but renovation is planned.
The grounds of the fort are accessible but assistance may be re-
quired over the ramp through the sallyport. Withm the fort, some exhibit
rooms are separated by minor barriers, such as small steps or high
thresholds, all of which can be negotiated with the help of portable
ramps. The doors of some of the rooms are too narrow to admit wheel-
chairs.
All trails are surfaced, including one nature trail and trails over the
dikes. In the picnic area, 1/4 mile (.4025 km) from the visitor center on
the park road, some tables can accommodate wheelchairs. Living history
demonstrations are given at the fort and parade grounds. Interpretive
talks are given at both the visitor center and in the fort, exhibits and arti-
facts that can be touched are m the visitor center and fort.
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
PO. Box 1167
Marietta, Georgia 30060
(404) 427-4686
Two engagements took place here between Union and Confederate
forces during the Atlanta Campaign, June 20-July 2, 1864.
The headquarters and visitor center are on Old U.S. 41 at its junction
with Stilesboro Road, 3 miles (4.83 km) north of Marietta, and 15 miles
(24. 1 5 km) northwest of Atlanta, off 1-75.
A ramp provides easy access from the nearby parking area to the
singleTevel visitor center. Living history programs are featured on the
visitor center lawn during the summer months. The visitor center offers
an audiovisual program and exhibits. Braille park folders are available
on a loan basis. Restrooms have entry doors 32 inches (81.28 cm) wide
and modified, curtained stalls 30 inches (76.20 cm) wide.
The Mountain Road has scenic overlooks, but the observation point
at the top of the mountain is inaccessible to visitors in wheelchairs be-
cause of rugged terrain. Cheatham Hill, the Kolb Farm and the picnic
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areas are all accessible. An audio taped message is available at the Kolb
Farm. Hiking trails throughout the park range from easy to difficult;
some are level and some are steep and rough.
Ocznulgee National Monument
PO, Box 4186
Macon, Georgia 31208
(912)742-0447
The cuJturaJ evolution of the Indian mound-builder civilization m the
southern United States is represented m the remains of mounds and
villages here.
The visitor center is near the east side of Macon, at the intersection of
U.S. 80 and State 129. The center is accessible by ramp from the park-
ing lot m front of the center The entry doors of the restrooms are 28
inches (71.12 cm) wide and the stalls are 32 inches (8 1 .28 cm) wide. The
two-room museum in the visitor center has relief maps and 47 exhibit
cases. Some artifacts are taken out of the cases by interpreters to be
touched by visitors who are visually handicapped.
The visitor center has a large viewing window from which most of
the park features may be seen. All major features of the area are visible
by car except the earthlodge which can be reached by a 200-yard
(182.88-m) paved trail. The earthlodge is entered at ground level, but
the entry door is low. The earthlodge may be seen only on conducted
tours. Living history demonstrations and craft exhibits are offered at the
visitor center.
58 Hawaii
For general information concerning the Hawaii group, visitors
should check with the Hawaii State Office, National Park Service,
300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Suite 6305, Box 50165, Honolulu, Hawaii
96850. (808) 546-7584.
City of Refuge National Historical Park
RO, Box 128, Honaunau, Hawaii 96726
(808)328-2326
Until 1819, vanquished Hawdiian warriors, noncombatants and taboo
breakers could escape death by reaching this sacred ground. Prehistoric
house sites, royal fishponds, coconut groves and spectacular shore
scenery comprise the park. A "Living History" area.
The visitor center is on ground level and easily approached from the
parking lot. The information sales desk and 100-foot (30.46-m) story-wall
are on a flat, easily traveled handrailed ramp leading to an amphitheater
with an ocean panorama Orientation talks are given daily m the amphi-
theater. Sitting areas are abundant m the park. Wide doors lead off the
ramp to restrooms One restroom is fully accessible and equipped with
assist bars Adjacent to the restrooms are two drinking fountains, one of
which is 30 inches (76,20 cm) high
Outside of the area described, other walking surfaces may present
difficulties because of sand, rough terrain or steps on historic walkways
which might not be suitable for ramps. Visitors without mobility prob-
lems may enter the palace grounds and refuge area along the shoreline
to see the great wall and the restored temple, Hale-o-Keawe. Advance
arrangements with the park superintendent should be made for group
tours.
Restaurants are available near the park Lodgings can be found at
Captain Cook, 15 miles (24.15 km) away The Kona hospital, with
ambulance service, is 10 miles ( 16 09 km) away
Haleakala National Park
RO Box 537, Makawao, Maui, Hawaii 96768
(808)572-7749
Withm the large and colorful crater of 10,023-foot (2046. 99 m) Haleakala
volcano, nov/ dormant, grows a rare species of silversword. Other
features are Kipahulu Valley, Seven Pools and interesting native and
migratory birdhfe. This is a "Living Historical Parm" area.
Visitors m wheelchairs have full access to Haleakala and Puu Ulaula
observatories via a small ramp, Restroom doors at the visitor center and
observatory are 30 inches (76,20 cm) wide with doors open, stall
entry width is 22 inches (55.88 cm). At headquarters, the restroom stalls
are 28 inches (71.12 cm) wide. All visitors may enjoy the picnic shelter
and wayside exhibit at Hosmer Grove, Interpretive talks are offered at
Haleakala observatory. The Oheo section can be reached by car and pro-
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vides a fine view of the stream and waterfalls in this scenic area All
trails to other park features are over rough terrian. The average eleva-
tion of the mam features of the park ranges from 6,800 feet (2,07 1 28 m)
to 10,023 feet (3,053.01 m). Food and lodging are available m Kula a
distance of 15 miles (24. 15 km). Medical services are available in Kahului,
30 miles (48.3 km) away.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii 967 18
(808)967-7311
Active volcanism, m the form of two of the world's most active volcanoes,
Mauna Loa and Kilauea, continues here on the Island of Hawaii At
lower elevations, luxuriant and often rare vegetation provides food and
shelter for animals, some equally rare.
Both Kilauea and Wahaula visitor centers are fully accessible Rest-
rooms at Kilauea visitor center are 20-feet by 8-feet (6.08 m by 2.43 m),
entry doors are 30 inches (76.20 cm) and stall doors 32 inches (81.24
cm) wide. Visitors should check at Kilauea visitor center for accessible
facilities elsewhere m the park. Both centers have museums. Interpretive
programs are presented daily at Kilauea visitor center. Most overlooks
and exhibits on Crater Rim Road and Kalapana Cham of Craters Road
are accessible, many features can be seen from the car. A self-guidmg
trail from Volcano House to Kilauea visitor center is easily negotiated
by visitors m wheelchairs. Other self-guidmg trails, such as Thurston
Lava Tube and Bird Park, have steps and difficult grades. Care should
be taken not to mhale volcanic fumes.
Park concessioner facilities provide food and lodging, medical
services are m Hilo, 30 miles (48.3 km) away. Road elevation ranges
from sea level to 6,600 feet (2,010.36 m). The average elevation of mam
features at Kilauea Caldera is below 4,000 feet ( 1,2 18.40).
Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site
RO. Box 4963, Kawaihae, Hawaii 96743
(808)882-7218
Rums of Puukohola Heiau ("Temple on the Hill of the Whale"), built by
King Kamehameha the Great (1753d819) during his rise to power
(1789-1819), are preserved here.
The visitor center m this new area is a temporary wooden building with
no special facilities, aids or programs, other than informal interpretive
talks The comfort stations are portable chemical toilets.
The Puukohola Heiau ruin can be viewed from a car, but the ap-
proach to the other historical sites is by walkways over rough terrain
Swimming and picnic facilities and a food-supply store are m the
adjoining county park. A gas station and general store are one mile
60 Hawaii
(161 km) away Groups desiring to visit this park should make arrange-
ments with the superintendent m advance. The nearest town, Waimea,
has restaurants, lodging, a clinic and an airport, Waimea is 12 miles
(19.31 km) from the park.
Idaho 61
Craters of the Moon National Monument
P.O. Box 29
Arco, Idaho 832 13
Fissure eruptions, volcanic cones, craters, lava flows, caves and other
volcanic phenomena make this an astonishing landscape.
The visitor center is located on Highway 93A, 18 miles (28.98 km) west
of Arco. The center and restrooms are fully accessible, both entry doors
and stall doors are 36 inches (9 1 .44 cm) wide-
Scenic overlooks and natural features can be enjoyed by car. Trails
to Big Craters, Tree Molds, Great Owl Cavern and North Crater are
paved and widened but very strenuous. All trails are self-guidmg. The
amphitheater m the campgrounds, 1/4 mile (.4025 km) from the visitor
center can be reached by paved path. Audiovisual programs and inter-
pretive talks are presented there.
The average elevation of mam features is 5,900 feet (1,797.14 m).
The nearest full range of restaurants, lodging and medical services is at
Arco.
Nez Perce National Historical Park
P.O. Box 93
Spalding, Idaho 83551
(208)843-2685
7776 history and culture of the Nez Perce fndian country are preserved,
commemorated and interpreted here. Four federally-ov/ned sites are
administered by the National Park Service and 19 sites through coop-
erative agreements. This IS a "Living History" area.
The visitor center is m Spalding 1 1 miles (17.71 km) south of Lewiston
off US. 95. The center is a converted motel with access at ground level
and an accessible restroom building with stall door widths 33-35 inches
(84-89 cm), open for use from mid- April to the end of September.
The exhibits are of Nez Perce cultural items, some of which can be
handled. Nez Perce cultural demonstrations are given Tuesday through
Saturday, during the summer from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. On Sunday and
Thursday, pioneer spinning demonstrations are given during the same
hours. Self-guidmg walks around the vicinity of the visitor center are on
level, hard-packed earth or roads.
The 2, 100 acres (848.4 h.a.) of parkland are scattered through some
7,500 square miles (12,075 sq. km) where the Nez Perces once roamed.
Most of the 23 paved pullouts and overlooks are self-guiding, a few offer
interpretation by park personnel. The nearest full range of food, lodging
and medical services is at Lewiston.
Yellowstone National Park
(See Wyoming)
62 Illinois
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
526 South Seventh Street
Springfield, Illinois 62703
(217)525-4241
While living m this home— now the focal point of this historic area —
Abraham Lincoln rose from the practice of a small-town lawyer to be-
come the 16th President of the United States, 1861-65. The two-story
structure, built m 1839, was the only home he ever owned and his
residence for 17 years.
Special facilities are limited at the home. Only the lower floor is accessible
because of steep, narrow stairs to the second floor.
A visitor center complex, built m 1976, is located on Seventh Street,
one block west of the Lincoln Home and was designed for full acces-
sibility. All entrances have ramps, restroom facilities and movie audi-
toriums meet standard specifications. The visitor parking area, just south
of the visitor center, contains two reserved spaces. Although all curbmgs
have ramps, some difficulty may be encountered between the parking
lot and the Lincoln Home because of rough boardwalks.
Summer and winter are not the best times to visit because of tem-
perature and humidity extremes. Complete hospital facilities are avail-
able withm two miles.
Indiana 63
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
401 South Second Street
Vincennes, Indiana 47591
(801)882-1776
This classic memorial, near the site of old Fort SackviUe, commemorates
the seizure of the fort from the British by Lt. Col George Rogers Clark,
Feb. 25, 1779, and the resultant conquest of the Old Northwest.
The landscaped grounds of 24 acres, including the statue of Francis
Vigo, are, for the most part, accessible, Vigo helped to buy ammunition
for Clark. The rotunda can be reached only by a difficult, 33-step climb.
The visitor center, built m 1976, is accessible from the parking lot;
restrooms are fully accessible. The center contains museum exhibits,
an information desk and an auditorium that features a film on Clark.
Iiidiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Route 2, Box 139A
Chesterton, Indiana 46304
(219)926-7561
Along the southern shore of Lake Michigan between Gary and Michigan
City are several sections of clean, sandy beaches backed by huge sand
dunes, many covered with dense forests, others continually reshaped by
wind. The parkland, totaling about 12,000 acres, preserves some of
these remaining dunes and their associated bogs and marshes and pro-
vides recreational opportunities along the beaches and interior lands.
The visitor center at Highway 12 and Kemil Road, Bailly Homestead
entrance facilities and West Beach bathhouse are accessible by ramps
and have fully accessible restroom facilities.
Many areas of the park may be toured by automobile. Overnight
accommodations are readily available. A I/2-mile (.80 km) trail originates
at the visitor center and traverses the older v^^ooded dunes. It is a self-
guided environmental education trail, barner-free and fully accessible.
Information, brochures and audio-visual programs are offered at
the visitor center. Interpretive activities can be arranged by appointment
for organized groups. Full medical facilities are available.
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Lincoln City, Indiana 47552
(812)937-4757
On this southern Indiana farm, Abraham Lincoln grew from youth into
manhood. It is a Living Historical Farm area.
The Memorial Visitor Center is off Highv/ay 162 and accessible only by
automobile. There is no public transportation either to or within the area.
The parking area is 50 yards (45.7 m) from the center. Between the park-
ing area and the center are two sets of steps. A ramp is planned over
each. The auditorium and museum are on one level. Three steps, with
64 Indiana
handrails, lead down into each of the two Memorial Halls, One restroom
IS accessible and equipped, but assistance is required over two entry
steps.
The grave of Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, is reached by
a hard-packed gravel footpath from the visitor center. The grave is
located on a hill, 100 yards (91.4 m) north of the parking area. The
Lincoln Living Historical Farm is 0 3 mile (0.5 km) north of the visitor
center. The paved parking lot is 200 yards (192 8 m) from the farm. The
gravel trail from the parking lot to the farm leads up a moderate hill to
the cabin. Benches are conveniently located along all trails
Motels and restaurants are 4 miles (6.4 km) north on Highway 231
in Dale, doctors and hospital are 15 miles (24.1 km) north on the same
highway m Huntmgburg. A campground with adequate restrooms is
located m Lincoln State Park, adjacent to the memorial on the south.
Iowa 65
Effigy Mounds National Monument
P.O. Box K
McGregor, Iowa 52 1 57
(319)873-2356
The monument contains outstanding examples of prehistoric burial
mounds m the shapes of birds and bears.
The visitor center, 5 miles (8.05 km) north of McGregor on State High-
way 76, IS accessible to wheelchairs from the ground level, as are the
auditorium, where audiovisual programs are presented, and the mu-
seum. Three of the mounds can be seen from a small path and bridge
near the visitor center. The looped Fire Point Trail to the major mound-
viewing point at the top of the bluff is very steep and composed of packed
gravel. The restrooms have entry doors 30 inches (76.20 cm) wide;
stall doors are 21 inches (53.34 cm) wide.
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
PC. Box 607
West Branch, Iowa 52358
(319)643-2541
The birthplace cottage and boyhood home of the 31st President (1929-
33) and the gravesites of President and Mrs. Hoover are withm the park.
The Herbert Hoover Library, administered by the National Archives
and Records Service of General Services Administration, is adjacent
to the site.
The re-created historic scene is fully accessible. Talks by park personnel
and audio stations are featured The entire area, including the gravesite
and picnic facilities, is accessible.
Except for the Blacksmith Shop, which is on ground level, all of the
historic buildings — The Birthplace Cottage, the Presidential Library and
the Quaker Meetinghouse — are entered by one or two steps. A portable
ramp can be placed over the one step into the Meetinghouse
A designated space with adjacent ramp is located in the visitor
center parking area. The visitor center has no entrance steps and the
restrooms are fully accessible
66 Kansas
Fort Lamed National Historic Site
Route 3
Larned, Kansas 67550
(316)285-3571
This fort, one of ttie most active military outposts in the 1860's, was
charged with protecting the mail and travelers on the eastern segment of
the Santa Fe Trail. It also was the key military base m the Indian war of
1 868-69 and later served as an Indian agency.
There are nine original sandstone buildings around the quadrangular
parade ground, some are open. All open buildings are accessible by
roads or walkways. None of the old buildings have level entrances, but
some have ramps over a step or two. The new visitor center is one of the
original nine buildings, restored and remodeled to make it fully acces-
sible, with fully equipped restrooms.
The interpretive facilities include a museum, an audiovisual program
and exhibits m the visitor center, and furnished rooms and exhibits m all
the remaining open buildings. During the summer, daily guided tours
and weekend "Living History" activities are scheduled. Uniformed
rangers are available for assistance and personally conducted tours.
The park is open year-round.
Campgrounds, medical facilities, motels and restaurants are avail-
able m Larned, 6 miles (9.66 km) to the east on Highway 156
Fort Scott Historic Area
Old Fort Scott, Old Fort Boulevard, Fort Scott, Kansas 66701
(316)223-0310
Fort Scott commemorates the historic events m Kansas prior to and
during the Civil War Located m the city of Fort Scott, it is 90 miles south
of Kansas City. This is an Affiliated Area.
Several buildings of this 1842 Army post have been restored and restora-
tion continues on others. One of the fully restored buildings is the visitor
center. The city parking lot is directly m front of the site. Restrooms m
the visitor center have been designed to accommodate wheelchairs and
are of ample size and fully equipped, and with wide doors, opening
outward.
The second floor where the audiovisual programs are presented is
reached by narrow, steep stairs. Exhibits are m all of the restored build-
ings on ground level floors. Visitors can tour the grounds on stone
walkways with self-guidmg folders.
The site is staffed by volunteers from a local historical society.
The alternative phone number for information about the site is
(316)223-0550.
Kentucky 67
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site
R,F D. 1
Hodgenville, Kentucky 42748
(502) 358-3874
An early 19th-century Kentucky cabin, symbolic of the one m which
Lincoln was born, is preserved m a rnemorial building at the site of his
birth.
The site is 3 miles (4.83 km) south of Hodgenville on U.S. 3 IE, 60 miles
(96.6 km) south of Louisville. The visitor center is accessible at ground
level from the nearby parking area. The picnic area is across U.S. 31E
from the visitor center. Restrooms m the visitor center have entry doors
23 inches (58.42 cm) v^ide and stall doors 32 inches (81.28 cm) wide.
Restrooms m the picnic area have entry doors 28 inches (71.12 cm) v\/ide
and stall doors 32 inches (8 1 .28 cm) wide.
The memorial building is on a slope, 56 steps lead to the front
entrance. Visitors m wheelchairs may drive on a service road to the rear
of the building and enter at ground level. The Boundary Oak is reached
by a rough flagstone walkway. The rule, "Do not touch the cabin," does
not apply to visually handicapped visitors. An 18-minute movie, museum
exhibits and interpretive talks are offered m the visitor center.
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
(See Tennessee)
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
RO. Box 840
Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965
This mountain pass on the Wilderness Road, explored by Daniel Boone,
developed into a mam artery of the great trans-Allegheny migration for
settlement of "the Old West" and as an important military objective m the
Revolutionary and Civil Wars. The park lies m Kentucky, Virginia and
Tennessee, ft has a "Living Historical Farm" area.
The visitor center, 1/2 mile (.805 km) south of Middlesboro, is accessible
at ground level from the rear parking area. Restrooms are on the first
floor of the visitor center. Entry doors are 32 inches (8 1 .28 cm) wide and
stall doors are 26 inches (66.04 cm) wide.
The musuem and audiovisual room on the second floor are reached
by a flight of steps with handrails. Many park features are accessible:
Sugar Run overlook, the Iron Furnace, Cumberland Gap, Pinnacle
shelter and the Wilderness Road with campground and picnic areas.
The Sugar Run picnic area is 3 miles (4.83 km) from the visitor center and
is fully accessible and has comfort stations with entry and stall doors the
same dimensions as those in the visitor center.
68 Kentucky
A 0.3 mile (.483 km) nature trail at Sugar Run is self-guiding by
cassette tape or printed material. The trail is level and paved. Living
history demonstrations are given by park interpreters in period dress.
Mammoth Cave National Park
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky 42259
(502)758-2251
Mammoth Cave is a series of underground passages that has beautiful
limestone, gypsum and cave onyx formations, deep pits and high domes
and an underground river. Explored and mapped for 146 miles, it is
the longest recorded cave system m the v/orld.
The visitor center, 9 miles (14.49 km) northv^est of Park City off 1-65, by
State Routes 255 or 70, is accessible via curb ramp from the parking
area. Spaces have been designated for visitors m wheelchairs. The rest-
rooms m the center have been modified to accommodate v^heelchairs.
Dinmg rooms, gift shops, lounges and a few guest rooms are on the
first floor of the Mammoth Cave Hotel and also of the Sunset Point Lodge.
Entry to the lodges is difficult but construction of a ramp over the three
entry steps m each case is underway. Reservations for the few first-floor
lodgings m either of the lodges should be made with National Park
Concessions, Inc., Mammoth Cave, Kentucky 42259. Telephone (502)
758-2225.
An audiovisual orientation program is shown regularly m the audi-
torium. A special cave tour is scheduled daily for visitors in wheelchairs
and their companions. This tour is by elevator to the Snowball section
(dry passageways, gypsum crystalline formations). A written account of
the cave tour is available. The 1/2-day cave tours and most of the surface
trails in the park are very strenuous because of numerous ascents and
descents and difficult terrain.
Park roads lead to pleasant vistas, all accessible. Visitors may drive
to the Green River at two free-ferry crossings. Campfire and evening
programs are offered on a limited basis m the spring and autumn and
regularly during the summer. The 1/4-mile (.40 km) Sunset Point Nature
Trail which leads to a view of the Green River Valley is on level ground
but is bumpy.
Louisiana 69
Chalmette National Historical Park
P O Box 429
Arabi, Louisiana 70032
(504) 27 1 -24 1 2 (headquarters)
(504)271-2413
Scene of the major part of the Battle of New Orleans m the War of 1812
where the United States won a brilliant victory, this park includes Chal-
mette National Cemetery. It is a "Living History" area.
The park is on Louisiana Highway 46, the St. Bernard Highway. Trails
leading to the memorial monument, the restored mud rampart and the
Beauregard Plantation House visitor center are all accessible. Audio-
visual programs are located on the first floor of the visitor center. The
museum exhibits on the second floor are accessible only by steep and
winding stairs. Restrooms can accommodate wheelchairs and stalls are
equipped with handrails.
A self-guidmg, one-mile (1.61 km), one-way tour for automobiles
has SIX stops and wayside exhibits, most of which are on one level.
Chalmette National Cemetery, located on the battlefield, may be reached
by car.
70 Maine
Acadia National Park
Route 1 , Box 1 , Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
(207) 288-3338
Rocky codstaJ area on Mt^ Desert Island, Maine. Highest point on the
eastern seaboard; picturesque Schoodic Peninsula on the mainland; half
of Isle au Haut with spectacular cliffs.
The trail at the Cadillac Mountain parking area offers a view of the
Atlantic Ocean and islands. A service road from the visitor center park-
ing area is connected to the center by a 125-foot (38.10 m) ramp, with
guard rail. Doors are not automated. Water fountains can be reached
by wheelchair visitors and small children. Audiovisual programs are
held in the auditorium. Summer evening interpretive programs are given
nightly at the campgrounds. Asphalt sidewalks lead to the campground
amphitheatre. Cassette tape tours of the park are available at the visitor
center. Ramps lead from parking areas to Jordan Pond Shore and the
beach proper at Echo Lake Beach Mountain. Most developed areas are
well-paved and level.
Summer is the busiest season. All ages will enjoy the sites m the
park. While there are no Braille signs, visually handicapped visitors will
delight m the different geological and natural wonders of the park if
accompanied by another visitor. For visitors who may have hearing
problems, exhibits and some amphitheatre shows are ideally suited. Park
personnel are available at all times for assistance m first aid, information
and other services.
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
PC. Box 236
Harpers Ferry, W. Va. 25425
(304)535-6371
Approximately 2,000 miles (3220 km) of this scenic trail follow the
Appalachian Mountains from Mount Katahdm, Maine, to Springer
Mountain, Ga. The trail is one of the two initial units of the National Trail
System, established m 1 968.
Following the crests of long ridges, skirting mountain streams and
sparkling lakes, climbing rocky alpine slopes or dropping to cross the
largest rivers and boasting hundreds of spectacular scenic vistas, the
Appalachian National Scenic Trail presents an exciting panorama of
eastern America. The vegetation and wildlife of the Trail are as varied
as Its topography.
The Trail is varied, too, m its proximity to civilization. Most of it
traverses rugged terrain, but some stretches, although rough underfoot,
are withm sight and sound of highways and built-up areas. The Appa-
lachian Trail runs through the states of Maine, New ffampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and
Georgia.
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The Appalachian Trail Conference, formed m 1925, embraces local
clubs directly responsible for specified sections of the Trail, other clubs
that contribute support and thousands of dues-paying members.
Detailed information on the nature of the Trail and guidelines for
using it can be obtained from the Appalachian Trail Conference,
Harpers Ferry, W. Va. 25425, (304) 535-6331.
Roosevelt Campobello International Park N B , Canada
c/o Executive Secretary
Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission
P.O. Box 97
Lubec, Maine 04652
(506) 752-2922 (Nev^ Brunswick, Canada)
Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken by poliomyelitis here at his summer
home at the age of 39. This is the first international park to be adminis-
tered by a joint commission. It is an Affiliated Area.
The park was established July 7, 1964. It is owned and administered by
the United States-Canadian Commission. The park is m New Brunswick,
Canada.
Saint Croix Island National Monument
c/o Acadia National Park
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
(207) 288-3338
An island where the French tried to settle m 1604 before settling m
New France (Canada).
No federal facilities.
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Anacostia Park
c/o National Capital Parks-East
5210 Indian Head Highway
Oxon Hill, Maryland 20021
Site telephone: (202) 472-3873
This municipal 1200-acre park overlooking the Anacostia River has
lighted basketball courts, ball helds, a roller skate pavilion, a swimming
pool, tennis courts and picnic areas. The park stretches along the east
bank of the Anacostia River from Boiling Air Force Base, north to the
railroad tracks. Access is from four approaches: South Capital Street,
the 11th Street bridges. Good Hope Road and Pennsylvania Avenue,
following signs on each.
The visitor center is covered, multi-use Anacostia Pavilion, at the northern
end of the park, near the Pennsylvania Avenue entrance. Sunimer ac-
tivities m the Pavilion include arts and crafts, evening concerts, movies,
roller skating and wheelchair basketball games. Picnicking, tennis, and
swimming are among the outdoor activities. There are no paved side-
walks or reserved parking. The Pavilion is accessible at ground level
except for the skating rink, where access is by ramp. Fully accessible
restrooms are m the Pavilion.
Antietam National Battlefield Site
P.O.Box 158
Sharpsburg, Maryland 21782
(301)432-5124
Gen. Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North ended on this battlefield.
m 1862. This is a "Living History" area.
The site is 1 mile (1.61 km) north of Sharpsburg on Md, 65. Ramps cross
the parking lot curb and provide access to the observation deck at the
rear of the visitor center. The ramps are rough surfaced to prevent
slipping m wet weather, and the observation deck is carpeted with
easily negotiated floor covering. Construction of fully accessible and
equipped restrooms is underway. The exhibit and display room is on a
floor below the observation deck and is reached by eight steps.
A taped tour is available at the visitor center for the 8-mile ( 1 2.88 km)
self-guiding car trip around the park. Living interpretive programs are
given at Dunker Church (accessible by ramp). Piper Farm and the Na-
tional Cemetery. Concerts, a Shakespeare Summer Festival, and a
commemorative Dunker Church Service are other summer features. An
audiovisual orientation slide program is given m the observation room.
The park provides wayside visual aids and an audiovisual station with
maps and photos on the park road.
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Appalachian National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
Assateague Island National Seashore Md Va
R.D. 2, Box 294
Route 611,7 miles southeast of Berlin
Berlin, Maryland 21811
(301)641-1441
77775 37-miJe (59.54 km) bdrner island m Mdryldnd and Virginia is com-
prised of sandy beaches, dunes, pine woodlands and marshes. It is
noted for its recreational opportunities, migratory waterfowl and wild
ponies.
Maryland section The national seashore visitor center, a one-
story structure with restrooms, located on the mainland, is entirely
accessible^ A park naturalist interprets the beachcombing exhibit
to visitors from July 1 to Labor Day, and by prior arrangement
during the remainder of the year All boardwalks from parking
areas to the beach can be traversed by wheelchair, assistance is
available as needed.
Assateague State Park, at the north end of the area, has a ramp to
both the concession building and bathhouse m the day-use area.
Help may be required up the 6-inch ( 1 5,24 cm) step to this ramp. No
admission fee is charged at the state park day-use area if the visitor
can provide certification of permanent disability
The state park campground is recommended as all sites fea-
ture asphalt parking pad with paved access to modern wash facili-
ties. Reservations are made with the Superintendent, Assateague
State Park, R.D. 2, Box 293, Berlin, Maryland 21811.
The national seashore campgrounds are more primitive and
have outside portable toilets The day-use area, however, features
indoor facilities. Bayside crabbing can be enjoyed at the old North
Beach Ferry Landing.
Virginia section on Route 13, about 13 miles (20.93 km) east of
Virginia Highway 175. (804) 336-6577.
Four steps make entry into the national seashore information
station difficult, but the day-use bathhouse and indoor restroom
facilities are readily accessible Visitors may need assistance to
cross one of the clay beach access points from the road south of
the day-use area, as well as up the ramp to Toms Cove Historical
overlook. Family campgrounds and restaurants convenient to the
Virginia section are provided outside the seashore m the com-
munity of Chmcoteague, Virginia.
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Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge visitor center is acces-
sible, but there are only portable toilets. The paved 1-mile (1.61 km)
Pony Trail can accommodate wheelchairs. The 3-mile (4.83 km)
Wildlife Drive, also paved, is closed to automobiles until 3pm each
day. Visitors should contact the refuge headquarters for alternate
directions to the lighthouse. The address of the Refuge Manager is
P.O Box 62, Chincoteague, Virginia 23336. (804) 336-6122.
Catoctin Mountain Park
Thurmont, Maryland 21788
(301)824-2574, or 271-7447
Embracing part of the forested ridge tfiat forms the eastern rampart of
the Appalachian Mountains m Maryland, Catoctin Mountain Park has
sparkling streams and panoramic vistas of the Monocacy Valley. The
park IS a ' 'Livm g History ' ' area .
The visitor center, 2 miles (3,22 km) west of Thurmont, is fully accessible
by ramps over one curb from the parking lot and one step at the entry.
The audiovisual programs, exhibits and interpretive and other pro-
grams are all on the mam floor and the restrooms are accessible with
stall door widths of 32 inches (8 1 28 cm).
An interpretive guidebook is provided for self-guided auto tours over
Manahan Road which runs 7 miles (1 1.27 km) through the park. Some
trout fishing areas are accessible to visitors m wheelchairs. Information
on these and accessible trails is available at the visitor center. Trail
climbs to Chimney and Wolf Rock overlooks, varying from 800 to 1,400
feet (243.68 to 426.44 m), are very strenuous and over rugged terrain.
Camp Round Meadow is accessible to all visitors, and the area
provides exhibits and craft shops. Restrooms are accessible. Two camps,
Misty Mountain and Greentop, are available in summer only for group
camping. The oldest of these is Misty Mountain with sleeping lodges,
recreation buildings, dinmg halls, kitchens and swimming pools. Most
of these facilities are accessible. The camp is used regularly m summer
by groups of handicapped persons. Arrangements must be made m
advance through the Baltimore League for Crippled Children and
Adults, 1111 East Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, Md. 21212.
All facilities at Camp Greentop are fully accessible.
A paved nature trail with parking adjacent is near Greentop and the
Chestnut picnic area. Bird walks and interpretive talks are offered at a
campground near the visitor center. Interpretive talks, campfire pro-
grams and short, conducted trips are available at Camp Greentop.
Special activities are scheduled during summer encampment of organ-
ized groups of handicapped visitors at Camp Greentop.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Nationcd Historical Park D.C.-Md.-Va.
P.O. Box 4
Sharpsburg, Maryland 21782
(30 1 ) 432-223 1 or by tie-line from Washington, D.C. 948-564 1
The 184-mile C&O Canal foJJows a route along the Potomac River, from
Georgetown m the District of Columbia, to Cumberland, Md., including
Great Falls, Md. Built between 1828 and 1850, the Canal and its park
land are m Maryland, the District of Columbia and West Virginia. This
IS a "Living History " area.
Park headquarters is 4 miles (6.44 km) west of Sharpsburg, Md., on
Md. 34. Other visitor centers and information offices are: at Hancock,
Md., 108 West Mam Street, (301) 678-5463 (access at ground level, in-
adequate restrooms). North Branch (intermittent) visitor center, 8 miles
(12.88 km) south of Cumberland, off Md. 51, (301) 777-8667, (rest-
rooms inadequate); Great Falls Tavern, Md. (301) 299-3613 (with acces-
sible single-use restrooms, curb ramp from parking lot), and George-
town, D.C. (intermittent) visitor center m Foundry Mall on the canal be-
tween 30th and Thomas Jefferson Street, (202) 337-6652, (access
impeded by many steps up or down depending upon entrance used).
Most approaches to the canal are accessible and most footbridges
across the canal are wide enough for wheelchairs. Once on the towpath,
visitors in wheelchairs will be able to travel m most sections m good
weather. The towpath is level between locks, then rises 8 feet (2.44 m)
to the next level at each lock. At several places accessible by car, the
footing is fairly firm and level.
Three drive-m camps for tent and trailer camping are available for
visitors with mobility difficulties. They are at McCoys Ferry, near Clear
Spring, Md., Spring Gap, near Cumberland, Md. and Fifteen Mile
Creek at Little Orleans. The fishing platform above Lock 70 at Oldtown,
Md. was built to accommodate visitors in wheelchairs.
Great Falls Tavern, built in 1830 as a rest stop for visitors using the
canal, is now a museum and has a small audiovisual program. Special
tours for handicapped visitors are offered at the park headquarters. It
is advisable to secure information as to locations and make advance
arrangements for the tours.
Interstate 70 is the major highway access to the various sections of
the park.
Accessible restaurants and lodgings will be found m major urban
areas, near 1-70.
Clara Barton National Historic Site
5801 Oxford Road
Glen Echo, Maryland 20768
(301)492-6246
Built m 1892, this 38-room home of the founder of the American Red
Cross was for seven years headguarters of that organization.
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The house is entered by flights of steps at the front and rear, and a flight
of steps down to the basement on the side. The second and third floors
are reached by open flights of steps. Plans are being formulated to pro-
vide access for visitors m wheelchairs at least to the first floor. Fully
accessible public restrooms are at nearby Glen Echo Park.
Access to the site from the rough graveled parking lot, which also
serves Glen Echo Park, is by steep paths. Parking for handicapped
visitors is available m the driveway of the home.
Modifications and refurnishmgs of the historic house are m progress.
Some period pieces are m place and others are being sought.
The house is open 1-5 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday.
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Mailing address, Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Location; East end of Fort Avenue, South Baltimore
(301)962-4290
The successful defense of this fort m the War of 1812 on September
13-14, 1814, inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star Spangled
Banner, "ft is a "Living History" area.
Except for the battlements, the area is fully accessible. The visitor center
has a ramp at the entrance and another into the auditorium where an
introductory 1 5-minute film is given. Ramps are provided to all buildings
where first floor exhibits are displayed. Restroom doors m the visitor
center are 30 inches (76.20 cm) wide, and stall doors, 26 inches (66 04
cm) wide.
The 1-mile (161 km) foot trail around Fort McHenry is easily nego-
tiable with some assistance. The audio stations on the battlements, how-
ever, are inaccessible by wheelchair because of two sets of stairs, one
with SIX steps, 9 inches (22.86 cm) high, and the other with seven
steps, 8 inches (23.32 cm high.
Fort Washington Park
Fort Washington Road, off Indian Head Highway
Oxon Hill, Maryland 20021
(301)292-2112
77775 massive early- 19th century fort, on the fAaryland side of the Poto-
mac across from Mount Vernon, was built to protect the Capital City.
The fort was begun m 1814 to replace an 1809 fort destroyed by the
British. This IS a "Living History" area.
To reach the fort, use Exit 37 south from the Capital Beltway (1-495) onto
Md. 210 (Indian Head Highway) to Fort Washington Road.
The fort is two miles (3.22 km) inside the park from Fort Washington
Road. A steep, paved walkway and ramp lead to the entry gate, but the
cobblestone threshold makes entry difficult. All other walkways are of
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hard-packed gravel but the uneven grading of the parade ground may
present difficulties. Guided tours by interpreters m period dress and
push-button audiovisual stations are offered at the fort. Living history
demonstrations are given year round.
Many pleasant vistas can be viewed by car. Picnic areas are accessible
throughout the park on level ground and grass. Portable accessible
restrooms are available near the maintenance facility to the left as visitors
enter the park.
George Washington Memorial Parkway
(See Virginia)
Glen Echo Park
MacArthur Boulevard and Oxford Road
Glen Echo, Maryland 20768
(301)492-6282
Glen Echo Park was once a 19th-century Chautauqua stop on Mary-
land's Potomac Palisades and then an amusement park. It is now a
popular arts and cultural center Information on its facilities and activities
may be obtained at Glen Echo Gallery and from park personnel.
The Gallery has two steep steps at the entry, but staff members are
available for assistance. Grading throughout the park is hilly, and care
should be taken on bumpy terrain. Ramps give entry to fully accessible
restrooms next to the Carousel and also m the Adventure Theater across
from the Experimental Children's Workshop, and m the Campus Room.
Special permits are available to park in the staff lot at the top of the
hill for individuals attending various classes. Entrances to the following
buildings have a number of steps or are otherwise difficult for persons
with mobility difficulties: the pool area, the sculpture building, the
woodshop, the ballroom (with 6 interior steps), the writer's workshop
and the gallery, (which also has a three-story circular staircase).
The National Park Service offers a variety of arts and crafts courses
and programs, including educational experiences for handicapped
children, and the puppet theater. A regular feature, from 1977 on,
throughout the summer until Labor Day, is a family Sunday outing called
"Chautauqua Summer" which offers dancing, music and artists at work.
The major interpretive activity at Glen Echo is the Children's Experi-
mental Workshop, a year-round program involving special populations,
m a series of intensive workshops collaboratively designed by profes-
sional staff m the performing and applied arts. During the nine-month
school year, children with multiple handicaps and learning disabilities
are drawn from all over Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia to
participate m the program. A variety of techniques m theatre arts
(puppetry), music, sculptural pottery and multi-media design are ex-
plored to encourage intuitive skills m improvisation, movement/rhythm
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and approaches to space, form, color and texture. The 9-month series is
made possible partially by a grant from the National Endowment for the
Arts.
The Multicultural Day Camp, during the summer months includes
children from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds. The program was
created m 1972 and grew out of a need expressed by a teacher working
m a District school for the blind.
Greenbelt Park
650 1 Greenbelt Road
Greenbelt, Maryland 20770
(301)344-3948
Just 12 miles (19.32 km) from Washington, D.C., this woodland park
offers many forms of outdoor recreation.
The visitor center is on Park Central Road m Greenbelt, near the inter-
section of the Capital Beltway (1-495) and Greenbelt Road. The visitor
center entrance is difficult because of steps, and the restrooms are in-
adequate for visitors m wheelchairs.
The Sweetgum picnic area, ZVz miles (4.025 km) from the visitor
center on Park Central Road, is fully accessible, with equipped rest-
rooms designed to accommodate visitors m wheelchairs. A campground,
y2 mile (0.805 km) beyond Sweetgum, with on-site parking, also has
fully accessible and equipped restrooms with entry at ground level.
Campfire programs are given m the campground amphitheater.
Saturdays and Sundays. Conducted nature walks and talks are offered
on the Dogwood nature trail starting in a parking area on the park road
near the Sweetgum picnic area.
Hampton National Historic Site
535 Hampton Lane
Towson, Maryland 21204
(301)823-7054
This IS a fine example of one of the lavish Georgian mansions of America
built during the latter part of the 18th century.
The outside entrance to the mam house has nine steps. The terrace and
tea room in the east wing of the mansion are directly accessible from the
informal parking lot on that side of the house. From the east wing, four
steps lead to a wide landing, 7 inches (17.78 cm) high. Beyond the land-
ing are another three steps of the same height that provide access to the
first floor of the mansion. Restroom facilities are only in the basement,
reached by a steep flight of stairs. Assistance may be needed on the
steep, inclined path to the restored gardens.
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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
(See West Virginia)
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
c/o National Capital Parks-East
52 10 Indian Head Highway
Oxon Hill, Maryland 2002 1
(202) 426-6905
The gardens and numerous ponds are used to produce aquatic plants,
principally tropical, and hardy varieties of water lilies, also lotus, other
water plants and flora.
The gardens are located on Anacostia Drive, off U.S. 295 North at
Eastern Avenue exit. Follow signs all the way.
The three buildings are greenhouses with low sills, the interior sur-
faces are dirt. A parking lot is adjacent to the largest greenhouse, the
mam office building. Restrooms are m this building. Entrance doors are
28 inches (71.12 cm) wide and stall doors 30 inches (76.20 cm).
Gravel paths leading through the gardens are hard packed and level.
Monocacy National Battlefield
c/o C&O Canal National Historical Park
Box 4
Sharpsburg, Maryland 21782
(301)432-5124
In a battle here July 9, 1864, Confederate Gen. Jubal T. Early defeated
Union forces corrtmanded by Brig. Gen. Lew Wallace. Wallace's troops
delayed Early, however, enabling Union forces to marshal a successful
defense of Washington, D. C.
There are no Federal facilities at this area. Acquisition of land begins m
fiscal year 1978.
National Capital Parks
(See District of Columbia)
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Oxon Hill Farm
Off the Capital Beltway at Indian Head Highway
Oxon Hill, Maryland 20021
(301)839-1177
Oxon Hill Farm is a turn-of-the-century working farm, especially attrac-
tive for children. This is a "Living History" area.
The visitor center is an old barn with access at ground level from a
barrier-free parking area. The comfort station is a portable accessible
restroom. The roads and paths around the farm are all of packed gravel
and gently graded.
Demonstrations are given during the different farming seasons. In-
formal interpretation and guided tours are available throughout the
year. Hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors may touch the animals
and farm implements. Small picnic grounds are accessible.
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Adams National Historic Site
135 Adams Street
Quincy, Massachusetts 02 169
(617)773-1177
Home of Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams; of Charles
Francis Adams, U.S. IWinister to Great Britain during the Civil War;
and of JJenry and Brooks Adams, writers and historians.
The first floor of the Old House, the library, which is a separate building,
and the adjacent 18th-century garden may be enjoyed by all. It is easy
to move with walking aids through these areas. Visitors will have to
navigate two steps into the house. Personnel are available to aid persons
m wheelchairs. The garden does not have railings, but benches are
located on the grounds.
The second floor of the house and subsequent areas of the tour are
not designed for those handicapped m movement. A stairway and railing
lead to the upper floors.
Advance arrangements for special tours can be made. Skilled per-
sonnel can design the tour to fit the size, age and type of group. The park
is not open during the winter months. Bus tours bring visitors to the
front walk of the house.
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
Boston National Historical Park
Charlestown Navy Yard
Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129
Bunker Hill Monument
Monument Square, Charlestown 02 1 29, (6 1 7) 242-9562
The first major battle of the Revolution was fought here. The monu-
ment is the first obelisk built m the United States.
Ramps lead to the monument, lodge and restrooms. To reach the
top visitors climb 294 8-inch (20.32 cm) steps. Handrails, along the
path, lead to the monument. Some benches are provided for
visitors. Privately driven vehicles can be parked at the Charlestown
Navy Yard, a seven-mmute walk from the site. Audio-tours of the
grounds and the monument are available at the lodge.
USS Constitution
Boston Naval Shipyard, Charlestown 02129, (617) 242-3734
Oldest United States ship afloat, was originally built m 1797. Re-
cently restored, it is the flagship of the First Naval District An
Affiliated Area.
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A new ramp with handrails, designed to accommodate wheel-
chairs, has been installed in the restroom facilities m Building 5.
Only the Spar deck on the ship is accessible. Visitors will find the
tour interesting as they touch the objects being discussed (guns,
ropes, etc.). Parking is free and private vehicles can be driven close
to the ship. Special tours can be arranged for all types and ages
of groups.
A privately operated museum is m the Navy Yard approximately
200 yards (175 m) from the ship. Elevators provide access to
second-floor restrooms m the museum.
Faneuil Hall
Merchants Row, Boston 02129, (617) 223-6098
Faneuil Hall IS sometimes called the cradle of liberty. It was used for
Boston Town Meetings. The original structure was completed m
1742 and was enlarged to its present size m 1806. The fourth floor
houses the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company.
There are over two dozen steep 8-inch (20.32 cm) steps into the
Hall. Plenty of seats are available at the top of the steps. Formal talks
are scheduled during the summer. Park personnel are available for
aid and information services.
Old North Church
193 Salem Street, Boston 02 113, (617) 523-6676
The Church and its famous steeple, located m the North End of
Boston, were originally built m 1723. This is where the lanterns were
hung on the eve of the Revolution signaling that the British were
approaching Boston by sea.
Old North Church is accessible to most visitors There is one very
low step into the building and wide aisles m the building. Approach
to the church is through the narrow streets of the area. Most buses
do not drive on these roads. It is easiest to walk to the site from the
Paul Revere House — a five-mmute walk. All sidewalks m the North
End have curb-cuts. Once mside the church, visitors can join tours.
Special arrangements can be made ahead of time by calling
the church.
Old South Meeting House
Washington Street, Boston 021 14; (617) 482-6439
The Meeting House is part of the Boston Freedom Trail m the down-
town shopping district of Boston. It is the original 18th-century
building.
Access into the building is easy. Sidewalk curb-cuts are at Milk
Street. There is one 6-inch (15.24 cm) step into the building. Rest-
rooms are inaccessible. Visitors may be seated during the talks.
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Old State House
206 Washington Street, Boston 021 14; (617) 523-7033
This budding is the scene of the Boston Massacre and the spot
where the Declaration of Independence was first read m Boston.
There is an exhibit on the history of Boston on the first floor
Access into the building is difficult as nine 7-1/2-inch (19,05 cm)
steps are at the entrance. There are no programs or guided tours.
Paul Revere House
19 North Square, Boston 021 13; (617) 227-0972
This house is also part of the Freedom Trad and the home of Paul
Revere.
Access to the house is over an 8-inch (20.32 cm) step at the front
door and also at the side door. Visitors will enjoy the "touch-and-
feel" tour of the house.
Cape Cod National Seashore
South Wellfleet, Massachusetts 02663
(617)349-3785
Ocean beaches, dunes, woodlands, freshwater ponds and marshes on
outer Cape Code, for four centuries a landmark and haven for mariners.
Both Salt Pond and Province Lands Visitor Centers (except for the ob-
servation deck at Province Lands) and their adjacent amphitheatres are
all accessible. In summer, programs are given nightly at both amphi-
theatres. Other popular facilities v^hich are accessible are the Marconi
Station m South Wellfleet, the temporary Life-Savmg Museum at the
Coast Guard Station at Eastham, the Pilgrim Spring and the Fort Hill
trail shelters, all picnic areas and all beaches except Head of the Meadow.
In addition, Buttonbush Trail features trail markers in Braille and has
extra large lettering for the partially sighted. The entire length of the trail
IS defined by bright yellow rope. The trail is 1/4 of a mile (402.34 m) long,
with tan bark chips and a slight incline. It is easily walked.
Interpretive talks at the amphitheatres are illustrated. Self-guided and
guided tours with park personnel are not easily adaptive for visitors in
wheelchairs. Park personnel are located throughout the park for any
assistance visitors may need.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
83 Beals Street
Brooklme, Massachusetts 02 146
(617)566-7937
Birthplace and early boyhood home (1917-20) of the 35th President of
the United States (1961-63); a nme-room, two-story structure.
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The entrance presents difficulties. There are six 7-inch (18 cm) steps
with guard rail to the porch. On request, park personnel will assist, but
maneuvering may be difficult as the steps are steep. Six audio stations
provide descriptions recorded by Mrs. Rose Kennedy, mother of the
President. Tours for special groups are available.
Longfellow National Historic Site
105 Brattle Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
(617)876-4491
The home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow includes the house s
furnishings and a large garden. This site was used by General George
Washington during the siege of Boston.
Persons m wheelchairs may enter through the driveway entrance.
Personnel are available to aid visitors over two 5-inch (12.7 cm) steps
into the house Benches are located along the walks Doors inside the
house are wide Runners and rugs are on the floors Guided tours are
offered. Visitors are advised to call the site before arrival. A special
3-hour program for children, "Children's Hour," by reservation only, is
the single program for which the second floor of the home is used
Minute Man National Historical Park
Box 160
Concord, Massachusetts 01742
(617)484-6156
Scene of the fighting on opening day of the Revolutionary War, April 19,
1775. Includes the Old North Bridge, the Minute Man Statue, 4 miles of
Battle Road between Lexington and Concord, and "The Wayside, "
Nathaniel Hawthrone's Home. It is a 'Living History" area.
The Old North Bridge and the Minute Man Statue are readily accessible.
There are no steps in this area. The path is not paved but consists of
hard-packed earth. The reconstructed bridge arches over the Concord
River Interpretive talks are given at the Old North Bridge. A schedule of
these talks is available at the Buttrick Mansion on the hill overlooking the
Bridge. From the Minute Man Statue, visitors can walk through the land-
scaped gardens and up to the mansion where additional exhibits are on
display. Upon request, staff will place a portable ramp over entrance
steps.
Prior reservations can be made for "In Touch With The Past," a
touch-and-feel tour at Buttrick Mansion of the 18th-century reproductions
such as a spinning wheel, furniture, pieces, and tools.
Battle Road Visitor Center is located on Route 2A m Lexington.
Along the Battle Road, the local Minute Men chased the British
troops back to Boston. Movies, audio-visual exhibits, and programs
depicting events leading up to April 19, 1775 are offered.
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No barriers block access into the Visitor Center^ Restrooms
are designed to accommodate wheelchairs. Information is printed
in extra-large type.
Fiske Hill Information Station, Routes 2A and 128, Lexington,
offers information about the surrounding area and picnic facilities.
There are no barriers here.
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Derby Street
Salem, Massachusetts 0 1790
(617)744-4323
This seaport town is the only major port never occupied by the British
during the Revolution. Later the v/harf became one of the nation's great
mercantile centers. Other structures of maritime, architectural and
literary significance include the Derby House, Custom House, Bonded
Warehouse and the Hawkes House. It is a "Living History" area.
Derby Wharf, the historic roadway to the wharf, the park grounds and
the restrooms are all accessible. A wooden ramp covers the parking
curb Cars are prohibited on the historic roadway. If advance notice is
given, visitors needing aid will be assisted up the 12 steep steps to the
Custom House. The first floor of the Custom House contains the Haw-
thorne room, a maritime museum and a slide program. The doors into
Derby House are too small to accommodate wheelchairs.
The Bonded Warehouse behind the Custom House is open, acces-
sible and a major attraction.
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
144 Central Street
Saugus, Massachusetts 01906
(617)233-0050
Reconstruction of the first integral ironworks m North America, begun
m 1646; includes furnace, forge and rolling and slitting mill; original
iron master's house; museum. It is a "Living History" area.
All buildings and facilities are accessible, but if visitors cannot negotiate
the flight of steps to the Iron Works, directions should be obtained for
reaching the works from Bridge Street, an alternative route. Ramps pro-
vide easy access into the museum, the ground floor of the iron master's
house and the restrooms. Interpretive programs are offered. Park em-
ployees will assist visitors.
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Springfield Armory National Historic Site
National Park Service
P.O. Box 515
Federal and State Streets
Springfield Massachusetts Oil 03
Museum telephone; (4 1 3) 734-6477
Over d span of 200 years this smaU-arms manufacturing center produced
suci: weapons as the 1795 flintlock and the 1783, 1903, M-1, and M-14
rifles. The largest collection of Confederate and other small arms is main-
tained here.
Visitors may take self-guiding tours of the museum but advance arrange-
ments may be made for special guided tours by calling the site head-
quarters. Museum and restrooms are fully accessible.
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Isle Royale National Park
87 North Ripley Street
Houghton, Michigan 4993 1
(906)482-3310
The largest island m Lake Superior, Isle Boyale is also distinguished for
Its wilderness forest, pre-Columbian copper mines and its timber wolves
and moose herd living m near perfect symbiotic balance.
The only access to the island is by boat or airplane and both of these
services are dependent upon weather conditions. No automobiles are
allowed on the island and there are no roads. The boat trip requires
special assistance for those with mobility impairment because of the dif-
ficult boarding ramps, marine doors on the boat and the flight of steps
between the staterooms, snack bar, cafeteria and small restrooms on the
lower level and the observation lounges on the upper level.
The dockside information building at Rock Harbor on the island
and the walks to the concessioner facilities are accessible. All eating,
housing and restroom facilities at Rock Harbor and Windigo have two
to four steps or steep grades. One of the two-story lodge units at Rock
Harbor has a ramp to the second story but the asphalt walk to the ramp
has a steep grade. Most of the trails are rocky, rough and demand
strenuous effort.
Pamphlets and maps are available at the information building m
Rock Harbor and interpretive programs are given throughout the visitor
season, from approximately June 1 5 to Labor Day.
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
PO. Box 40
Munismg, Michigan 49862
(906) 387-2607
Multicolored sandstone cliffs, broad beaches, sand bars, dunes, water-
falls, inland lakes, ponds, marshes, hardwood and coniferous forests,
and numerous birds and animals comprise this scenic area on Lake
Superior. This was the first national lakeshore.
The easiest way to see the panorama of Pictured Rocks is by tour boat.
Eighty-foot (24.32 m) boats which are convenient and accessible make
the cruise several times daily from Munising, the length of the park
shore and return. Information about the tours may be obtained from Pic-
tured Rock Tour, Munising, Michigan 49862.
The only section of the area along the lake accessible by car is
Miners Castle, 7 miles (1 1.27 km) east of Munismg off Highway 58. The
parking lot at Miners Castle is within a few feet of the edge of the cliff
on level ground. Approaches to the visitor center and Munising Falls,
2-1/2 miles (4.02 km) east of Munising are asphalted and gently inclined.
Bridges on the Munising Falls trail are handrailed and accessible al-
though fairly steep. The entry of the visitor center, a converted building
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at Munising Falls, is from ground level with doors 32-inches (81.28 cm)
wide. The restrooms are single rooms with doors 22-inches (55.88 cm)
wide. Footing is good as floors are unwaxed.
Interpretive programs are given at the visitor center during the
summer season mid-June to Labor Day. The headquarters building is
at Sand Point, 2 miles farther east off Highway 58, and is open all year.
There are some exhibits m the headquarters building.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
400^2 Mam Street
Frankfort, Michigan 49635
(616)352-9611
Beaches, massive sand dunes, forests, and Jakes are outstanding char-
acteristics of these two offshore islands — North and South IVlanitou — and
a section of Lake IWichigan shoreline forming Sleeping Bear Dunes
The headquarters building on M22 m Frankfort is an information center
m a converted house with no accessible restrooms. Fully accessible
facilities, however, are at the nearby medical care center.
The contact ranger station, open Memorial Day through October 1,
IS about 23 miles (37.03 km) from the Frankfort headquarters on Ml 09,
three miles (4.83 km) north of the village of Empire. Five steps lead up to
the information desk and maritime exhibits m the visitor center and six
steps down to the natural history museum. Both flights of steps are
equipped with railings. Access by wheelchair is at the rear of the parking
lot, through the garage at ground level and into the basement where the
natural history museum is located. Walkways m the two campgrounds
are unpaved and restrooms are primitive.
Climbing or hiking the dunes is difficult, but commercial dunemobile
rides to the top of the dunes, automobile rides, canoeing on Platte River
and beach swimming are available. Conducted natural history tours can
be arranged.
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Grand Portage National Monument
Box 666
Grand Marais, Minnesota 55604
(218)387-2788
This 9-miJe Grand Portage was once a rendezvous point of traders and
trappers. It was aJso a principal route for Indians, explorers, and mis-
sionaries into the Northwest.
Authentic reconstructions, including the Great Hall, Kitchen and Canoe
Warehouse, are accessible by ramps or short steps with handrails.
Taped messages, displays, self-guiding folders and on-site interpretation
are available for visitors. The steeply-rising, '-^-mile (.8 km) Mount Rose
Trail has steps and handrails. The Grand Portage Trail is dVz miles (13.6
km) long.
Many points of interest are withm 500 feet (150 m) of the paved
parking area. A campground, picnic area and hotel accommodations
are nearby.
The Grand Portage post of the Northwest Comapny has been re-
constructed. Watch for uneven ground and irregular steps.
A small, temporary visitor center, up several steps from ground
level, offers information, exhibits and audiovisual programs. The Great
Hall, which is fully accessible, has exhibits and interpretive programs. A
comfort station with fully accessible and equipped stalls is located 500
feet ( 1 50 m) from the visitor center.
The monument is off U.S. Highway 61, 36 miles northeast of Grand
Marais, Minn,
Pipestone National Monument
P.O. Box 727
Pipestone, Minnesota 56 1 64
(507)825-5463
From this quarry Indians obtained materials for making peace pipes
used m ceremonies. It is "Living History" area.
The visitor center is accessible with all facilities on one floor. Restroom
outside doors are 31 inches (78.74 cm) wide, booth doors, 23 inches
(58.42 cm). Some of the panel exhibits in the visitor center contain objects
which may be touched and felt. The Circle Trail and old quarry are
paved and accessible, although steep m places.
St. Croix National Scenic River
(See Wisconsin)
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Voyageurs National Park
P.O. Box 50
International Falls, Minnesota 56649
(218)283-4492
Once the route of the French-Cdnadian voyageurs, beautiful northern
lakes are surrounded by forest m this land where geology and history
capture your imagination.
Visitors should first stop at park headquarters on Highway 53, at the
south edge of International Falls, for information about the park, lodgings
and restroom facilities. The park boundary is 1 1 miles (17.71 km) from
the park headquarters. The parking lot at the temporary headquarters is
gravel surfaced, but designated parking spaces are near the building.
Restroom entry doors are 33 inches (83.80 cm) wide and stall doors
29 inches (73.66 cm). Permanent headquarters, visitor center and other
facilities are planned.
Mississippi 9 1
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
c/o Natchez Trace Parkway, R.R. 1, NT- 143
Tupelo, Mississippi 38801
(601)842-1572
The Confederate cavalry, under Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, was
employed with extraordinary skill here during the battle of June 10,
1864.
The site is a well-marked one acre (0.404 ha), 6 miles (9.66 km) west of
Baldwyn on Mississippi 370, 25 miles (40.25 km) north of Tupelo, off
U.S. 45. The entire area is accessible. Markers and monuments provide
interpretation.
Gulf Islands National Seashore
(See Florida)
Natchez Trace Parkway
R.R. 1, NT- 143
Tupelo, Mississippi 38801
This historic route generally follows the old Indian trace, or trail, between
Nashville, Tennessee; and Natchez, Mississippi through the northwest
corner of Alabama. About 317 miles (510.37 km) of the planned 443-
mile trace (713.23 km) are completed.
The Tupelo visitor center is 5 miles north of Tupelo at the intersection of
Natchez Trace Parkway and U.S. 45-North. The parking area has desig-
nated parking space, the curb has a ramp and entry into the visitor center
IS at ground level. Restroom entry doors are 29 inches (73.66 cm) wide
and stall doors are 26 inches (66.04 cm) wide. An entry door to the rest-
rooms from outside the visitor center, open day and night, is 39 inches
(99.06 cm) wide.
The motor road is the mam parkway feature and most of the inter-
pretive devices at overlooks can be seen without leaving the car. There
are four audio stations along the parkway. Audiovisual programs are
offered at the Tupelo visitor center and campfire programs at Rocky
Springs are accessible by driving from the information station to the
campground. At Mount Locust the exhibit shelter is accessible, but the
historic hilltop house is reached by a series of six to eight steps. The
Ridgeland wayside museum entrance has a 5-inch ( 1 2.7 cm) step.
Food, lodging and medical services are available m Tupelo.
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Tupelo National Battlefield
c/o Natchez Trace Parkway, R.R. 1 , NT - 1 43
Tupelo, Mississippi 38801
Here, on July 13-14, 1864, Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry battled
a Union force of 14,000 sent to keep Forrest from cutting the railroad
supplying Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's march on Atlanta.
The battlefield is m Tupelo, one mile (1 61 km) off Natchez Trace Park-
way, on Mississippi Highway 6. The entire area is accessible. Signs and
markers provide interpretation.
Vicksburg National Military Park
P.O Box 349
Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180
(601)636-0583
Fortifications of the 47-day siege of Vicksburg, which ended July 3, 1863,
are remarkably preserved here. Victory gave the North control of the
Mississippi River and cut the Confederacy m two. This is a "Living History"
area.
The park is just outside of Vicksburg on historic U.S. 80. The visitor
center is entered at ground level from the parking lot which has a curb
ramp. Audiovisual programs and exhibits are on the first floor of the
center. Restroom stalls are 32 inches (81.28 cm) wide, and the entry
doors are 28 inches (71.12 cm) wide, swinging m from a negotiable
right angle.
Most features of the park are readily seen from the road. Guided
tours or tape-tours are available for interpretation on the 16-mile (25.76
km) park road.
Missouri 93
George Washington Carver National Monument
RO Box 38
Diamond, Missouri 64840
(417)325-4151
The site, birthplace and childhood home of George Wdshington Carver,
the famous black agronomist, includes the 1881 house, Boy Carver
statue. Carver family cemetery and a cultural demonstration area-
Access to the visitor center is by ramp. A movie, museum and guided
tours are available at all times The first 100 yards (9L44 m) of the self-
guidmg Boy Carver Historic Nature Trail is paved and easily traveled,
but the balance is unpaved and rough terrain. Park personnel are avail-
able to give assistance.
The park is 2 miles (3.22 km) from Diamond, Mo., and can be
reached by taking Alternate 7 1 south from Interstate 44, then west on V
Highway from Diamond.
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial National Historic Site
1 1 North Fourth Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63 102
(314)425-4468
This park on St. Louis' Mississippi riverfront honors Thomas Jefferson
and others v/ho directed territorial expansion of the United States. Eero
Saarinen's prize-winning, stainless steel gateway arch commemorates
Westward pioneers. In the nearby courthouse, Dred Scott sued for free-
dom m the historic sla very case.
Visitors may ascend the 630-foot (191.52 m) high arch by elevator. The
Gateway Arch Visitor Center is accessible by ramp The center contains
the spacious Museum of Westward Expansion. Restrooms are fully
accessible. Special tours or other programs are available to groups by
writing the superintendent two weeks m advance. The parking area is
approximately 800 feet (243.68 m) from the visitor center. Assistance to
reach the visitor center is available by contacting the parking lot
attendants.
Ozark National Scenic Riverways
RO. Box 490
Van Buren, Missouri 63965
(314)323-4236
For about 140 miles the Current and Jacks Fork Rivers flow through a
quiet world of nature at this national park area. Features include huge
freshwater springs and numerous caves.
The visitor center at Rowder Mill is 35 miles (56.35 km) north of Van
Buren, off State Highway 106. Maps, interpretive folders and general
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information are available at the information desk. The visitor center has a
ground level entry. Restroom entry doors are 33 inches (83.80 cm) wide
and stall doors 24 inches (60.96 cm) m the men's restroom, 27 inches
(68.58 cm) m the v^omen's restroom. The restrooms are on a very narrow
corridor.
New trails lead to campgrounds at Big Spring, 4 miles (6.44 km)
south of Van Buren on Highway 103, Alley Spring, 7 miles (11. 27 km)
west of Eminence on Highway 106, and Round Spring, 13 miles (20.93
km) north of Eminence on Highway 19. All trails provide relatively easy
access to the area's prominent natural features. New comfort stations m
these areas have been designed for full accessibility.
Float trips can be tricky, even dangerous, for the unskilled. Other
activities include shore fishing and camping.
Medical centers are at Van Buren, and at Winona, which is about
20 miles (32. 19 km) from Alley Spring and Powder Mill.
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
c/o George Washington Carver National Monument
RO. Box 38
Diamond, Missouri 64840
(417)325-4151
The Civil War battle of August 10, 1861, for control of Missouri was
fought here.
The park is five miles (8.05 km) from Republic, Mo., on Highway MM.
There is a self-guidmg tour of the battlefield. The restroom is m a trailer at
the visitor center and is fully accessible. Construction of facilities, includ-
ing a permanent visitor center, is m progress.
Montana 95
Big Hole National Battlefield
Wisdom, Montana 59761
(406) 689-2530
Nez Perce Indians and U.S. Army troops fought here m 1877— a
dramatic episode m the long struggle to confine the Nez Perce, and other
Indians, to reservations.
The visitor center is 12 miles (19,32 km) west of Wisdom on Montana 43,
and IS accessible without difficulty from the parking lot. The center,
auditorium, museum and restrooms are all on ground level with double-
door entrance. Restroom entry doors are 32 inches (81.28 cm) wide and
stall doors, 24 inches (60.96 cm).
The center features exhibits and audiovisual programs. The battle-
field can be viewed from the audiovisual room as a narrator explains
the battle. A side road has picnic tables adjacent to the parking area. The
wooded siege area is a 5-minute uphill climb of 600 yards (548.64 m).
Fishing is allowed from the easily accessible and wide footbridge across
the North Fork of the Big Hole River.
The elevation at headquarters is 6,300 feet (1,918.98 m). Food,
lodging and a full range of medical services can be found m Hamilton,
65 miles (104.65 km) north and west of the visitor center on Montana 43
and U.S. 93.
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Fort Smith, Montana 59035.
(406)666-2412
Bighorn Lake, formed by Yellowtail Dam on the Bighorn River, extends
71 miles (114.31 km) m Montana and Wyoming, including 47 miles
(75.67 km) through spectacular Bighorn Canyon. The Crow Indian
Reservation borders a large part of the area. Federal acreage is 34,231.20
(13, 692 48 hectares) m Montana and 28, 623. 00 m Wyoming.
Access by land to this elongated scenic area is convenient only at the
Northern District headquarters community of Fort Smith, Montana,
and at the Southern District headquarters community of Lovell, Wyoming.
Two visitor centers serve the park, one at Yellowtail Dam, under the
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation, and the other near Lovell,
Wyo. The visitor center at the dam has exhibits and listening devices
and a protected vestibule overlooks the 525-foot (159.92 m) concrete
dam. Restrooms at this center are inadequate for visitors in wheelchairs.
The Lovell Visitor Center features audiovisual programs, exhibits
and is solar operated. All facilities at this visitor center, including the rest-
rooms, are fully accessible.
Boat-launching facilities are reachable by automobile at three points
on the lake. Restroom facilities at all three points are fully accessible.
The campgrounds at Lovell have fully accessible restrooms, but the
campgrounds at the north end of the lake have pit toilets.
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The nearest restaurants, lodgings and hospitals are at Lovell,
Wyo , and Hardin, Mont,, which is 40 miles (64.04 kn:) north of Fort
Smith on 1-90.
Custer Battlefield National Monument
P.O. Box 416
Crow Agency, Montana 59022
(406)638-2622
The famous Battle of the Little Big Horn between five companies of the
7th U.S. Cavalry and the Sioux and Northern Cheyenne Indians v/as
fought here on June 25-26, 1876. Lt. Col George A. Custer and about
268 of his force v/ere killed. This is a "Living ffistory" area.
The headquarters and visitor center are m an old, concrete block build-
ing, 2 miles (3.22 km) from the Crow Agency on 1-90. Parking is adjacent
with curb ramps, but assistance may be needed to enter the building
over three steps, Restrooms are entered from a narrow corridor at
right angles, both entry and stall doors are 25 inches (63.5 cm) v/ide.
Paved walkways lead to the national cemetery, the Custer Monu-
ment, the Last Stand overlook and portions of the self-guidmg Entrench-
ment Trail, Interpretive talks are given at the visitor center. Interpretive
signs on the battlefield road are designed for viewing from cars
Food, lodging and medical services are available m Hardin, 15
miles (24 1 5 km) north on 1-90
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
(See North Dakota)
Glacier National Park
West Glacier, Montana 59936
(406)888-5441
Superb Rocky Mountain scenery, with numerous glaciers and lakes
among high peaks, forms part of the Waterton-Glacier International
Peace Park.
Significant features may be viewed by car at scenic overlooks on the
major highway through the southern portion of the park, Gomg-to-the
Sun Road. This road stems from U.S. Highway 89 at St. Mary
The St. Mary visitor center is accessible with wide walks and double
doors, handrails where needed and accessible restrooms. The restrooms
throughout the park have entry and stall doors 32 inches (81 .28 cm) wide.
All park trails are unpaved with the exception of the walk at Logan
Pass which has approximately a half mile (805 km) of boardwalk leading
to the unpaved section. The boardwalk has a few steps on inclined areas,
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over which assistance would be needed for visitors m wheelchairs.
Evening interpretive talks are given at Fish Creek and Apgar Camp-
ground amphitheaters, McDonald Lodge and St. Mary visitor center.
Evening programs are offered at Avalanche, Rising Run, Swiftcurrent and
Two Medicine Campgrounds which are all accessible by hard-packed
trail or by car driven to withm 50 to 100 feet (15.2 to 30.4 m) of the
facilities.
The highest point by car is Logan Pass, 6,664 feet (2,029.85 m). The
elevation of most facilities ranges from 3,210 to 4,500 feet (977.77 to
1,370.70 m). Some units m the Many Glacier Hotel and Rising Sun Motor
Inn are fully accessible. Reservations should be made for these units
with Glacier Park, Inc., East Glacier, Montana 59434, telephone (406)
226-4841. The facilities are open from May 15 to September 15, The
nearest full range of medical facilities is at Cardston, Alberta, Canada,
35 miles (56.35 km) north of St. Mary on U.S. 89 and North Valley
Hospital in Whitefish, Montana, 24 miles (38.64 km) west of West Glacier
on U.S. 93.
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Deer Lodge, Montana 49722
(406) 846-2070
This wds the headquarters area of one of the largest and best known
19th-century range ranches m the country. Today the ranchhouse,
bunkhouse and outbuildings are much as they were m the 1800's.
The ranch is 1/4 mile (0.4025 km) from Deer Lodge, off Interstate 90.
All buildings, including the visitor contact station, are accessible m dry
weather. A 1,100-foot (335 06 m) hard-packed gravel trail leads from
the contact station to park buildings. The trail has ramps where neces-
sary and is moderately steep in some areas Guided tours of the house
are available and park personnel will interpret the grounds upon request.
Printed materials are available for self-guidance on trails around the
ranch. The newly constructed comfort stations m a separate building are
fully accessible and equipped.
Elevation of the site is 4,200 feet ( 1,282,68 m), A full range of medi-
cal services, restaurants and accessible lodgings is m Deer Lodge. The
State has constructed rest areas throughout the length of Interstate 90,
each with fully accessible and equipped comfort stations.
Yellowstone National Park
(See Wyoming)
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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
c/o Scotts Bluff National Monument
P.O. Box 427
Gering, Nebraska 6934 1
(308) 436-4340
These renowned quarries contain numerous, concentrated, well-pre-
served Miocene mammal fossils, representing an important chapter m
the evolution of mammals.
House trailers are used as temporary visitor center facilities, comfort
station and ranger office. Three steps, 6-to-9-inches (15.24 to 22.86 cm)
high, and about 10 feet (3.04 m) wide, lead up to both the visitor center
and the comfort station. There is no ramp but park personnel assist
persons up the steps. The door to the visitor center is 33 inches (83.82
cm) wide. The door to the comfort station is 33^2 inches (85.09 cm) wide.
The stall doors m the restrooms are 21 inches (53.34 cm) wide. Visitor
center floors are carpeted.
Fossils are available to touch. A 1-mile (1.61 km) dirt trail leads to the
fossil beds with a rise m elevation of 200 feet (60.92 m), a round trip of 2
miles (3.22 km). Three benches for stops along the trail are provided.
Self-guiding literature is distributed at the visitor center.
The monument is 22 miles (35.40 km) south of Harrison and 34
miles (54.72 km) north of Mitchell, Neb. The nearest hospital is 45 miles
(72 42 km) away, at Scottsbluff.
Chimney Rock National Historic Site
c/o Scotts Bluff National Monument
P.O. Box 427
Gering, Nebraska 6934 1
(402) 436-4340
Site telephone during summer months (402) 432-2793
As they traveled west, pioneers camped near this famous landmark
which stands 500 feet above the Platte River along the Oregon Trail It is
an Affiliated Area.
The visitor center is an information trailer with no other public facilities.
The trailer is located on a turn-off from Highway 92, 23 miles (37.03 km)
east of Gering, Neb. and 3^ miles (5.63 km) southwest of Bayard. It is on
site only from Memorial Day to Labor Day. The site, owned by the State
of Nebraska, is staffed during the summer by personnel of the State
historical society.
Homestead National Monument of America
Beatrice, Nebraska 68310
(402)223-3514
Under the Homestead Act of 1862, one of the first claims was filed for
this land, ft is a "Living ffistorical Farm " area.
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All features are accessible over relatively easy, level paths. A ramp
crosses the 4-inch (10, 16 cm) parking area curb. The visitor center, with
an audiovisual room, museum and farm implement display shed, has
6-foot (1,83 m) wide entry and exit doors, Restrooms have entry doors
3 1 inches (78 74 m) wide, stall doors are 24''2 inches (62,23 cm) wide.
Visitors may view the cabin interior from a 24-inch doorway, A
paved trail footbridge accommodates wheelchairs up to 40 inches (1 m)
wide. The trail has a short, steep pitch of 9!.'2 percent gradient for about
88 feet (26.80 m). From a sample prairie grass and forb plot at the end of
the trail, the native prairie portion of the monument may be viewed.
Conducted tours can be arranged with advance notice.
There are four audio programs m the visitor center and one trailside
audio program. On request, park personnel will guide visually handi-
capped visitors through the equipment display shed.
The best time to visit the park is weekends between Memorial Day
and Labor Day, when Living History demonstrations take place.
Medical services and hospital facilities are available m Beatrice, 5
miles (8.05 km) from the monument.
Scotts Bluff National Monument
P.O. Box 427
Gering, Nebraska 6934 1
(308) 436-4340
Rising 800 feet above the valley floor, this massive promontory was a
landmark on the Oregon Trail, associated v/ith mass migration between
1843 and 1869 across the Great Plains.
The entire area, including the visitor center with its Oregon Trail museum,
15 accessible. An asphalt ramp leads into the museum from the parking
area. Visitor center restroom doors are 29!^ inches (74.93 cm) wide,
stall doors, 25J^ inches (64.77 cm). Grab bars are installed m the rest-
rooms.
The outdoor amphitheater is reached by a level, paved walk. At the
summit of Scotts Bluff, several paved walks lead to: South Summit over-
look, 9.2-percent gradient at the steepest park, High Point overlook,
16 3-percent gradient at the steepest part; and Observation Point, 18.7-
percent gradient at the steepest part. A walk leading to the Jackson
Campsite at Mitchell Pass has a 13.3-percent gradient at the steepest
part. A self-guiding nature trail is accessible with a minimum amount of
assistance needed on steeper parts.
Interpretive talks and campfire programs are held at the amphi-
theater. Informal talks are given at the museum. A Living History pro-
gram IS presented during the summer months near the visitor center.
The high point of the summit is about 4,649 feet (1,416.09 m). The
road from the visitor center to the summit rises about 500 feet (152.30
cm) in 1-3/4 miles (2.82 km). Medical services are available m Gering, 3
miles (3.22 km) away and hospitals are in Scottsbluff, 7 miles (1 1.27 km).
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Death Valley National Monument
(See California)
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
601 Nevada Highway, Boulder City, Nevada 89005
(702)293-4041
Lake Mead m Nevada, formed by Hoover Dam, and Lake Mohave m
Arizona, formed by Davis Dam, both on the Colorado River, dominate
this first national recreation area established by Congress^
The Alan Bible visitor center at Lake Mead, on US Highway 93, is four
miles (6.44 km) east of Boulder City, Bus and airline services are avail-
able to Las Vegas where accessible tour buses can be taken for the trip
to Lake Mead- A good paved road system makes each developed unit
of the area accessible by passenger car The lakes can best be seen by
boat, also accessible All visitor centers are fully accessible from paved
parking areas and approach walks, motel and eating facilities throughout
both lake areas are accessible at ground level All restrooms m eating
establishments, except at Overton, are accessible. The Cottonwood
Cove motel has bathrooms designed for visitors m wheelchairs. Two
fish hatcheries, located at Willow Beach and Boulder Beach, are accessible.
Paved walks lead to amphitheaters at Kathenne, Boulder Beach and
Temple Bar, where evening programs are given during the summer.
Upon reguest, interpretive programs are given to special groups. A
booklet, "Boating Guide to Lake Mohave," gives mileage to points of
interest reached by boat. A fully accessible commercial boat trip to
Hoover Dam and return embarks daily from the Lake Mead Marina. An
auto tape tour, starting at the Alan Bible visitor center, identifies points
of interest, significant natural features and flora and fauna seen along
the 40-mile (64,37-km) drive to Echo Bay Exhibits and audio-visual
programs are presented m the Alan Bible visitor center. A desert botani-
cal garden, adjacent to the visitor center, has interpretive signs de-
scribing the desert environment. The trail through the garden is paved.
Average elevation is 2,448 feet (746. 15 m).
Lehman Caves National Monument
Baker, Nevada 893 11
(702) Lehman Caves,
# 1 Toll Station via Ely, Nevada
Tunnels and galleries decorated with stalactites and stalagmites honey-
comb these caverns of hght-gray and white limestone.
The visitor center is five miles (8.05 km) west of Baker, which is five miles
(8.05 km) off US Highway 6^50, Public buildings with displays and in-
terpretive programs, a restroom, and the concession building are all
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accessible to visitors m wheelchairs at ground level from a service road
behind the visitor center. One restroom has an entry door and stall doors
22 inches (55.88 cm) wide.
From Easter weekend through September, a restaurant and lodg-
ings are open m Baker. Nearest full medical service is 70 miles ( 1 1 2.7 km)
away at Ely on U.S. Highway 6/50,
The cave tour is 0.6 mile (0.97 km) m length and lasts 1 1/2 hours.
Visitors taking tour must ascend or descend 15 flights of stairs. Fifteen-
mmute tours of the first room and to the Lodge Room through the exit
tunnel are available for visitors for whom the extended cave trip would
be too strenuous. A 1/4-mile (.402-km) nature trail starting at the visitor
center is rough, narrow, and without handrails.
The average elevation of main features is 6,825 feet (2,078.90 m).
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Appalachian National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
Cornish Flats, New Hampshire
(603) 675-2055
Mailing address: Windsor, Vermont 05089
A memoridl to the great American sculptor, Augustus Saint-Gaudens,
containing his home, studios and grounds, named 'Aspet. " is a "Living
History" area.
The walk-m area has no barriers; level grounds provide access to the
Temple, the Little Studio, the new studio, the studio by the ravine, and
the Shaw, Adams and Farragut memorials. A barrier-free overlook
provides a fine view of the mountains. First floor tours of the house are
given
The visitor center is 100 feet (30.48 m) from the parking lot and three
7-inch (18 cm) steps lead to the mam walkway. Restrooms are not
equipped for wheelchairs. Special audio programs are available for
visually handicapped visitors.
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Appalachian National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
(See Pennsylvania)
Edison National Historic Site
Mam Street at Lakeside Avenue
West Orange, New Jersey 07052
(201)736-0550
Buddings, laboratories and equipment used by Thomas A. Edison for
many of his experiments are found m this area. Sites include his library
papers, models of some of his inventions plus his 23-room home, Glen-
m on t. It is a "Li vm g His tory ' ' area .
Cars carrying wheelchaired visitors may park m the laboratory unit near
the start of the tour^ Such visitors are advised to contact the visitor center
at the laboratory m advance so that movable ramps can be arranged
over the steps leading to the house. The Black Maria— a film room — is
not accessible. Ramps lead up to the restrooms.
The visually handicapped will enjoy the tours. Groups of deaf
visitors have come to the site with their own interpreters and found the
site equally interesting from a visual viewpoint.
Gateway National Recreation Area
(See New York)
Morristown National Historical Park
P.O.Box 1136R
Morristown, New Jersey 07960
(201)766-4990
Sites of important military encampments during the Revolutionary War;
Washington's headquarters 1777 and 1779-80. ft is a "Living fiistory"
area.
Jockey Hollow Visitor Center may be reached by automobile from Mor-
ristown by proceeding southwest on Western Avenue until it becomes
Jockey Hollow Road. The visitor center is approximately 2 miles (3.22
km) on Jockey Hollow Road after the name change. Directions and infor-
mation for all the other sites may be obtained at the Jockey Hollow Visitor
Center.
There are no barriers to wayside exhibits at Jockey Hollow, the
Center itself is entirely accessible, as are the hospital and Grand Parade
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sites. The first floor of the historical museum and basement restrooms are
accessible, the latter by outside ground level path. The Ford Mansion,
however, has five entrance steps and the stairs to the second floor are
steep and narrow. Six 7-inch (18 cm) steps lead to the Wick House. The
trail to the Soldiers' Huts is steep, but there are no steps. Regularly
scheduled guided talks and tours will be of interest to all Visually handi-
capped visitors are allowed to hold and touch equipment and tools used
m history demonstrations
Statue of Liberty National Monument (and Ellis Island)
(See New York)
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Aztec Ruins National Monument
BoxU
Aztec, New Mexico 874 10
(505)334-6174
7776 rums of a large Pueblo Indian community with 12th-century build-
ings of masonry and timber are now largely excavated and stabilized.
The area, misnamed by early American settlers, has no connection with
the Aztec Empire of Mexico.
Portable ramps provide access over steps from the parking lot to the
visitor center, museum and plaza Restroom entry doors are 29-inches
(73,66 cm) wide and stall doors 24 inches (60.96 cm)
The rums are reached by many flights of steps, each ranging from 5
to 15 steps. Two-thirds of the interpretive trail, however, permits wheel-
chair travel with assistance over some steep grades. Talks and conducted
tours are given on advance reguest.
The average elevation is 5,640 feet ( 1,719 m).
Food, lodging and medical facilities are available m Aztec, a short
distance south on U.S. 550.
Bandelier National Monument
Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544
(505)672-3861
On the canyon-slashed slopes of the Pajarito Plateau are the rums of
many cliff houses of Pueblo Indians. The monument's 30,000 acres
(12,120 ha) were set aside by Congress m 1 9 16 to protect the prehistoric
treasures dating from AD 1200 to 1500.
The visitor center, 3 miles (4.83 km) mside the monument, is 10 miles
(16.1 km) north of White Rock and 13 miles (20.93 km) west of Los
Alamos, both on New Mexico Highway 4. The parking area has desig-
nated spaces and ramps and the visitor center is accessible by ramp.
Restroom facilities, entered at sidewalk level, have 30-inch (76.20-cm)
wide entry doors and 23-1/2-inch (59.69 cm) wide stall doors. (Fully
accessible restrooms are planned for 1978) The concessioner-run
snackbar on the opposite side of the parking lot is accessible at ground
level
The 1-mile (1.61 km) round-trip trail from near the visitor center to
the mam rum of Tyuonyi is paved and level. The rum can be viewed from
the trail The Cottonwood picnic area and scenic overlooks are all
accessible. Audiovisual orientation programs are presented m the visitor
center at any time during the day upon request. Evening campfire pro-
grams are given at Juniper campground, just mside the entrance road on
Mesa Top. Contour maps and models for touching by visitors with visual
impairment are available.
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Capulin Mountain National Monument
Capulin, New Mexico 88414
(505)278-2781
Located in the country's easternmost volcanic field, this symmetrical
cinder cone is an interesting example of a geologically recent extinct
volcano.
The visitor center is accessible by ramp from the parking area to side-
walk and terrace. Door openings, including restroom doors, are at
least 31 inches (78.74 cm) wide with stall doors at least 29 inches (73.66
cm). A 375-foot (1 14.0 m) level nature trail starting from the visitor center
is also accessible by a ramp. Many tables m the picnic area are accessible.
Ramps at the Crater Rim parking area give access to views of the crater
and surrounding country. The crater trails, both down into the crater
and on the rim. present difficulties as they are steep and with many
steps.
Audiovisual programs are offered at the visitor center and informal
talks are given at the Crater Rim m the summer.
Elevations range from 7,240 feet (2200.96 m) to 8,182 feet (2491.36
m). The monument is located about SVz miles (5.63 km) from Capulin on
State Route 325. Snacks and sandwiches may be obtained m Capulin,
but the nearest full service center, providing medical facilities, accessible
lodgings and restaurants, is Raton, NM, 30 miles (48.30 km) west on US
64-87, to Interstate 25.
Cailsbad Caverns National Park
3225 National Parks Highway
Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220
(505) 885-8884
Park visitor center (505) 785-2233
This series of connected caverns, the largest underground chambers yet
discovered, has countless magnificent and curious formations.
The park is 20 miles (32.20 km) southwest of Carlsbad, off U.S. Highway
62-180. Turn right on State Road 7 at White City.
The visitor center with a restaurant and a gift shop is reached by
low ramps (providing access) from parking areas. Elevators carry visitors
to the underground lunchroom and entrance to the Big Room, 754 feet
(230 m) below ground level. All visitors can take part in the Big Room
tour. Visitor center and the caverns' restrooms have one stall, each suit-
able for wheelchairs. An interpretive talk is offered at the cavern entrance
each evening m summer.
Visitors m wheelchairs can travel 1,375 feet (419 m) out into the
Big Room to view the Hall of Giants Fairyland and Temple of the Sun,
which are among the most scenic and spectacular formation areas in
the cavern. Talks on the migratory bat colony are given at the cavern
entrance each evening during the summer. The full cavern tour is a 30
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mile (48.3 km) walk with an 800-foot (244 m) descent and an 80-foot
(24.4 m) climb.
Elevation on the mam road is 3,600 to 4,400 feet (1,096.56 to
1,340.24 m). Average elevation of mam features is 4,000 feet (1,218.40 m).
Chaco Canyon National Monument
SR M, Box 6500, Bloomfield, New Mexico 87413
(505) 786-5384
The canyon contdins 13 major Indian rums and hundreds of smaller
rums unsurpassed m the United States. They exhibit the finest prehis-
toric architecture and represent the high point of Pueblo pre-Columbian
civilization.
The visitor center is located 40 miles (64.37 km) north of Crownpoint
on New Mexico State Highway 57, and 30 miles (48.28 km) south of
Blanco Trading Post on the same state highway. The visitor center is
accessible from the parking lot 60 feet (17.5 m) away by paved walkway.
Entry doors are 72 inches ( 1 m 82 cm) wide. Inside the restrooms, doors
are 26 inches (66.04 cm) wide.
Several conducted tours are offered daily m the summer, there
usually IS one tour a day m the spring and fall. Campfire talks are given
nightly m the summer. All of the major rums are on level ground, four
miles (6.44 km) or more from the visitor center. A parking area is pro-
vided at each of the major ruins. All trails and parking areas at the rums
are of pea-gravel. Some doors are narrow. Assistance of park personnel
can be arranged for visits to the smaller nearby rums.
The average elevation is 6,200 feet ( 1 ,888.52 m). Emergency medical
services are available at the Navajo Public Health Service Hospital 40
miles (64.37 km) south at Crownpoint. The nearest towns, food, supplies
and lodging are on State Highway 44 and U.S. 40.
El Mono National Monument
Ramah, New Mexico 8732 1
(505)783-5123
"Inscription Rock" is a soft sandstone monolith on which are carved
hundreds of inscriptions, including those of 17th-century Spanish ex-
plorers and 19th-century American emigrants and settlers. The monu-
men t also includes pre- Columbian petroglyphs.
The monument is 58 miles (93.38 km) southeast of Gallup via NM Routes
32 and 53, and 43 miles (69.23 km) west of Grants via Route 53. The
visitor center is 30 feet (9.14 m) from the ramped parking area. The
center and restrooms are fully accessible and on one level. Although the
Inscription Rock Trail has some rather steep grades, at least two-thirds
of the inscriptions may be viewed via a by-pass around the visitor center.
The picnic area is ]/^-mile (.80 m) from the parking area, but the ground
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is somewhat uneven. Campfire talks are held m the picnic-campground
area during the summer season.
Elevation of the visitor center is 7,218 feet (2,198.60 m). Food,
lodging and medical facilities are available m Grants, 43 miles east of the
park.
Fort Union National Monument
Watrous, New Mexico 87753
(505) 425-8025
Adobe rums of this key fort and largest military supply depot on the
Santa Fe Trail, which shaped Southwest destiny from 1851-1891, have
been stabilized to prevent further deterioration. Soldiers garrisoned
three successive Fort Unions.
The park headquarters and visitor center are 8 miles ( 12.88 km) north-
west of Watrous at the end of State Highway 477. Concrete ramps m
the parking lot and at the porch provide access to the visitor center. The
self-guidmg trail is 1 Vz miles long, but direct access to the rums is less
than 300 yards (273.6 m). The trail is generally smooth, but some flag-
stone sections and graveled sections may present difficulties. Restroom
doors are 29 inches (73.66 cm) wide, stall doors 20 inches (50.80 cm).
Two audio stations are available less than 150 yards (136.4 m) from
the visitor center. Taped bugle calls and a taped retreat parade may be
enjoyed at the rear of the visitor center.
Elevation is 6,700 feet (2,040.82 m). Food, lodgings and medical
services are available 30 miles (48.30 km) south on Interstate 25 in Las
Vegas.
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Route 2, Box 100
Silver City, New Mexico 88061
These well-preserved cliff dwellings m natural cavities on the face of
an overhanging cliff were inhabited from about A. D. 100 to 1300.
The monument is at the end of a winding, mountainous road (State
Route 15) 43 miles (68.8 km) north of Silver City. Visitors m wheelchairs
enter the visitor center from the rear by ramp over two steps The rear
parking lot is 100 feet (30.48 m) from the center. The front entrance has
five steps to the porch and double doors to foyer and exhibit room.
Visitors m wheelchairs may park directly m front of the parking area
restrooms. Entry is over ramps. Restroom doors measure 31 inches
(78.74 cm), stall doors 24 inches (60.96 cm) m width. Plans are underway
to expand and improve these facilities.
The cliff dwellings and steeply inclined approach trail have many
steps. The cliff dwellings' parking lots are two miles (3 22 km) from the
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visitor center. Camprgounds and picnic areas, some equipped with
vault toilets, are spaced along the road to the cliff dwellings.
Assistance is provided to traverse the graveled trail to the site 50
feet (15.23 m) from the visitor center, where evening programs are pre-
sented. On request, organized groups may use the long trail and tour
the dwellings with the assistance of park personnel.
Average elevation is 5,700 feet (1,736.22 m). Nearest food, lodging
and medical services are at Silver City. Gila Cliff Dwellings National
Monument is managed by the Forest Service (U.S. Department of Agri-
culture) under a cooperative agreement with National Park Service-
Gran Quivira National Monument
Route 1, Mountamair, New Mexico 87036
(505)847-2770
Hums of two mission buddings and 18 Pueblo Indian excavated house
mounds mark the sites of this 17th-century Spanish mission and of an
eadier Indian community.
Park headquarters and visitor center are located on State Highway 14,
26 miles (41.84 km) south of U.S. Route 60 and Mountainair. Ramps
provide access over the parking area curb and entry to the visitor center.
Ramps and floor widths provide full accessibility throughout the center.
Fully accessible and equipped restrooms are being or have been con-
structed.
The gravel trail around the grounds of the monument has a gradient
of more than eight percent m two stretches, one of 170 feet (51.8 m) and
the other of 30 feet (9 1 4 m) m length. Park personnel are available during
the summer months for those who need assistance m crossing the loose
graveled paths. Exhibits, interpretive programs and audiovisual slide
shows are offered m the visitor center, and guided tours are offered
through the rums.
Elevations of outstanding features range from 6,470 to 6,670 feet
(1970.76 to 2031.68 m). The nearest food, lodging and medical facilities
are available in Mountamair, 26 miles (4 1 .84 km) from the monument.
Pecos National Monument
P.O. Drawer 1 1
Pecos, New Mexico 87552
(505)757-6414
Foundations of a 17th-century mission church, rums of an 18th-century
church, ancient pueblo structural remains and restored kivas comprise
the park. This site was once a landmark on the Santa Fe Trail Ruts are
still visible.
Facilities are simple and minimum. The visitor center at ground level.
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the lunchground and summer Living History demonstrations are adja-
cent to the hard-packed gravel parking area. The restrooms are pit
toilets, 400 feet (121.84 m) from the visitor center. Fully accessible rest-
rooms are planned for the near future.
Trails are dirt surface, hard packed and level but somewhat rough
or gravelly m spots. A self-guiding interpretive trail leads to the rums of
two pueblos, two churches and the convent and several excavated,
unroofed kivas. The trail is 3/4 mile (1.21 km) long. Access to the fully
restored kivas is by ladder. Elevation is 6,900 feet (2,101.74 m). Food,
lodging and medical facilities are available m Pecos, 2 miles (3.22 km)
south.
White Sands National Monument
P.O. Box 458
Alamogordo, New Mexico 883 10
(505)437-1058
Dunes of glistening white gypsum sands— 10 to 45 feet higfi (3.05 to
13.71 m) — are home for small, light-colored animals that have adapted
to the harsh environment of this national monument.
The visitor center is 15 miles (24 15 km) southwest of Alamogordo on
U.S. Highway 70-82. Facilities include a musuem, gift shop and an audi-
torium with slide programs. The center is easily accessible from the park-
ing area and a ramp with handrails runs between the lobby and the
museum. The outside restroom is inaccessible for wheelchair visitors.
Fully accessible restrooms are available 6 miles (9.66 km) beyond the
visitor center on the loop drive to the heart of the dunes
The significant features are best enjoyed by car or climbing the
dunes. A self-guidmg drive to the heart of the dunes is correlated with
roadside numbered stations. A summer interpretive program, called the
"Evening Stroll," describes the natural features of the dunes area. Getting
there, however, would be difficult for visitors with mobility impairment
because of the soft sand.
Average elevation of the mam features is 4,000 feet (1,218.40 m).
Restaurants, lodgings and medical services are m Alamogardo.
New York 1 1 1
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
Castle Clinton National Monument
c/o Manhattan Sites
National Park Service
26 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005
(2 1 2) 264-87 1 1 ; site telephone (212) 344-7220
Located near Battery Park at the top of Manhattan Island, Castle Clinton
was built around 1808- 1 1 and served successively as a defense for New
York Harbor, as a promenade and entertainment center. It also served
as an immigration depot where more than 8 million people entered the
United States from 1855-90. A small museum and officers quarters and
courtyard are now open to the public. Basically noted as a visual site.
Visitors handicapped m movement are advised to contact the site so
that assistance can be provided down three entrance steps to the monu-
ment, the monument itself is located on level ground. Restroom facilities
are located nearby m Battery Park. These facilities were built m the 1 930's
and have three 8-inch (20.32 cm) steps at the entrances.
Eleanoi Roosevelt National Historic Site
c/o Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites
Hyde Park, New York 12538
(914)229-9115
Mrs. Roosevelt used her "Val-Kill" estate as a personal retreat from her
busy life. The pastoral setting of the cottage, built for her by her husband
m 1 924, includes fields, trees, swamps and ponds. She also used the
estate to entertain friends and dignitaries and to promote the many
causes which interested her.
This is a new area, authorized May 27, 1977. There are no Federal
facilities.
Federal Hall National Memorial
c/o Manhattan Sites
National Park Service
26 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005
(2 1 2) 264-87 1 1 ; (site telephone the same)
A graceful building on the site of the original Federal Hall at 26 Wall
Street. The site is noted for the convening of the Stamp Act Congress in
1765, the Second Continental Congress m 1783, and as the site where
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George Washington took the oath of office as President. The Bill of
Rights was adopted here m 1789. The John Peter Zenger trial for free-
dom of the press also was held at this site m 1735. It is a "Living History"
area.
The memorial has 18 7-inch (17.78 cm) front steps. The upper deck,
where the statues are located, and the descriptive plaques on the ex-
terior of the building may be viewed from the street, although inade-
quately. A ramp for wheelchairs provides access to the interior from the
rear of the building on Pine Street. An elevator now provides access to
the restroom facilities and the second floor. Visitors who may require
assistance are advised to call Federal Hall for personally guided tours.
Fire Island National Seashore
P O Box 229
Patchogue, New York 1 1772
(516)289-4810
Barrier island with outstanding qualities of natural history and opportuni-
ties for beach-oriented recreation m proximity to the New York metro-
politan area.
The seashore facilities are reached only by public ferry or private boat.
Public ferries run from May 15 to October 15, Elevated wooden board-
walks with ramps and steps provide access to the beach. A primitive
camping site is located a rough 1-mile hike from the ferry dock. Camp-
ing IS limited to 4 nights on a reserved basis only
Fort Stanwix National Monument
112 East Park Street
Rome, New York 13440
(315)336-2090
The original Port Stanwix was built during the Prench and Indian War
and later used as a trading post. During the Revolutionary War, the siege
of the fort was a victory for the colonists. The present fort was completely
reconstructed and dedicated m 1 976.
Gravel walkways are throughout the grounds All areas have small in-
clines rather than steps. Doorways are 2 feet, 10 inches (.86 m) by 5 feet,
1 1 inches ( 1 .8 m). The parking area is located two blocks from the site. At
the site, park personnel will be available to assist visitors and provide
interpretive talks.
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Gateway National Recreation Area N Y N J
Floyd Bennett Field
Brooklyn, New York 1 1234
(212)252-9150
Gateway National Recreation Area is one of the first urban parks m the
National Park System. The goals intended for Gateway and its role m
fulfilling recreation needs have a special dimension. They recognize the
need not only to set aside the remaining natural areas still untouched by
urban sprawl, but also to meet many urban recreation needs.
Gateway National Recreation Area consists of four units. Three are m
New York: Jamaica Bay Unit in Brooklyn, Breezy Point m Queens and
the Staten Island Unit m Staten Island. The fourth area is the Sandy Hook
Unit m New Jersey.
At each unit, the visitor will find facilities for swimming, picnicking,
sunbathing, sports, cultural, educational and interpretive programs.
Nearby urban dwellers are given the opportunity to experience nature
and recreation. Each unit contains some facilities for the handicapped
visitor, such as ramps and restroom facilities accessible to visitors m
wheelchairs but not all areas contain these facilities. The park does
provide programs for senior citizens and handicapped visitors. Inter-
ested groups or individuals should contact the units prior to their visits
for the exact areas and activities able to accommodate them. Descrip-
tions, address and telephone numbers of the units follow:
Jamaica Bay Unit — Jamaica Bay's 17,000 acres comprise the largest
nature refuge m New York City. Floyd Bennett Field Brooklyn
New York 1 1 234, (2 12) 252-9286.
Breezy Point Unit — Situated on the Rockaway Peninsula m Brook-
lyn, Breezy Point will soon offer a variety of recreational facilities. At
this time, only Jacob Riis Park is open. Fort Tilden, New York 11695
(212)474-4600.
Staten Island Unit- Located on the Raritan Bay m Staten Island,
this unit, comprising Great Kills Park and Miller Field Park, provides
a wide range of recreational activities. P.O. Box 37, Staten Island
New York 1 0306, (2 1 2) 35 1 -8700.
Sandy Hook Unit — Located on a peninsula in the northeast corner
of New Jersey, Sandy Hook Unit provides visitors with outdoor
water activities, a beach and opportunities for nature study. P.O.
Box 437, Highlands, New Jersey 07732, (20 1 ) 872-0 1 1 5.
For additional general information on all units, contact the
Office of External Affairs, Gateway National Recreation Area, Head-
quarters Building 69, Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, New York
11234,(212)252-9208.
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General Grant National Memorial
c/o Manhattan Sites
National Park Service
26 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005
Site address: (m Riverside Park)
West 1 22nd Street and Riverside Drive
(212)666-1640
A memoria] to Ulysses S. Grant, who commanded the Union armies
and brought the Civil War to an end. Here are the tombs of General and
Mrs. Grant. As President of the United States (1869-77), Grant signed
the act establishing the first national park, Yellowstone, m 1872.
The Community Mosaic Bench project, an intricately designed group of
benches m blue mosaic, surrounds the grounds^ Informal interpretive
talks are given daily. Assistance can be arranged by contacting the
memorial headquarters.
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
c/o Manhattan Sites
National Park Service
New York, New York 10005
(212)264-8700
Site address: 287 Convent Avenue (north of 14 1st Street)
(212)283-5154
Home of Alexander Hamilton, one of the country's great statesmen.
Ten 7-inch (18 cm) steps lead up to the house. Visitors are advised to
call the memorial for guided tours and assistance.
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hyde Park, New York 12538
(914)229-9115
Birthplace, home and "Summer White House" of the 32nd President of
the United States (1933-45) where many distinguished visitors were
entertained. Also contains the rose garden where the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt are buried.
The parking area has curb-cuts and steps to the home have ramps. The
second floor and restroom facilities are not now accessible to visitors
m wheelchairs. The pulley-operated elevator used by the President is not
operative at this time, Restrooms are in a small building behind the home
or m the Archives of the Roosevelt Library across the driveway from
the home. Personnel at the Library will be glad to operate the elevator
to the second floor of the Library for use of the restrooms on that floor.
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Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Kmderhook, New York 12106
(518)758-9689
Called "Lmdenwald," this was the home of the 8th President of the
United States.
Not open to the public Full visitor facilities are likely by 1982^
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Cove Neck Road
Oyster Bay, Long Island
New York 11771
(516)922-4447
Home of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, from
1885 until his death m 1919.
Garden paths and walkways around the house are accessible, as is the
first floor of the home, but assistance may be needed up the three 7 1/2-
inch (19 cm) steps to the entrance. Visitors may also need assistance at
the Old Orchard Museum where three rooms are accessible. A bio-
graphical film IS shown in the museum every hour. Informal interpretive
talks are given throughout the home. Visitors are encouraged to contact
the site in advance, if possible, to arrange for assistance and guided
tours. The site is open seven days a week.
Saratoga National Historical Park
R.D l.Box 113C
Stillwater, New York 12170
(518)664-9822
Scene of an American victory over the British m 1777; turning point of
the Revolution and one of the decisive battles m v/orld history; General
Philip Schuyler's country home, ft is a "Living History" area.
Assistance will be needed from the parking lot to the visitor center as the
ramp is steep. The historic houses have one or two steps at entrances.
Surfaced walkways throughout the park are accessible but the houses
are widely dispersed. Guided talks are available and visual and lecture
programs are available at the visitor center.
Statue of Liberty National Monument (and EUis Island) N Y N J
Liberty Island, New York 10004
(212)732-1236
The statue is a gift from the French people to commemorate the
alliance of France and the U.S. m the American Revolution. Ellis Island,
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near Liberty Island, was the mam entry point to the U.S. m the late 19th
and early 20th centuries.
Liberty Island is accessible but help may be needed getting up the steps
to the buildings as well as into the elevator m the pedestal The elevator
runs from the first floor to the tenth floor landing. From there, six 7 1/2-
mch (19.05 cm) steps lead to the balcony where one can enjoy an excel-
lent view of the harbor. The American Museum of Immigration is m
structural additions to the pedestal.
The best time to visit the Statue of Liberty is m the autumn and
winter months when the area is less crowded. A pamphlet is printed m
Braille Visitors may call the monument m advance of the trip to arrange
for any needed assistance. The island is reached by ferry which leaves
Battery Park (near Castle Clinton) at the lower tip of Manhattan Island,
New York, NY.
Ellis Island is presently undergoing extensive restoration It is open
m the summer on a limited basis, but visitors could encounter difficult
or hazardous conditions.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Natiorial Historic Site
c/o Manhattan Sites
National Park Service
26 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005
(212)264-8711
Site address: 28 East 20th Street
(212)260-1616
Birthplace m 1858 of the 26th President of the United States.
Visitors are advised to contact the site for assistance with the six steps
down to the entrance of the building and two additional steps down to
the museum. An elevator runs to the third floor and provides access to
restroom facilities. Informal talks are given. There is no on- or off-street
parking
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Natiorial Historic Site
c/o Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Foundation
64 1 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14209
(716)884-0095
Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office as President of the United
States at the Ansley Wilcox House, now a National Historic Site, on
Sept. 14, 1901, after the assassination of President William McKmley.
The house is entered over a narrow, railed flight of five steps, 8 inches
(20.32 cm) each m height. Visitors m wheelchairs will need assistance to
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enter, since ramps are not feasible, and there is no alternative entry to the
home. Site personnel should be notified m advance for such assistance.
Restroom facilities on the first floor are not adequate for visitors m
wheelchairs. Plans are being considered to renovate the existing facilities
to provide access and equipment. The second floor is reached by 20
7-1/2 inch (19.05 cm) steps.
Guided tours are given hourly, weekdays 9 to 5 and weekends 12 to
5 except on Federal holidays. Buses from downtown Buffalo stop in
front of the site.
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York 12538
(914)229-9115
Fine exdjnple of a pdJdtiaJ mansion built by 19th-century financiers.
It IS a "Living ffistory" area.
The visitor center is equipped with restrooms and easily accessible. On
request, assistance will be provided up twelve 8-inch (20.32 cm) en-
trance steps to the mansion. "Ecoust-a-guides" (cassettes with ear-
phones) are provided for audio tours. Magnificent grounds with scenic
view of the Hudson River have straight paved paths for each access.
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Appalachian National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
Blue Ridge Parkway
700 Northwestern Bank Building
Woodfm Street
Asheville, North Carolina 2880 1
(704)258-2850x0718
Following the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains, this scenic parkway
averages 3,000 feet (913.5 m) above sea level ft embraces several large
recreational areas and preserves mountain folk culture. Construction of
469 miles (755. 09 km) of the planned 659-mile (1, 060 99 km) parkway is
completed. This is a "Living History" area m Virginia and North Caro-
lina.
The parkway offers enjoyable day-use trips. Maps and printed material
are available at each end of the parkway and at various visitor centers
along the way. Interpretive signs can be viewed from the car. Most of
the 230 overlooks are accessible without leaving the car. The parkway's
overlooks include such views as the James River and its canal locks
(Va), the Peaks of Otter (Va), Mabry Mill (Va), and Grandfather Moun-
tain, Mount Mitchell and the Craggy Gardens wild rhododendron field
(N.C.). Mount Mitchell State Park can be reached by a drive off the
parkway.
The Roanoke Mountain Campground for Handicapped Visitors (near
Milepost 120) has three compsites, comfort station and a nature trail.
All facilities are fully accessible with drinking fountains, hard-surfaced
paths, raise bars and tilted mirrors m the restrooms and picnic tables
at the right height.
Accessible restaurants are at Mabry Mill (Milepost 176.1) and at
Peaks of Otter (Milepost 84). No lodgings are accessible on the parkway
without assistance. Accessible lodgings will be found m urban centers
off the parkway relatively short distances, such as Roanoke and Waynes-
boro (Va.) and Asheville and the Boone-Blowmg Rock area (N.C).
The following service centers are accessible: the James River visitor
center (a small, generally unmanned, open exhibit shelter), the Peaks
of Otter camp store and gift shop, the Bluffs Coffee Shop and photo and
craft shop (N.C); Crabtree Meadows Coffee and Gift Shops and camp
store (N.C), and the Craggy Gardens visitor center (a one-room en-
closed shelter with plant exhibits).
Evening campfire talks are given m the summer at Otter Creek,
Peaks of Otter, and Rocky Knob (Va), Doughton Park, Julian Price
Memorial Park, Crabtree Meadows and Mount Pisgah (N.C). Several
accessible nature walks and self-guidmg trails are along the way. The
following trails, however, are very strenuous. Humpback Rocks, Flat
Top Mountain, Sharp Top Mountain, Harkenmg Hill, Elk Run, Rocky
Knob, Cascades, Green Knob, Flat Rock Craggy Gardens, Waterrock
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Knob and Devils Courthouse. These trails should be checked before the
trip is attempted.
The several craft centers along the parkway include Mabry Mill at
Milepost 176.1 with a self-guidmg trail featuring old-time mountain
industry, a water-powered mill and a blacksmith shop in operation;
Moses H. Cone Memorial Park at Milepost 292.7 with 25 miles (40.25 km)
of horse and carriage trails, two lakes and the Parkway Craft Center
(Mile 294); Bnnnegar Cabin (Mile 238.5) offering demonstrations of
weaving on an old mountain loom (access difficult from parking area
because of rather steep path, rugged terrain and some steps). At the
Museum of North Carolina Minerals, at Milepost 331, near Spruce Pme,
N.C., ramps cross the parking area curb and the step to the porch to
the exhibit area. Construction of a 200-foot (60.9 m) "mineral" exhibit
trail is underway.
Construction has begun on the Southern Highland Folk Art Center
at Milepost 387 near Asheville, off U.S. 70 at Oteen. The center will
serve to preserve and perpetuate the craft and music traditions of the
Appalachian mountain region through its proposed educational, recrea-
tional and training programs. Anticipated completion date is summer,
1979.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Route 1, Box 675
Manteo, North Carolina 27954
(919)473-2113
Bedches, migratory waterfowl, fishing and points of historical interest,
including the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse overlooking the "graveyard of
the Atlantic, " are special features of Cape Hatteras, the first national sea-
shore. This is a "Living History" area.
The visitor center, at the park entrance, is at the intersection of U.S. 158
and N.C. 12, due south of Nags Head, southeast of Manteo. The center
is an historic structure. This fact and the safety hazard make ramps over
the two entry steps mfeasible. Assistance over the steps is available for
visitors m wheelchairs. The restrooms are inadequate.
The Museum of the Sea at Buxton and the visitor center at Bodie
Island are accessible with some assistance over small steps. The protected
Coquina Beach on Bodie Island has boardwalks from the parking areas
to the beach, but they end some distance from the water. The bathing
facility IS accessible by ramps. Visitors can enjoy picnicking, sunning
and ocean viewing, just off the boardwalks, which are close to many
picnic tables. Recently constructed restroom facilities accommodate
visitors in wheelchairs.
Good ocean-viewing points are also on Oregon Inlet Bridge, 3 miles
(4.83 km) m length, and at the Cape Hatteras and Bodie Island light-
houses. The Cape Hatteras lighthouse is the only lighthouse m the area
open to the public, but the climb is up steep, spiraled steps. Fishing
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may be enjoyed at the concessioner-operated piers at Rodanthe, Avon,
and Frisco, all reached by long vehicular ramps from the parking areas.
Cape Lookout National Seashore
PO, Box 690, 415 Front Street
Beaufort, North Carolina 28516
(919)728-2121
This series of undeveloped barrier islands stretches 58 miles southwest
(93 38 km) from Ocracoke Inlet and Portsmouth Village. The islands
contain beaches, dunes, salt marshes and important landmarks m early
coastal trade. They extend to Beaufort Inlet and Shackleford Banks,
where a classic maritime forest resists the harsh elements. The park
includes Cape Lookout and its famous lighthouse, built m 1859 to warn
sailors of the dangerous Lookout Shoals.
The park is m the planning, development and acquisition stage and
there are no public buildings or sanitary facilities at this time. The sea-
shore IS accessible only by boat and there are no roads on the islands
Docking facilities for the concession ferry boats are unsuitable for visitors
with mobility handicaps, and there are no paved paths or boardwalks
on the sandy barrier islands The lighthouse is not open to visitors.
Park headquarters, on US 70, 5 miles (8.05 km) east of Beaufort,
provides general information on the area. An administrative office m
temporary quarters on Markers Island, 2 miles (3.22 km) east of Beaufort
on U.S. 70, also has pamphlets and other types of information about the
natural features and history of the area. In the planning stage are an
aquarium, a slide show and a nature trail
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
PC. Box 395
Flat Rock, North Carolina 2873 1
(704)693-4178
"Connemara" was the farm home of the noted poet-author for the last
22 years of his life. During his residence here, several of his books were
published. The site includes the 20-room, three-story farmhouse and
several out-buildmgs, Sandburg's goat herd and other farm animals.
This IS a 'Living Historical Farm " area.
The farm is on Little River Road, close to the intersection with US 25,
26 miles (41.86 km) south of Asheville. The shuttlebuses which transport
visitors to the site, are not equipped to handle visitors with wheelchairs.
These visitors should call park headquarters from the Flat Rock Play-
house at the intersection of U.S. 25 and Little River Road to request
permission to drive through the grounds by an alternate route
The entrance to the information center m the basement is at ground
level. The large restroom on this level has an entry door 24 inches (60.96
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cm) wide. The two upper floors of the farmhouse are reached by two
flights of steep stairs. Between the farmyard and the barnyard is a 300-
yard (274.32 m) hard-packed gravel driveway.
The nearest full range of medical services, accessible restaurants
and lodging are at Hendersonville, 3 miles (4.83 km) north of Flat Rock
on U.S. 25.
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
c/o Cape Hatteras National Seashore
PC. Box 457
Manteo, North Carolina 27954
(919)473-2116
The first English settlement m North America was attempted here (1585-
87), and the fate of Sir Walter Raleigh 's "Lost Colony" remains a mystery.
The site is at the north end of Roanoke Island, north of Manteo, on U.S.
64. The visitor center is accessible by ramp from the parking area, but
assistance will be needed to enter the building from the porch over a
5-inch (12.7 cm) step unsuitable for a ramp. The restrooms are inade-
quate (stall doors are 22 1/2 inches [57.15 cm] wide) and assistance is
needed over a 5-inch (12.7 cm) step.
A paved ramp to the waterside theater entrance provides access to
performances of "The Lost Colony," (summer only) and there is ample
space for seating m the front of the amphitheater. All trails, with the ex-
ception of the Hariot Nature Trail, are level and easily traveled. Exhibits,
audiovisual and interpretive programs m the visitor center auditorium
are all accessible.
Great Smoky Mouritains National Park
(See Tennessee)
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
PC Box 9806, Plaza Station
Greensboro, North Carolina 27408
(919)288-1776
The battle fought here on March 15, 1781, opened the campaign which
led to Yorktown and the end of the Revolution. This is a "Living History"
area
The visitor center is located at the intersection of New Garden Road and
Old Battleground Road, just outside the city limits of Greensboro. The
visitor center is entered at ground level and the restrooms are fully
accessible and equipped.
The road around the perimeter of the park is self-guiding with the
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aid of printed materials and pushbutton audiovisual messages. Part of
the historical trail is easily negotiable, but some sections are of loose
gravel.
Audiovisual programs, interpretive talks and living history demon-
strations are offered m and near the visitor center.
Moores Creek National Military Park
P.O. Box 69
Currie, North Carolina 28435
(919)283-5591
The brief but violent battle on Feb. 27, 177 Q, between North Carolina.
Patriots and Loyalists, is commemorated here. The Patriot victory notably
advanced the revolutionary cause m the South, ending Royal authority
m the colony. This helped forestall a British invasion of the South and
encouraged North Carolina on April I, 1776, to instruct its delegation
to the Continental Congress to support total independence — the first
colony to so act.
The 42-acre (16.96 ha.) park is m southeastern North Carolina 1 mile
(1.61 km) from Currie on NC 210, 3 miles (4.83 km) v^est of U.S. 421,
20 miles (32.2 km) northeast of Wilmington by NC 2 10 and U.S. 42 1 . The
visitor center is fully accessible by ramp from the parking area and, from
the rear of the building, ramps lead directly to the hard-surfaced 1/2-
mile (0.805 km) loop History Trail. Exhibits and an orientation audio-
visual program are m the visitor center. The comfort stations outside the
visitor center are portable, fully accessible restrooms.
The History Trail is hard-surfaced to the historic area, but withm
that area the trails are of loose surface sand v^hich may present diffi-
culties for some visitors. Also difficult may be the return route of the
History Trail over Slocum Hill at an 8 percent grade. Assistance is avail-
able in each instance. Benches are on hand for resting. Visitors m wheel-
chairs may drive to the picnic area and directly to the door of Patriots
Hall. In the picnic area, the nearest parking spaces are within 5 to 10
feet ( 1 .52 to 3.04 m) of picnic tables.
Interpretive programs are given at Patriots Hall. Living history
demonstrations are given m the historic battlefield area. Special inter-
pretive programs and conducted tours for groups are available by
advance arrangement.
Accessible restaurants and lodging, and a full range of medical
services are available in Wilmington.
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Wright Brothers National Memorial
c/o Cape Hatteras National Seashore
P.O. Box 457
Manteo, North Carolina 27954
(919)441-7430
The first sustained flight m a heavier-than-air machine was made here by
Wilbur and OrviUe Wright on December 17, 1903. This is a "Living
ffistory" area.
The visitor center is 18 miles (28.97 km) northeast of Manteo on U.S.
158, and is accessible by means of an entrance ramp. Restrooms are
outside the visitor center. Entry doors are 36 inches (9 1 .44 cm) wide and
stall doors are 24 inches (60.96 cm) w^ide.
Oral history programs are given by park interpreters at regular
intervals throughout the day. Kite building and kite flying programs are
offered and a living history program, "Dialogue with Orville Wright,"
and exhibits in the visitor center will interest many visitors. The Wright
Brothers memorial shaft is not open to the public.
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Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site N D Mont
c/o Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park
Medora, North Dakota 58645
(701)623-4466
The trading post that stood here was the principal fur-tradmg depot m
the Upper Missouri River region from 1829 to 1867. Only the founda-
tions remain today. Federal acreage is 74.09 m North Dakota and 47
m Montana.
The site is to be excavated and part of the stockade will be restored-
There are no Federal facilities at this time. An unpaved trail runs through
the area. The site is 25 miles (40.23 km) southwest of Williston at deadend
of State Highway 477, 8 miles (12.88 km) north of interchange on 1-25.
Food, lodging and medical services are available at Williston.
International Peace Garden
P.O. Box 419
Dunseith, North Dakota 58637
(701)263-4390
Peaceful relations between Canada and the United States are commem.-
orated here. North Dakota holds the 888-acre (358.75 ha) portion for
International Peace Garden, Inc., which administers the area for North
Dakota and Manitoba. The National Park Service has assisted m the
masterplan. The site is an Affiliated Area.
The area is located on Lake Metigoshe, off U.S. 281.
Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park
Medora, North Dakota 58645
(701)623-4466
7776 park contains scenic badlands along the Little Missouri River and
part of Theodore Roosevelt's Elkhorn Ranch, including bison and some
of th e origin al prairie.
The South Unit visitor center is m Medora, the ranger station at the North
Unit is 17 miles (27.37 km) east, and 50 miles (80.5 km) north of Medora
on U.S. 85, 17 miles (27.37 km) south of Watford City. Both visitor center
and ranger station are accessible. Restroom entry doors m the visitor
center are 32 inches (81.28 km) wide and stall doors 30 inches (76.20
cm) wide. The Maltese Cross Cabin (the original cabin), directly behind
the visitor center, is accessible to 27-inch (68.58 cm) wide wheelchairs.
Two campgrounds, two picnic areas and 1 2 scenic overlooks along
the 50 miles (80.47 km) of auto tour roads are accessible. The camp-
ground at North Unit has newly constructed restrooms designed to
accommodate wheelchairs.
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Audiovisual programs are offered at the visitor center. Interpretive
talks and campfire programs are held at both campgrounds. The nature
trails are all steep and over rugged terrain.
Food and lodging are available at Medora. The nearest full range
of medical service for the South Unit is at Dickinson, 35 miles (56.35 km)
east on U.S. 94, or at Beach, 25 miles (40.25 km) west on U.S. 94. Food,
lodging and medical facilities are available at Watford City.
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Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area
P.O Box 158
Peninsula, Ohio 44264
(216)653-9036
This recreation area links the urban centers of Cleveland and Akron,
preserving the rural character of the Cuyahoga River valley, and such
historic resources as the century-old Ohio Canal system.
No Federally-operated facilities exist at this time. However, planning and
development are well underway. Recreational opportunities will range
from hiking and picnicking to interpretive programs with an emphasis
on the environment. The park headquarters should be contacted about
the future development and timetable of construction.
Mound City Group National Monument
Route 1, Box 1
Chillicothe, Ohio 45601
(614)774-1125
Two thousand years ago (300 B.C-600 A.D.), the Ohio River Valley
was the focal point of the Tfopewell Indian culture. The ffopewell
Indians created some of the finest prehistoric art m North America, built
vast geometrical earthworks and constructed burial mounds. The largest
known concentration of these mounds is preserved at this monument
The burial mounds yield copper breastplates, tools, obsidian blades,
shells, ornaments of grizzly bear teeth and stone pipes carved as birds
and animals.
The monument is located 3 miles (4.83 km) north of Chillicothe, Ohio,
on State Route 104, and can be reached by automobile or bus. A sec-
tion of the parking lot curb has a ramp and the 100-foot (30.48 m) long
walkway from the parking lot to the visitor center is level and paved.
The visitor center doors are 33 inches (83.80 cm) wide, level with the
entry walk and non-automated. Restrooms have 33-inch (83,80 cm)
wide doors and the unequipped stalls 22-inch (55 88 cm) doors. Stairs
with handrails lead to the observation deck on the visitor center roof.
The entire park is on nearly the same level, with the exception of
the trail along the Scioto River, which is reached by a stairway with hand-
rails, A paved trail with a slight gradient leads from the visitor center to a
wayside exhibit at the Mica Grave, The remainder of the trail system is
grass-covered. There is a small picnic area on level ground and a self-
guiding interpretive trail. Several rest benches occupy quiet, shady
places throughout the park.
The interpretive facilities include three tape repeaters and seven,
three-dimensional signs with 1/2-inch lettering. The interpretive tape
recording on the observation deck of the visitor center is audible from
the patio below. Interpretive programs for special groups may be
arranged m advance.
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Restaurants, lodging, pharmacies and other facilities are available m
Chillicothe. The Ross County Medical Center is approximately 8 miles
( 1 2.88 km) from the park.
Perry's Victory and Interriational Peace Memorial
Put-m-Bay, Ohio 43456
(419)285-2184
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry won the greatest naval battle of the
War of 1812 on Lake Erie. The Memorial, a massive Doric column,
was constructed in 1912-15 to commemorate the victory, to memorialize
international peace as exemplified by the unfortified Canadian border,
and "to inculcate the lessons of international peace by arbitration and
disarmament".
The Memorial is on South Bass Island m the village of Put-m-Bay The
island IS 4 miles (6.44 km) from Catawba, Ohio and 14 miles (22,54 km)
from Port Clinton, Ohio. Ferry boats from both Catav\/ba and Port
Clinton to Put-m-Bay operate from mid-Apnl to mid-November Air-
planes provide passenger service year round The Memorial is closed
from the end of October to the middle of April.
The observation platform at the top of the Memorial is reached by
an elevator and a series of stairs having approximately 50 steps Inside
stairs have handrails The Memorial grounds are flat lawn and a few
paved walks. Interpretive programs are presented several times each
day during the summer. Special arrangements may be made for inter-
pretive talks at other times by writing or calling the superintendent.
The visitor information station is accessible to all visitors near the
entrance to the park. Comfort stations are at ground level at the base of
the Memorial. Stall doors are 28 inches (71.12 cm) wide and handgrips
are provided m one stall in both restrooms. Visitors requiring emergency
medical attention must be taken to the mainland by boat or airplane.
William Howard Tait National Historic Site
2038 Auburn Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 452 19
(513)684-3262
This house was the birthplace and boyhood home of William Howard
Taft, the only man to serve as both President and Chief Justice of the
United States. He was the 27th President from 1909-13 and U.S. Chief
Justice from 1921-30.
The home is undergoing restoration, but a small exhibit room on the
south side of the house is open to visitors Access is a concrete service
driveway from the moderately-graded Auburn Avenue. Four steps lead
from the driveway to the exhibit room Limited parking is on Auburn
Avenue and other nearby streets.
No special facilities are available at this time.
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Chickasaw National Recreation Area
P.O. Box 201
Sulphur, Oklahoma 73086
(405)622-3161
Piatt National Park, authorized m 1906, was combined with Arbuckle
National Recreation Area lands by Act of March 17, 1976, to form
Chickasaw National Recreation Area, as "a fitting memoriahzation of the
Chickasaw Indian Nation " The area has numerous cold mineral water
and freshwater springs, clear streams m wooded valleys and stretches of
hillside prairies. The area surrounds the manmade Lake of the Arbuckles.
An unloading area and wheelchair ramp are 115 feet (35 03 m) from
the entrance to the Travertine Nature Center, a temporary visitor center.
Special parking spaces are posted for use of handicapped visitors,
225 feet (68.54 m) from the entrance. Restrooms m the nature center
have one stall each v^ith v^ide, outward-opening doors and wall-mounted
assist bars.
All scenic overlooks except Bromide Hill are accessible from a
motor car. Some trails are wide and level enough to accommodate
wheelchairs Most trails are without handrails. Many walks are level,
shaded and short. Picnic and camping facilities are close to parking
and most can be reached by trails of less than 100 feet (30,45 m),
generally without steps. Visitors are advised to inquire at the nature
center or at the ranger stations for assistance or information on acces-
sible points of interest. Special interpretive programs are available for
groups by advance arrangement. Many of the exhibits at the nature
center may be touched.
Restaurants, lodging and medical services are available at Sulphur,
1-1/2 miles (2 41 km) west on Highway 177, at the border of the park.
Fort Smith National Historic Site
(See Arkansas)
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Crater Lake National Park
Box 7
Crater Lake, Oregon 97604
(503)594-2211
This park's deep blue lake lies m the heart of Mouni Mazama, an ancient
volcanic peak that collapsed centuries ago. The lake is encircled by
multicolored lava walls reaching 500 to 2,000 feet (152.4 to 609.6 m)
above the lake waters.
The 250 square-mile (402.5 sq. km) park has elevations ranging from
4,405 feet (1,339.12 m) at the south entrance to the 8,926 feet (2,720,64
m) of Mt. Scott. Hillman Peak at 8,156 feet (2,479.42 m) is the highest
point of the one-way 33-mile (53.13 km) Rim Drive around the crater,
and Rim Village is at a 7,100 foot (2,158.4 m) altitude. U.S. 62 runs
through the park from south to west entrances, the only entrances open
year-round.
The headquarters and visitor center are 3 miles (4.83 km) below the
Rim. Rim Village is the hub of activity around the crater. The exhibit
building and the Simnot Memorial Building, where interpretive talks are
given, are on the Rim, and open only m the summer. Crater Lake Lodge
and the cafeteria building have accessible facilities. At the Lodge, visi-
tors m wheelchairs enter at the rear at ground level, or at the front en-
trance, with always-available assistance over the few steps into the build-
ing. Restrooms on the mam floor have entry doors of 33 inches (83.80
cm) width and stall doors 30 inches (76.20 cm) wide. A few guestrooms
are available on the mam floor of the Lodge, and the dining room is also
on the main floor. The Lodge is open from June 15 to September 15.
Reservations for the accessible guestrooms m the Lodge should be
made with Crater Lake Lodge, Inc., Crater Lake, Oregon 97604, (503)
594-2511.
The cafeteria building, with dinmg room, curio shop, restrooms and
cafeteria, is open all year. The building is fully accessible from the nearby
parking area. From June 15 to September 15, the restrooms on the main
level are reached by movable ramps. Entry doors are 34 inches (86.36
cm) wide and stall doors are 28 inches (78. 12 cm) wide. Restrooms with
the same dimensions are accessible year-round on a lower level.
The park's mam features can be seen by car from the many over-
looks. Visitors also can enjoy the level walk along the Crater Rim. Amphi-
theater programs are accessible, but conducted trips and self-guiding
paths are largely over terrain of wilderness condition. Interpretive talks
are given nightly from June 1 5 to Labor Day on the geology and history
of formation of the area m the Mazama campground, 6 miles (9.66 km)
from the Lodge. The campground is accessible by automobile and as-
phalt path. The Lost Creek campground is accessible, but has only out-
side pit or chemical toilets. The Gray Back motor nature trail begins at
Lost Creek and runs to Vidae Fall.
The nearest full range of medical services and accessible restaurants
and lodgings, year-round, are at Medford, 69 miles (111.09 km) from
the west entrance on Oregon 62, or Klamath Falls, 54 miles (86.94 km)
from the south entrance on Oregon 62 and U.S. 97.
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Fort Clatsop National Memorial
Route 3, Box 604-FC
Astoria, Oregon 97 1 03
(503)861-2471
The Lewis and Clark Expedition camped here m the winter of 1805-6.
This IS a "Living History" area.
The headquarters and visitor center are 6 miles (9.66 km) southwest of
Astoria, on U.S. 101. The visitor center is fully accessible at ground level.
Equipped restrooms also are fully accessible at ground level.
During the summer season living history programs are presented.
Throughout the year, a 20-minute slide program is given m the visitor
center and the exhibit room is open. The canoe landing trail is of chipped
bark and moderately sloped. Concrete trails lead around the fort. Withm
the fort the trails are of easily negotiable chipped bark.
Restaurants, accessible lodgings and a full range of medical facili-
ties are m Astoria.
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
420 West Mam Street
John Day, Oregon 97845
(503)575-0721
Plant and animal fossils here show five epochs, from the Eocene to the
end of the Pleistocene.
Monument headquarters and one of tv^^o visitor contact stations are in
John Day. The visitor center is fully accessible from the street and rest-
rooms have been designed to accommodate v^heelchairs. Exhibits and
informal interpretive talks are available. The monument comprises three
separate units, one each near DayviUe and Mitchell, both on U.S. 26, and
the third near Fossil, north of Mitchell. A second visitor contact station
has been provided m the Sheep Rock unit near Dayville. The station is
an old, converted ranchhouse which has been made fully accessible,
including the restrooms. There are no facilities for visitors at the more
distant units.
Food, lodging and medical facilities are available m John Day.
McLoughlin House National Historic Site
McLoughlm Park between 7th and 8th (4 blocks East of Pacific Highway)
Oregon City, Oregon 97045
(503)656-5146
Dr. John McLoughlm, often called the "Father of Oregon, " was promi-
nent m the development of the Pacific Northwest as chief factor of Fort
Vancouver He lived m this house from 1847 to 1857. This is an Affiliated
Area.
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Two shallow steps lead to the front entry. There are no public restrooms.
Exhibits, descriptive plaques and informal talks by volunteers interpret
for visitors. The second floor is reached by a long stairway
Food, lodging and medical services are available m Oregon City.
Oregon Caves National Monument
P.O. Box 649
Cave Junction, Oregon 97523
(503) (Ask operator for Oregon Caves Toll Station #2 through Medford,
Oregon.)
Surface water running through marble bedrock formed these cave
passages and intricate flowerstone formations.
The monument is 20 miles southeast of Cave Junction on State Route 46.
A ranger station, parking lot and information booth are at the park
entrance. Visitors then drive 1/10 mile (.161 km) to the Chateau, the
Oregon Caves lodge, adjacent to the cave entrance. Campfire programs
are held nightly m the fully accessible campfire circle outside the Chateau.
The Caves are reached only by ladders and narrow passages, but slides
and descriptive booklets provide visitors with an idea of the color and
forms withm the caves.
The Chateau may be entered with assistance over two steps into the
lobby. A few guestrooms on the lobby floor are accessible to visitors in
wheelchairs with assistance. The dinmg room and coffee shop are acces-
sible from the outside by ramp. Restrooms for women m the Chateau
restaurant area have two entry doors, successively 34-1/4 inches
(86.055 cm) wide. In addition, assistance will be required to help visitors
over two steps at the entry of the women's restrooms. No steps lead to the
men's restroom here, and there is only one entry door, 27 inches (68.58
cm) wide, with stall doors 23 1/4 inches (59.055 cm) wide.
The nearest full range of medical services is available at Grants
Pass, 50 miles (80.5 km) from the monument by State 46 and U.S. 199.
Doctors are available m Cave Junction.
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Allegheny Portage Railroad Natioiial Historic Site
P.O. Box 247
Cresson, Pennsylvania 16630
(814)886-8176
This site preserves structures and traces of the 36-mile (57.93 km)
incline railroad built between 1831-34 to carry passengers and freight
over the Allegheny Mountains between canal basins at Holhdaysburg
and Johnstown.
The entire area is accessible. Specified parking bays are set aside for
handicapped visitors at the Lemon House Visitor Center near Cresson.
Restrooms are accessible. Benches and many quiet spots for resting
are found along the trails. Staff personnel give interpretive talks and
demonstrations and provide assistance as needed.
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Bushkill, Pennsylvania 18324
(717)588-6637
Kittatmny Point (201) 496-4458, Pocono Environmental Education
Center (7 17) 828-23 19
This scenic area preserves relatively unspoiled land on both the New
Jersey and Pennsylvania sides of the Delav^are River. Much of the
scenery can be viewed from a car. At Kittatmny Point information sta-
tion (south end of the park, off Interstate 80, Columbia, New Jersey), a
permanent ramp from the parking area provides access to the station.
Portable ramps are also available at the station and at other locations.
In that station, restroom doors are 29 inches (73.66 cm) wide outside and
24 inches (60.96 cm) wide mside. Assistance may be required to cross
the grassy plots from the parking area to the picnic area.
The Pocono Environmental Education Center, near Dmgmans
Ferry, Pa., is equipped with fully accessible restrooms. The center has
a sensory-perception trail with nylon cord and large printed messages
for self-guidance or with assistance as needed. Other than the Appa-
lachian Trail, short trails of hard-packed earth are relatively easy to
traverse. Ambulance and hospital services are avialable in East Strouds-
burg, Pennsylvania.
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Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Route 1, Box 360 "The National Pike"
Farmmgton, Pennsylvania 15437
(412)329-5512
Fort Necessity was the scene of the opening battle of the French and
Indian War, m which Cof George Washington and his Virginia Colonial
troops engaged French troops assisted by Indians, July 3, 1754. It is a
"Living History " area.
The battlefield is 1 1 miles ( 17 70 km) east of Uniontown The fort, Mount
Washington Tavern Museum and the visitor center are v\/ithin easy access
of parking areas Interpretive talks are given at all three locations There
IS a ramp at the visitor center parking area^ Double doors provide access
to the visitor center, restroom access is 28 inches (7112 cm) v/ide. Visi-
tors m wheelchairs will need help up the rather steep woodchip trail to
the tavern and over the two steps into the double-door entrance.
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
(717)334-1124
The decisive Civil War battle fought here July 1-3, 1863, repulsed the
second Confederate invasion of the North. It is a "Living History" area.
The visitor center includes the Electric Map orientation program, the
Cyclorama Center featuring the 356-foot (180.44 m) painting of Pickett's
Charge, and restrooms. All are fully accessible Picnic facilities are
accessible m the park and near the visitor center.
The walking tour at the Angle, the Virginia Memorial and the North
Carolina Memorial are all fullv accessible. Portions of the tours to Devil's
Den and the Eternal Peace Memorial are accessible by wheelchair and
principal features of these two memorials can be viewed from the acces-
sible areas. Audiovisual programs, interpretive talks and campfire pro-
grams are regular features at the park.
Hospital emergency facilities are one-half mile (0.80 km) away,
ambulance is on call. The bus depot, with connections to major cities, is
located 2 miles (3.22 km) from the visitor center. The least crowded times
to visit are autumn and winter and weekdays at other times of the year.
Hopewell Village National Historic Site
R.D 1, Box 345
Elverson, Pennsylvania 19520
(215)582-8773
One of the finest examples of a rural American 18th and 19th-century
ironmakmg community, the park includes the blast furnace and its
auxiliary structures, ft is a "Living History" area.
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The visitor center is about 5 miles north of Elverson off Route 345 to the
west The parking lot has designated spaces and curb cuts where
needed on the walk to the center^ A ramp to the lower level which
parallels the steps gives access from the outside to restrooms The
width of restroom doors is 33 inches (83.82 cm) and of stall doors,
23 inches (5842 cm)
The visitor center is on the top of a hill approximately 100 feet
(30 48 m) above the village itself. Information as to access and alternate
means for getting down to the village level may be obtained from the
visitor center, m addition to assistance when needed.
The village itself is on level ground with the exception of one small
rise, but once into the village, all features are easily accessible. The nature
trail IS 1/2-mile-long, but is rough and narrow and lacks handrails.
Audiovisual programs are offered at the visitor center, interpretive
recorded talks are at the mam points of interest along the walking tour
path m the village. Campfire programs are scheduled at the anthracite
furnace. Many historic objects and buildings may be touched and felt.
Independence National Historical Park
313 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
(215)597-7120
For all visitor information: (2 15) 597-8975
7776 park includes structures and properties m old Philadelphia asso-
ciated with the American Revolution and the founding and growth of the
United States.
The visitor center at Third and Chestnut Streets is fully accessible. All
restrooms have wide booths and are fully equipped. All floors of the
visitor center are accessible by ramp. The center's two theaters are
accessible from ground level Curb cuts have been made at all corners
of the downtown park area. Care should be taken on the 18th-century
brick sidewalks which are sometimes rough and uneven.
Braille and large-print guides to the park are available at the visitor
center. Braille pamphlets and maps are available upon request. Taped
messages are provided m Congress Hall in foreign languages and at the
Liberty Bell m English. Three relief maps of the park, with buildings
labeled in Braille, stand in front of the visitor center. Interpretation in each
of the park-run areas (not the affiliated areas) is by park personnel or by
taped messages. For information about (and assistance required for) all
of the following units (including the affiliated areas), calls should be made
to the visitor center.
Benjamin Franklin National Memorial
20th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, (215) 448- 1 000
In the Rotunda of the Franklin Institute, the colossal seated statue of
Franklin, by James Earle Fraser, honors the inventor-statesman.
An Affiliated Area.
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Visitors in wheelchairs can use the 21st and Winter Streets entrance.
Elevator service to all floors and access to the Memorial Room can
be provided (in some cases by portable ramps) if advance notice is
given. There are three extra-wide restrooms with grab bars. Doors
are not automatic. Parking lots are withm one block and most curbs
are cut at the corners. Spring and summer are the busy seasons.
The Memorial is staffed by employees of the Franklin Institute.
Bishop White House
Bishop WiJJiam White, rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's
Church, and the first Episcopal Bishop of Pennsylvania, built this
house m 1786-87. He liver here until his death m 1836.
Admission to Bishop White House is by guided tour only. Tickets
must be picked up at the visitor center for same-day tour. Portable
ramps are placed over the entry by the tour guide. Access to the
second floor is by steep flights of steps separated by a narrow
landing.
Carpenters' Hall
Carpenters' Hall was built m 1770 by the Carpenters Company of
Philadelphia, v/hich still owns and maintains it. The First Continental
Congress met here m September 1774.
Access to the two-story structure is by seven steps at a steep incline.
There is no alternative entry.
Christ Church
Built between 1727 and 1754. Christ Church is a fine example of a
colonial church. Seven signers of the Declaration of Independence
(including Benjamin Franklin) are buried m the cemetery and
churchyard.
The churchyard and the cemetery (one block away) are fully
accessible.
City Tavern
7776 "most genteel tavern m America" was once the social center of
Philadelphia. Banguets and receptions were held here for the
Continental and Federal Congresses. It has been reconstructed as
an operating 18th-century tavern.
The City Tavern is not accessible by wheelchair All entries are by
flights of 10 to 12 steep steps.
Congress Hall
77?e Hall was constructed m 1787-89 as the Philadelphia County
Court House. It served as the meeting place for the Federal Con-
gress from 1790 to 1800. During the 19th century it housed Federal
and local courts.
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The first floor is accessible by ramp over the entry steps. Access to
the second floor is by a steep, tall flight of steps.
The Deshler-Morris House
5442 Germantown Avenue
The Deshler-Morns House was erected m 1772-73 and served as
the home of President Washington during the summers of 1793
and 1794.
There are six steps at the entry of Deshler-Morns House and no
ramp. Two steep flights of steps and a middle landing lead to the
upper floor
First Bank of the United States
First Bank, built between 1795 and 1797 as the home of the
"government's banker, " is probably the oldest bank building m the
United States.
There are no exhibits and the site is not open to the public m 1977.
At the time of opening a ramp will provide access at the rear of the
building. Information about opening to the public in the future
should be checked at the visitor center.
Frankhn Court
This IS the site of the handsome brick home of Benjamin Franklin,
who lived here while serving m the Continental Congress, the
Constitutional Convention and as President of Pennsylvania, fie
died here m 1790. The house was torn down about 20 years later.
Franklin Court is completely accessible with ramps and elevators to
the underground complex of exhibits and a motion picture.
Free Quaker Meeting House
This Meeting House, built m 1783, is the oldest meetinghouse m
Philadelphia. The Free Quakers, unlike the mam body of Quakers
which remained pacifist, supported and fought for the American
cause m the Revolutionary War.
Four steep steps lead to the entry of Free Quaker Meeting House.
There is no ramp.
Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church National Historic Site
Delaware Avenue and Swanson Street
Gloria Dei Church was built m 1700 and is the oldest church m
Pennsylvania. An Affiliated Area.
A small parking lot is withm reasonable distance. Stone and brick
paved walks wind through the graveyard to the west door of the
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church which is accessible. Restroom access is impeded by one
step and stall doors are narrow. The church is not staffed by park
personnel.
Graff House
The original Graff House was built in 1775 by Jacob Graff, Jr., a
bricklayer. From May to July 1776 Thomas Jefferson rented the two
second-floor rooms and there drafted the Declaration of Independ-
ence. This house is a reconstruction.
Graff House is accessible by ramp to the first floor. The second floor
is reached by a steep and long flight of steps.
Independence Hall
Independence hJall was originally constructed between 1732 and
1756 as the Pennsylvania State House m what was then State House
Yard, now Independence Square. Until 1799 it served as the meet-
ing place of the provincial and state governments. The Second
Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention held their
sessions here. The Declaration of Independence was first read pub-
licly here on July 8, 1 776.
Admittance to Independence Hall is by guided tour only and waiting
lines are frequently lengthy. Access to the Assembly Room and the
Pennsylvania Supreme Court room on the first floor is by ramp. The
two steep flights to the second floor may require assistance by park
personnel.
The Liberty Bell
The Liberty Bell is m its new Pavilion across from Independence
Hall. The Liberty Bell's traditional associations with the events of
the American Revolution and its prophetic 'Proclaim Liberty"
inscription have made it the most cherished and revered symbol of
American freedom, and an emblem of liberty throughout the world.
The area is fully accessible.
Library Hall
Library Hall, built originally for the Library Company of Philadelphia
in 1 789-90, has been reconstructed and is occupied by the library of
the American Philosophical Society.
It IS open to use by scholars. The Library Hall is not accessible by
wheelchair as there are five steps to the entry.
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Mikveh Israel Cemetery
Ninth and Spruce Streets
The cemetery, established m 1738, is the oldest Jewish cemetery in
the city Haym Salomon, a financier of the Revolution, is buried here.
The cemetery is fully accessible.
New Hall
A^ew Hall was originally built by the Carpenters' Company m 1790
and used by the War Department m 1791-92. Now reconstructed,
it houses the U.S. Marine Corps Memorial Museum.
New Hall is accessible on the first floor, having lov^ steps covered
by a ramp.
Old City Hall
Old City Hall was built m 1790-91 as the Philadelphia City Hall.
It was used by the U.S. Supreme Court from 1791 to 1800 and by
the municipal government and courts during the 1 9th century.
Access is by portable ramp over steps to the first floor.
Pembertoii House
This house, once the home of Joseph Pemberton, a Quaker mer-
chant, has been reconstructed and is now occupied by the Army-
Navy Museum.
Pemberton House is an unrestored, two-story, three-level exhibit
area connected by many steps. It is substantially inaccessible to
wheelchaired visitors.
Philadelphia Exchange
The Exchange was designed by William Strickland and built be-
tween 1832 and 1834. It housed the Philadelphia Stock Exchange
for many years. Only the exterior has been restored.
The site is not open to the public.
Philosophical Hall
7776 American Philosophical Society, founded by Penjamm Franklin
m 1743, IS the oldest learned society m America. The Society erected
this building between 1785 and 1789 and still occupies it
The site is not open to the public.
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St. George's Church
235 North Fourth Street
This IS the oldest Methodist Church m the United States and, except
for the winter of 1777-78, has been m constant use since 1769.
Park personnel provide only security services. The entry has two
steps and no ramp.
St. Joseph's Church
Established m 1733 as the first Roman Catholic church m Phila-
delphia, St. Joseph's Church is possibly the only church m the
United States m which mass has been celebrated continuously for
more than 200 years.
At Willings Alley entrance there is one step without a ramp.
Second Bank of the United States
This fine example of Greek Revival Architecture was designed by
William Strickland and built between 1819 and 1824. It houses the
park's portrait gallery.
Assistance may be requested from the visitor center to unlock the
door on the east side of the building, and provide a ramp and
elevator service for visitors.
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
As a Polish military engineer serving with the American forces,
Kosciuszko designed and constructed defense works during the
Revolution. The fortifications he had built at Saratoga contributed
significantly to the American victory there m 1777. This house
served as his Philadelphia residence m 1797-98 during a second
visit to America.
There are two steps and no ramp to the entry, and steep steps to
the second floor. A push button tape and slide show are on the
second floor.
Todd House
Bulk m 1775, Todd Flo use was occupied from 1791 to 1793 by
John Todd, Jr., and his wife, Dolley Payne. She later married Presi-
dent James Madison.
There is no portable ramp over the two entry steps at Todd House
and the stairs to the second floor are steep, narrow and winding.
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Johnstown Flood National Memorial
P.O. Box 247
Cresson, Pennsylvania 16630
(814)886-8176
Remnants of the earthen South Fork Dam on the Little Conemaugh
River, which burst on May 31, 1889, causing the devastating flood of
Johnstown and nearby communities, are preserved here.
The abutment is located 1,500 feet (456 90 m) from the parking area
which has specified parking bays. The abutment is reached by a level,
woodchipped trail, vv^hich has several quiet spots for resting Benches
along the abutment enable visitors to view the former reservoir site The
picnic area is accessible by car.
Several steep steps with nghthand handrails lead down to the visitor
center. The only restrooms are portable, chemical types. Uniformed staff
are available for needed assistance and give interpretive talks On-site
first aid IS available.
The area is 10 miles (16,09 km) northeast of Johnstown, near St,
Michael, Pa, The park is open daily during the summer (May 1 —Octo-
ber 1 ) and on weekends only during the balance of the year.
Valley Forge National Historical Park
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 1 948 1
(215)783-7700
Commemorated here is the site where George Washington's Conti-
nental Army encamped m the bitter winter of 1777-78 during the
Revolutionary War.
The area was officially transferred from the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania to the National Park Service March 30, 1977, but state park
officials are continuing with completion of a committed $10 million Bi-
centennial construction program. The program includes a contemporary
museum building, parking lots, trails and other visitor facilities, and
restoration of several historic buildings. Until completion of the state
program, an estimated three years, National Park Service will administer
the park but will undertake no construction program.
The present facilities include a visitor center at the intersection of routes
23 and 363, 2 miles (3.22 km) northwest of Pennsylvania Turnpike
Exit 24. The park has several miles of easily accessible paved trails,
leading to nearly all of the park's major historical features. Picnic tables
are located m several areas of the park and are available on a first-come,
first-served basis. There are several major parking areas. Their locations
and other information may be obtained at the visitor center. Bus tours
and auto-tapes are available from the center. An interpretive film is
shown frequently m the auditorium. Restroom doors are 34 inches
(86.36 cm) wide and stall doors, 23 inches (58.42 cm) average.
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San Juan National Historic Site
PO. Box 712
Old San Juan, Puerto Rico 00902
(809)724-1974
These massive mdsonry fortifications, oldest m the territorial limits of the
United States, were begun by the Spanish m the 16th century to protect
a strategic harbor guarding the sea Janes to the New World,
The site's information desk and other visitor services, including rest-
rooms, drinking fountains, exhibits and audiovisual programs, are on
the entry plaza level, the fifth level, of El Morro Castle. A portable ramp
can be placed over the one entry step. The fifth and sixth levels are con-
nected by a ramp, but the lower four levels are reached only by narrow
flights of steps Restroom entry doors are 30 inches (76 20 cm) wide. The
stall doors are wider than the entry doors and the stalls are equipped
with grab bars. Three levels m San Cristobal have ramps for access at
grades ranging from 8 to 15 percent. Assistance will be necessary on
the steeper grades
Park guides have been trained to lead tours of visitor groups with
visual handicaps. The guides speak both English and Spanish. A Span-
ish language folder has been prepared m Braille. The park also provides
souvenir pictures and an audiovisual program showing the areas m
the castles inaccessible to some visitors.
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Roger Williams National Memorial
P.O. Box 367 Annex Station
Canal and North Mam Streets (at corner of Smith Street)
Providence, Rhode Island 02901
(401)838-4881
The national memorial commemorates the establishment of the Rhode
Island colony and Roger Williams, its founder.
The small formal garden is completely open. There is no building at the
site. Visitors coming to the new park will find it undeveloped, the major
attraction being the garden. A series of steep steps leads into the area.
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
85 Touro Street
Newport, Rhode Island 02840
(401)489-4623
Oldest existing synagogue m the United States and one of the finest
examples of colonial religious architecture. Place of worship of the
present Congregation Jeshuat Israel, Newport. An Affiliated Area.
Some visitors will need help over four steps at the entrance. Assistance
and guided tours are provided from late June until Labor Day by volun-
teers at the synagogue. No National Park Service personnel are assigned
to the area.
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Congaree Swamp National Monument
c/o Southeast Regional Office
National Park Service
1895 Phoenix Boulevard
Atlanta, Georgia 30349
(404) 996-2520
Located on an alluvial flood plain 20 miles (32.2 km) southeast of Colum-
bia, S.C., the 15,000-acre hardwood forest contains record-sized speci-
mens of cypress trees, water tupelo, black gum, willow oak and loblolly
pine.
This new park area was authorized by an Act of Congress on Oct, 18
1 976. Currently, there are no federal facilities.
Cowpens National Battlefield Site
c/o Kings Mountain National Military Park
R.R. 2, Box 229
Blacksburg, South Carolina 29702
(803) 936-7508
Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan won a decisive Revolutionary War victory
here over British Lt. Col Banastre Tarleton on Jan. 17, 1781.
The site is 15 miles (24.15 km) northeast of Spartanburg, S.C, off 1-85,
and 2 miles (3.22 km) southeast of Chesnee, SO. on S.C. 110.'
A small parking lot is at the intersection of South Carolina Highways
1 1 and 1 10, which both pass through the area. In the parking area are a
monument, two markers and a pushbutton audio program. The area is
accessible to all visitors.
Fort Sumter National Monument and Fort Moultrie
Drawer R
SuUivans Island, South Carolina 29482
(803)883-3123
Fort Sumter, near Charleston, S.C, was the scene of the first engage-
ment of the Civil War on April 12, 1861. The park also administers Fort
Moultrie, where a decisive encounter of the Revolution occurred on
June 28, 1776. Seminole Chief Osceola is buried at Fort Moultrie, which
served as an active fort through World War ff. Both forts are "Living
History" areas.
The Fort Moultrie visitor center is on West Middle Street on Sullivans
Island, off U.S. 17 and S.C. 703. Opened m 1976, the center was de-
signed to accommodate visitors m wheelchairs. All facilities, programs
and events, including the museum, are fully accessible, but parts of the
fort are accessible only by steps. Interpretive trails are surfaced by hard-
packed oyster shells. A I5-minute slide program depicts the three phases
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of the fort's history. Park headquarters for both Forts Sumter and
Moultrie is at the visitor center.
Fort Sumter, in Charleston Harbor, can be reached only by boat.
Tours of the fort are conducted daily and weekends by park interpreters.
Tour boats leave from the foot of Calhoun Street on Lockwood Drive,
just south of U.S 17 m Charleston.
Fort Sumter's parade grounds and its ground level are accessible
to visitors m v^heelchairs, but restrooms are on a mezzanine floor, up a
steep flight of stairs.
Embarking and disembarking from the tour boat may also present
problems, because of steep gangplanks and other boat features. For
boat schedules and other boat information, contact Fort Sumter Tours
at (803) 722- 169 1, or v^rite Box 59, Charleston, S.C. 29402.
Kings Mountain National Military Park
R. R. 2, Box 229
Blacksburg, South Carolina 29702
(803) 936-7508
American frontiersmen defeated the British here on Oct. 7, 1780, at a
critical point during the Revolution. This is a "Living History" area.
Kings Mountain is located on South Carolina Highway 216, off 1-85,
about 10 miles (16.1 km) from the town of Kings Mountain, N.C., and 15
miles southwest of Gastonia, N.C., and northeast of Gaffney, S.C.
The parking lot has several designated spaces. It is 75 yards (68.58
m) from the lobby, auditorium and program room m the visitor center.
All doors are wide, and restrooms are fully accessible with one stall in
each restroom equipped with handrails and easily handled doors.
A film IS presented m the theater which is fully accessible with desig-
nated spaces. The park offers audiovisual programs, living history
demonstrations, exhibits and a relief map. Some of the exhibits and the
relief map can be touched Interpretive programs are also offered in
the amphitheater.
The battlefield trail is paved, but it is over rolling terrain and visitors
m wheelchairs should have assistance m the steep areas. A handrail is
provided on the steepest part of the trail.
A full range of medical services, restaurants and lodging is available
m Gastonia.
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Ninety Six National Historic Site
Ninety Six, South Carolina 29666
(803) 543-4068
7777S IS the site of an 18th-century frontier settlement that was actively-
engaged m the Cherokee fur trade, the French and Indian War and the
colonization of the Carolina backcountry. It was also a significant military
post during the Revolutionary War— scene of a November, 1775 Whig-
Tory engagement and a month-long siege by the Continental Army m
late spring, 1781.
The temporary visitor contact station of this new national park area is 2
miles (3.22 km) south of Ninety Six off US, 178 m Greenwood County,
The station, a log cabin, is located 100 feet (30,48 m) from the unob-
structed parking area, but three steps make the structure difficult to
enter without assistance. The restrooms are portable toilets with steps,
5 inches (12,7 cm) high and doors 23 inches (58,42 cm) wide The 1-mile
(1,61 km) loose gravel interpretive trail presents difficulties, especially m
hot, humid summer months,
A medical clinic is located in Ninety Six, but the nearest full range of
medical services, and accessible restaurants and lodging will be found
m Greenwood, 10 miles to the west
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Badlands National Monument
P.O. Box 72
Interior, South Dakota 57750
(605)433-5361
Carved by erosion, this scenic landscape contains animaJ fossils of 40
million years ago m the layered, sedimentary deposits. Prairie grass-
lands support bison, bighorn sheep, deer and antelope.
The headquarters and visitor center are at Cedar Pass, 2-1/2 miles
(4.25 km) northeast of Interior on Route 16A, 28 miles (45.08 km) south-
west of Kodoka and 29 miles (46.69 km) southeast of Wall — both on 1-90.
Ramps cross a parking area curb and three steps near the visitor center.
Door openings, including those to the restrooms, are more than ade-
quate. Restrooms are designed to accommodate wheelchairs. Cedar
Pass Lodge has a curb ramp, an entrance at curb level, and accessible
guest rooms and restrooms. Each public building is on one floor.
All but two of the 18 viewpoints and overlooks are accessible. The
Fossil Exhibit Loop Trail is accessible for about two-thirds of its length.
An interpretive shelter and wayside exhibit at the end of the trail loop
can be reached from the right leg of the loop over a slight approach
grade. Audiovisual programs are offered m the visitor center. Cedar
Pass Campground amphitheater, reached by a paved path from the
parking area, has evening programs. Reservations for lodgings should
be made with Cedar Pass Lodge. Telephone (605) 433-5460, The
nearest full range of medical services is in Kodoka or in Wall.
Jewel Cave National Monument
c/o Wind Cave National Park
Hot Springs, South Dakota 57747
(605)727-2301
Caverns, m limestone formation, consist of a series of chambers connect-
ed by narrow passages, v/ith many side galleries and fine, colorful
]ev/el-hke calcite crystal encrustations.
The visitor center is located on US, 16, 14 miles (22,54 km) west of
Custer, A ramp leads from the parking lot to the visitor center lobby and
displays. Double doors allow easy entry to the visitor center and the
restrooms are fully accessible and equipped.
The first of the cave rooms is easily accessible by elevator down to
that level and visitors m wheelchairs can be escorted here for interpre-
tive talks.
Average elevation of the main park features is 5,400 feet ( 1,644.84
m). Food, lodging and medical facilities are available m Custer.
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Mount Rushznore National Memorial
Keystone, South Dakota 57751
(605) 574-2523
Colossal heads of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson,
Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt were sculptured by Gutzon
Borglum on the face of a granite mountain here.
The sculpture is located m the pme-covered Black Hills of South Dakota
at a 5,250-foot (1,599.15 m) elevation. The visitor center is 3 miles
(4 83 km) southwest of Keystone on SD 87 and 25 miles (40,25 km)
south of Rapid City on U.S. 16. Sloping ramps from parking lot #4 give
access to the visitor center 200 yards (182.88 m) nearer the sculpture.
The concession, 100 yards (91.44 m) farther on, is accessible by another
sloping ramp. The trailside restroom near the west end of the parking
lot is fully accessible. Numerous rest benches are situated along the
paved trails throughout the area. Trails are all railed. Some rather steep
trail slopes may require assistance.
A full-length film, titled Four Faces on a Mountain, is shown at the
visitor center view room each summer evening simultaneously with the
regular evening amphitheater sculpture lighting ceremony. Seating m
the view room for the showing is restricted to visitors m wheelchairs and
their immediate families due to space limitations of the facility. This is the
same movie which is provided m the memorial amphitheater during the
evening program
Displays of a 5-foot ( 1 .524 m), 1/12 scale, plaster cast of the Lincoln
face, and touch and feel tools are available for visitors with visual
handicaps.
The concession provides adequate access, well-spaced aisles, seat-
ing for food service and fully accessible restrooms.
The nearest medical services are in Rapid City. The nearest food
and accessible lodgings are in Keystone.
Wind Cave National Park
Hot Springs, South Dakota 57747
(605)727-2301
These limestone caverns m the scenic Black Hills are decorated by beau-
tiful boxwork and calcite crystal formations. Elk, deer, pronghorn,
prairie dogs and bison live m the park.
The visitor center is 1 1 miles (17.70 km) from the town of Hot Springs on
U.S. 385. The parking lot is 100 feet (30.46 m) from the visitor center at
its nearest point and is so located, near a line of heavy traffic, that a curb
ramp would be dangerous. Assistance over the curb, therefore, will be
needed for visitors m wheelchairs. Other single steps into the visitor
center and to the museum and concessioner shop are to have ramps.
The restrooms are on the floor below the lobby floor and are reached by
a flight of several steps.
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The 100-space Elk Mountain Campground is 1/2 mile (0.80 km)
from the visitor center. Campfire programs are given at the campground
during the summer season. Restrooms at the campground have 27-
inch (68.58 cm) entry doors and stall doors 22 inches (55.88 cm) wide.
Upon request, a short tour of the cave is provided visitors m v^heel-
chairs by use of an elevator into and out of the Garden of Eden section,
200 feet (60.96 m) below ground level.
Average elevation of main park features is 4,000 feet (1,218.40 m).
Food, lodging and medical facilities, including a hospital are available
m Hot Springs.
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Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
Depot and College Streets
Greeneville, Tennessee 37743
(615)638-3551
This site includes the home and tailor shop of Andrew Johnson, the 1 7th
President, who served from 1865 to 1869, and the Andrew Johnson
National Cemetery, where he is buried.
The visitor center is accessible by ramp from the sidewalk. The parking
area, however, is across the street from the visitor center The parking
area curb has a ramp but the intervening street curbs do not Auto-
mobiles carrying visitors in wheelchairs may discharge passengers at
the curb in front of the visitor center, Restroom entry doors m the visitor
center are 31 inches (78.74 cm) wide and stall doors are 23 inches
(58,42 cm) wide.
The homestead is 2-1/2 blocks from the visitor center. The historic
building has a difficult access with two steps at the entrance where
ramps are not feasible. The second floor is reached by a steep stairway,
but the basement kitchen, at the rear of the house, is accessible at ground
level.
All roads are level with the exception of parts of the loop road at
the Andrew Johnson Cemetery. A pullout along the loop road provides a
view of the Presidential burial plot, which is reached for closer viewing by
eight steep steps.
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area Ky Tenn
c/o Southeast Regional Office, National Park Service
1895 Phoenix Boulevard
Atlanta, Georgia 30349
(404) 996-2520
Big South Fork of the Cumberland River and its tributaries offer scenic
gorges and valleys.
The Secretaries of the Army and of the Interior were authorized to enter
into agreement for National Park Service management when a "suffici-
ently admmistrable area" has been acquired. Authorized Mar. 7, 1974;
National Park Service management authorized October 22, 1976. There
are no Federal facilities.
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
(See Georgia)
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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
(See Kentucky)
Fort Donelson National Military Park
P.O. Box F
Dover, Tennessee 37058
(615)232-5348
The first major victory for the Union Army m the Civil War occurred at
Fort Donelson m February of 1862, under the leadership of Ulysses S.
Grant. Fort Donelson (Dover) National Cemetery— 1,942 interments,
512 unidentified — adjoins the park.
The visitor center is located 1 mile (1.61 km) west of Dover on U.S. 79,
and is accessible from the parking area. The ground level includes the
lobby and the theater. Audiovisual programs and interpretive talks are
given in the audio room. The restrooms are tv^o flights dov^nstairs m the
basement, and the observation deck is on the second floor, one flight up.
Significant features of the self-guiding park tour can be seen from a
car. Pushbutton audiovisual interpretation is available at the Water
Battery position. Living history programs are presented outside the
visitor center.
The nearest accessible lodging, restrooms, restaurants and medical
services are m Clarksville, 30 miles (48.3 km) east of Dover, or Pans, the
same distance v^est of Dover, both on U.S. 79.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gatlmburg, Tennessee 37738
(615)436-5615
One of the world's oldest mountain ranges, the Great Smoky Mountains
have a diversified and luxuriant planthfe and unique historical attractions.
The park is m North Carolina and Tennessee.
Park headquarters and the Sugarlands visitor center are on U.S. 441,
south of Gatlinburg, Tenn. The parking area has designated spaces and
a ramp over the curb. The visitor center is accessible by ramp, and rest-
rooms, drinking fountain and telephone are fully accessible. Exhibits
and an orientation audiovisual program are offered. Printed materials
and maps may be obtained at Sugarlands visitor center.
Restrooms in the Oconaluftee visitor center and Pioneer Museum
are fully accessible and the entry has ramps for access. The trails around
the Pioneer Farmstead at Oconaluftee are accessible.
The trails and the walk to Clingman's Dome Tower, off the park
road, are paved, but for the steep 10 percent grade to the observation
platform, the highest point in the park, assistance will be required.
The John P. Cable Mill area and the orientation shelter in Cades
Cover are fully accessible, but restrooms are inadequate.
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A substantial program is underway to augment and upgrade the
facilities, programs, trails and campgrounds, to provide fully accessible
facilities throughout, and relevant programs and interpretive services
for all visitors. Visitors planning trips to the park should contact park
headquarters for updated information. Accessible restaurants, lodgings
and medical services are at Gatlmburg.
Natchez Trace Parkway
(See Mississippi)
Obed Wild ar\d Sceiiic River
c/o Southeast Regional Office,
National Park Service
1895 Phoenix Boulevard
Atlanta, Georgia 30349
(404) 996-2520
Parts of Obed and Emory Rivers and parts of Clear Creek and Daddys
Creek m Eastern Tennessee, south of Oak Ridge, are included m this
area.
This new wild and scenic river was authorized by an Act of Congress
signed October 12, 1976. There are no Federal facilities.
Shiloh National Military Park
Shiloh, Tennessee 38376
(901) 689-3410 via Jackson to Savannah, Tennessee
The bitter battle fought here at Shiloh April 6-7, 1862, prepared the way
forMaj. Gen. U.S. Grant's successful siege of Vicksburg. Well-preserved
prehistoric fndian mounds overlook the river.
The visitor center is 12 miles (19.32 km) south of Savannah, via State
Highway 22 and U.S. 64. The mam parking area has 20 parking spaces
adjacent to level walks leading to the visitor center. Ramps over the
parking area curb and over the visitor center steps provide easy access.
Restrooms are in the parking area and in the visitor center. Entry doors
in the parking area restrooms are 27 inches (68.58 cm) wide and stall
doors are 22 inches (55.88 cm) wide. In the visitor center, restroom entry
doors are 29 inches (73.66 cm) wide and stall doors 22 inches (55.88 cm)
wide. Plans are being formulated to remodel the restrooms to provide
for full accessibility.
The center has an auditorium and exhibit room. A 25-minute movie,
"Shiloh, Portrait of a Battle," is presented and the exhibit room has an
illuminated map showing troop movements. Living history programs are
given outside the visitor center. Major battlefield points of interest can be
seen by car. A tour map is available at the visitor center and many stops
on the park road have audio interpretive stations.
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Stones River National Battlefield
P.O. Box 1039, Route 2, Old Nashville Highway
Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37 1 30
(615)893-9501
The fierce midwinter battle which began the Federal offensive to trisect
the Confederacy, took place at Stones River Dec 21, 1862— Jan- 2, 1863.
The visitor center is 3 miles (4 83 km) north of Murfreesboro on Old
Nashville Highway, A yellow painted ramp extends from the parking
area, where there are designated spaces to the visitor center walk.
Restroom doors are 56 inches (142.24 cm) wide and stall doors are 24
inches (60.96 cm) wide. Assistance may be needed over the one-step
entry to the restrooms. Plans are being formulated to relocate the rest-
rooms and provide fully accessible facilities.
Exhibits and audiovisual programs are provided m the visitor center.
One exhibit of Civil War uniforms and accoutrements can be touched. A
28-minute orientation film is also presented m the visitor center. The battle-
field can be seen by car. Self-guidmg tour folders and an auto-tape tour
cassette are available at the visitor center. Two push-button stations — one
audio and the other audiovisual — are on the park tour. The National
Cemetery is accessible but has some slight grades.
Other points of interest are accessible by short, paved trails. The
Hazen Brigade Monument, the oldest-known Civil War Monument, is a
short walk from the monument parking area.
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Alibates Flint Quarries
and Texas Panhandle Pueblo Culture National Monument
c/o Lake Meredith NRA
Box 1438
Fritch, Texas 79036
(806)857-3151
For more than 10,000 years, pre-Columbian Indians dug agatized
dolomite at these quarries to make projectile points, knives, scrapers
and other tools.
This new area is undeveloped and is entirely inaccessible. There is no
visitor center and the trail to the flint quarries is rough and steep.
Amistad National Recreation Area
P.O. Box 1463
Del Rio, Texas 78840
(512)775-7491
Boating and watersports highlight activities m the United States part of
the Amistad Reservoir on the Rio Grande.
The park headquarters, which serves as a visitor center, is located in
Del Rio, 10 miles (16.1 km) from the lake. Ground level restrooms are
acessible with entrance doors 36 inches (91 44 cm) wide, stall doors
are 24 inches (60.96 cm) wide. Information about fishing and boating
is available at the visitor center. Ranger contact stations are at various
docks, accessible by automobile
Visitors in wheelchairs can fish from certain points along the shore.
At three major boat ramps — Pecos Canyon, Diablo East and Rough
Canyon — automobiles carrying visitors m wheelchairs may be driven to
the edge of the courtesy boat docks. From there, the visitors are assisted
onto the courtesy boat dock to boat sidings and access to the boats.
These docking areas provide only portable, chemical toilets.
Big Bend National Park
Big Bend National Park
Panther lunction, Texas 79834
(915)477-2251
Mountain scenery contrasts with desert m this great bend of the Rio
Grande. A variety of unusual geological features is also seen here.
The administration building is located 25 miles (40.23 km) off Highway
385, 75 miles ( 120 68 km) south of Marathon. The building and its rest-
rooms are fully accessible, the first aid room is accessible from the rear
of the building. Also accessible are restrooms at Rio Grande Village,
Castolon and Chisos Basin.
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At the Chisos Mountain Lodge m Chisos Basm, 10 miles ( 16. 10 km)
south of Panther Junction, the lobby, dinmg room and patio are at side-
walk level and fully accessible. Some guestrooms are also. Reservations
should be made for these units by calling the Lodge at (915) 477-2291.
The Rio Grande Village Campground is accessible. The cavalry
post at Castolon, ruins of old ranch homes, the deserted trading post
at Hot Springs, as well as the Chihuahuan Desert, Santa Elena and
Boquillas Canyons, desert badlands and the Chisos Mountains may be
viewed from a car. Elevation along the mam roads ranges from 1,800
to 5,800 feet (548.28 to 1,766.68 m). All features except the Chisos
Mountains may be viewed without exceeding 4,000 feet (1,218.40 m).
At the park entrance on Highway 385 are the Persimmon Gap
visual exhibit and an audiovisual slide program. A number of wayside
exhibits have raised, big print or carved wood interpretive plaques. An
outdoor fossilbone exhibit, about 7 miles (11.27 km) north of Panther
Junction, IS reached by a short, paved, slightly inclined, ascending trail.
The audio message at this exhibit is powered by solar cell.
Big Thicket National Preserve
RO. Box 7408
Beaumont, Texas 77706
This unique ecosystem, with inviting research possibilities, contains alli-
gator, Texas red wolf, black bear, ocelot and 300 bird species, possibly
including the near-extmct ivorybiUed woodpecker.
Not yet open to the public, the park is still being developed and currently
there are no facilities here.
Chamizal National Memorial
620 First City National Bank Building
El Paso, Texas 79901
(915)543-7780
Visitor Center location: 800 South San Marcial
El Paso, Texas 79905
The peaceful settlement of a 99-year boundary dispute between the
United States and Mexico is memorialized here. The Chamizal Treaty,
ending the dispute, was signed m 1963. An amphitheater and 500-seat
auditorium are used by theatrical groups from both nations.
A documentary film and a small permanent museum portray history from
the International Boundary Survey (1849-57) through the present. Tem-
porary exhibits, films, theater presentations and outdoor festivals m
landscaped settings stress the cultural aspects of the two nations. Annual
festivals include the Border Folk Festival m the first weekend in October;
the El Paso-Chamizal Fiesta of the Arts, the week of July 4; and Spanish
Siglo de Ora (Golden Age) Drama Festival in March.
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The theater is 400-feet (121.84 m) away from the parking lot. An
electric car is available for persons who need transportation. Restrooms
in the visitor center-theater complex are equipped for wheelchairs and
the theater has one row of barrier-free seats.
Fort Davis National Historic Site
P.O.Box 1456
Fort Davis, Texas 79734
(915)426-3225
A key post m the West Texds defensive system, the fort guarded emi-
grants on the San Antonio-EJ Paso road from 1854 to 1891. ft is a "Living
fiistory" area.
The headquarters, visitor center and museum are together in a restored
and remodeled building at the entrance of the fort. Rarnps over parking
area curbs and onto the visitor center porch make the area fully acces-
sible. The parking lot is 75 yards (68.58 m) from the visitor center.
Grounds around the fort are fairly level but not graded. The picnic area
IS a short distance from the visitor center. Visitors can drive and park m
this area. An electric cart is available, free of charge, for persons who
need transportation over distances more than 25-50 yards (23-46 m).
Users must be accompanied by a person with a valid driver's license.
Restrooms are 35 inches (88.90 cm) wide at entry, but the stall doors are
21 inches (53.34 cm).
Visitors come first into the museum for orientation, a slide program
and exhibits. An audio-tape program is offered outside of the visitor
center. "Living history" programs and guided tours of the restored and
refurnished quarters, barracks, kitchens and other buildings are offered
during the summer months.
The nearest food and lodging facilities are at "Indian Lodge" m
the Davis Mountain State Park, 4 miles (6.44 km) west on State High-
way 1 18. All facilities are accessible. The telephone for reservations is
f915) 426-3254.
The average elevation is 5,000 feet (1,523,00 m).
Guadalupe Mouritains National Park
3225 National Parks Highway . .
Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220
(915)828-3385
Rising from the desert, this mountain mass contains portions of the
world's most extensive and significant Permian limestone fossil reef
around an ancient sea. Other features are a tremendous earth fault,
lofty peaks, unusual fauna and flora, desert-alpme-hardv/ood plant
forms m a variety of combinations, and a colorful record of the past.
The park information station is on US. 62-180, 55 miles southwest of
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Carlsbad and 1 10 miles east of El Paso, Only linnited, temporary facilities
are available, and these are not readily accessible. Three steps lead up
the porch of the temporary visitor center. The center has one restroom
with a door width of 35 inches (88.90 cm). A fully accessible restroom is
located at a roadside rest area 8 miles east of the visitor center on High-
way 62- 180,
Visitors can see portions of the reef escarpment, spectacular El
Capitan, with its sheer 2,000 foot (308.0 m) cliff face, and Guadalupe
Peak, highest point in Texas, as they travel U.S. Highway 62-180 through
the southwestern portion of the park, between Carlsbad and El Paso.
Also to be seen from a car are the remains of the Pinery Stage Station on
the Butterfield Overland Mail Line's run from St, Louis to San Francisco.
The remains are seen from a pullout, 1 mile (1,61 km) west of the park
information station One can also see the historic ranch house and build-
ing at Frijole, h mile (.80 km) from the information station on a good
gravel road.
A temporary drive-m campground with pit toilets is Wz miles (2.41
km) west of the information station. Elevations along the roads range
from 3,800 feet (1,1 57.48 m) west of the park to 5,700 feet ( 1 ,736.22 m) m
the Guadalupe Pass area and 7,000 to 8,750 feet (2,297 to 2,870 m) m
the park's high country. Food, lodging and medical facilities are available
m Carlsbad and El Paso.
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
P.O.Box 1438
Fritch, Texas 79036
(806)857-3151
The drea is a popular water activity site centered at manmade Lake
Meredith on the Canadian River.
The headquarters building, located on Highway 1 36 m Fritch, is acces-
sible. Its restroom is fully equipped for visitors in wheelchairs.
Information about facilities at the various recreation sites on the lake
front may be obtained at the park headquarters.
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Site
P.O. Box 329, Johnson City, Texas 78636
(512)868-7128
The site contains the birthplace, boyhood home and ranch of the 36th
President, together with his grandparents' old ranch.
The Johnson City Unit includes the Boyhood Home and the adja-
cent visitor center. The home, located in the block of 9th Street and
Avenue E, has steps m front and rear. The tour here is from front to
back. Ramps are mfeasible as the doors are narrow. The temporary
visitor center is another older house m the same block, open only m
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the summer, and equally difficult of access. Plans for permanent and
fully accessible visitor center and related facilities are under de-
velopment. The temporary restroom facilities are in a separate build-
ing. The facilities are accessible but not fully equipped.
The Johnson Settlement is a "Living History" area. It is
reached by horse or mule-drav\/n freight wagons and by a 1/2-
mile (80 km) footpath from the visitor center. Restrooms at the new
Settlement exhibit center have been designed for full accessibility.
Other historic structures in this area can be visited with assistance.
The nature trail, five blocks from the Boyhood Home, is m the Settle-
ment area and reached by hard-packed gravel.
LBJ Ranch Unit includes the Birthplace, Johnson Family Ceme-
tery, Junction School, The Texas House, Showbarn and ranch lands.
Private cars are not permitted on the ranch lands. Bus tours take
visitors to all of the areas, starting and ending at the State Park
visitor center at the crossroads of Ranch Road Number 1 and U.S.
Highway 290. The State Park visitor center has fully accessible
restrooms Visitors leave the bus at two locations; the Birthplace and
the Showbarn. A level gravel path, 375 feet (113. m) long, leads
from the bus stop to the Birthplace, which is entered by narrow
flights of four steps to the porch, m front, and three steps at the rear
entry. The Showbarn is entered at ground level. Work is being done
to fit the double-wide mini-buses with ramps, provide loading lifts
at all stops and remodel some of the present buses or acquire others
to provide more space and greater accessibility for visitors with
wheelchairs. A special pass is available to the privately owned
vehicle transporting wheelchair-bound visitors to tour the birth-
place, school and cemetery areas only. Advance arrangements
must be made for group bus tours.
Information concerning food, lodging and medical facilities
in Johnson City is available at either of the visitor centers.
Padre Island National Seashore
9405 South Padre Island Drive
Corpus Christi, Texas 78418
(512)937-2621
This 80.5-miJe (129.55-km) stretch of bdrrier island along the Gulf Coast
IS noted for Its wide, sandy beaches, excellent fishing and abundant bird
and marine life.
The new visitor center and headquarters m Corpus Christi are fully
accessible. Maps, interpretive pamphlets and general information are
available at the visitor center.
The concession area has a snack bar, showers, restrooms and a
gift shop. A 400-foot (121.84-m) elevated walkway parallels Malaquite
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Beach, 20 miles (32.20 km) south of Corpus Christi on Farm Road 22.
All parts of the area are fully accessible except the view tower. The
tower is reached by three winding ramps, separated by steep flights of
steps. Restrooms have 48-inch (121.92 cm) entry doors, and stalls have
34-inch (86.36 cm) doors.
Paved walks lead to the beach from the concession area. The beach
immediately facing the concession area is often solid enough to accom-
modate wheelchairs. Some nature walks are held on the beach, where
excellent opportunities also exist for beachcombing, fishing and bird-
watchmg. Campfire talks are given 20 feet (6.08 m) off the pavement at
the campground, which is built on solid surface.
San Jose Mission National Historic Site
6539 San Jose Drive
San Antonio, Texas 782 1 4
777is mission is an outstanding example of the frontier missions that
stretched across the Southwest m the 18th century.
The site was designated June 1, 1941. It is administered cooperatively
by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Archdiocese of San
Antonio, the National Park Service, the San Antonio Conservation
Society and Bexar County. It is an Affiliated Area.
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Arches National Park
c/o Canyonlands National Park
446 South Mam Street
Moab, Utah 84532
(801)259-7165
Extraordinary products of erosion m the form of giant arches, windows,
pinnacles and balanced rocks change color here constantly m the
sunlight.
The visitor center, 5 miles (805 km) northwest of Moab on U.S. 163, is
accessible by ramp. Restrooms are designed to accommodate wheel-
chairs. Audiovisual programs are offered m the visitor center and the
nearby Devils Garden campfire programs include interpretive talks.
Numerous formations may be enjoyed from the 2 1 miles (33.80 km)
of paved roads. A number of overlooks are accessible, including Park
Avenue, which has a short surfaced trail, LaSal Mountains viewpoint,
where a short trail leads to Courthouse Towers overlook, and the Win-
dows Section where most of the arches can be seen from the paved
road. Such features as Panorama viewpoint. Balanced Rock and Wolfe
Cabin may be seen from the road.
The average elevation of the mam features is 5,000 feet (1,523.0 m).
Delicate Arch is reached by a difficult 1 1/2 mile (2.01 km) trail with a
rise of 500 feet (152.30 m). The route through the Fiery Furnace area, a
2-mile (3.22 km) walk, is over rough terrain.
Food, lodging and medical services are available m Moab.
Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon, Utah 847 1 7
(801)834-5322
fn horseshoe-shaped amphitheaters along the edge of the Paunsaugunt
Plateau m southern Utah, stand innumerable highly colored and
grotesque pinnacles, walls and spires, perhaps the most colorful and
unusual erosional forms m the world.
The visitor center is 26 miles (41.86 km) southeast of Panguitch via
Utah 64 and 12. The four steps to the entry have a slow-mclme ramp with
handrails. The restroom doors are 34 inches (86.36 cm) wide, the stall
doors 24 inches (60.96 cm) wide. Plans are underway to modify the
restrooms. Parking area curbs at the visitor center and Sunset Point have
ramps. All of the overlooks are fully accessible. At the visitor center and
auditorium, all audiovisual and other interpretive programs and exhibits
are fully accessible.
Elevations range from 8,000 to 9,000 feet (2,436.80 to 2,741.40 m).
Camper services, food and lodging are available at the concessioner-
operated Bryce Lodge, which is open from May to October. For reser-
vations and information as to accessibility of lodgings, call (80 1 ) 834-536 1 .
Information about other fully accessible lodgings near the park may be
obtained from park personnel at the visitor center. A full range of medical
services, food and lodgings is available at Panguitch.
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Canyonlands National Park
446 South Mam
Moab, Utah 84532
(801)259-7165
In this geological wonderland, rocks, spires, and mesas rise more than
7,800 feet (2,377.44 m). Here, too, are extensive petroglyphs left by
Indians about 1,000 years ago.
The headquarters building m Moab is fully accessible with restrooms
designed to accommodate wheelchairs. However, no park facilities are
available. Information trailers serve as visitor centers m both the Island
and Needles Districts Campgrounds m both districts have pit toilets
and picnic tables All trails have steep grades Squaw Flat area m the
Needles District and The Neck, Grand View Point and Green River
Overlook, m Island District are all accessible by car.
Food, lodging and medical services nearest to Island District are
available m Moab, 35 miles (56.35 km) north Food, lodging and medical
services nearest to Needles District are available m Monticello on US.
163 about 50 miles (80.5 km) east. Elevations range from 5,000 feet
(1,523.00 m) m the Needles District to 6,000 feet (1,827 60 m) m the
Island District
Capitol Reef National Park
Torrey, Utah 84775
(801)425-3871
Narrow high-walled gorges cut through a 60-mile (96.6 km) uplift of
sandstone cliffs with highly colored sedimentary formations. Dome-
shaped white-cap rock along the Fremont River accounts for the name.
The visitor center and two interpretive shelters at Capitol Gorge are
accessible by wheelchair, as are the restrooms and drinking fountains
at the visitor center. There are two scenic drives with wayside exhibits.
Special conducted tours are available to visitors on a group basis, and
uniformed personnel are available to assist and give informal interpretive
talks at all times.
The visitor center is 12 miles (19.32 km) east of Torrey on Utah
Highway 24. Operation of Capitol Reef Lodge, 1 mile (1.61 km) south of
the visitor center, at the end of the self-guidmg scenic drive, is tentative m
1978. Food and lodging are available m nearby communities. The near-
est full range of medical services is at Richfield, 72 miles (115.92 km)
west of the visitor center on U.S. 89.
Elevation along the roads ranges from 5,200 to 6,200 feet, with the
western approach over 8,000 feet The average elevation from which
mam features can be viewed is 5,400 feet ( 1,645.92 m). All trails except
Capitol Gorge, Grand Wash and Fremont Canyon are very steep and
rocky.
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Cedar Breaks National Moriument
P O, Box 749
Cedar City, Utah 84720
(801)586-9451
A huge natural amphitheater has eroded into the variegated Pmk Cliffs
(Wasatch Formation), which are 2,000 feet (609.6 m) thick at this point.
Park headquarters is m Cedar City at 82 North 100 East Visitors will
also find food, lodging and medical services m Cedar City, The visitor
center m the monument is 23 miles (41 86 km) northeast of Cedar City,
18 miles (2898 km) east on Utah 14, and north on Utah 143 5 miles
(8.05 km),
The visitor center is an old Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
building with three steps at the entry and narrow doors, making access
difficult- Restrooms m the center have 24-inch (60.96 cm) wide entry
doors and stall doors are 42-inches (106,68 cm) wide. Entry doors and
stall doors m the campground comfort stations, respectively, are 29-
mches (73,66 cm) and 2 l-mches (53.34 cm) wide.
The Rim Drive overlooks are all accessible The descriptive pamphlet
available at the headquarters m Cedar City details the features to be
seen on the Rim Drive. The one self-guiding trail is rocky and steep.
Naturalist talks are presented m the visitor center
The area is open mid-May/June through mid-September/October,
as weather conditions permit. Wildflowers are at their peak from July
through mid-August, fall colors at their brightest from September through
October. The elevation of the monument is above 10,300 feet (3, 1 37.38 m).
Dinosaur National Monument
(See Colorado)
Golden Spike National Historic Site
RO. Box 394
Brigham City, Utah 84302
(801)471-2209
Completion of the first transcontinental railroad m the United States was
celebrated here where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads
metm 1869.
The site is located 35 miles (56.35 km) west of Brigham City on U.S. 83.
The visitor center, level with the sidewalk, is accessible from the parking
lot 35 feet (10.66 m) distant and has double doors which remain open
long enough to permit passage of wheelchairs. The restrooms have entry
doors of 31 inches (78.74 cm) width, stalls are equipped with handrails
and have doors 26 inches (66.04 cm) wide.
Some exhibits are in open cases or on open stands inviting tactile
examination by visitors with visual handicaps. From the visitor center, a
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150-foot (45-69 m) trail, level and paved, leads to the "last spike" site
w^here vintage steam locomotives stand head to head. The East and
West Grades tour is self-guidmg by car. Living history programs are
scheduled throughout the summer.
The site is open only m the daytime throughout the year. The eleva-
tion of the site is 5,000 feet (1,523.00 m). The nearest food, lodging and
medical services are at Tremonton 25 miles (40.25 km) northeast of the
site on U.S. 83 and 84, or at Brigham City.
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Ariz -Utah
P.O.Box 1507
Page, Arizona 86040
(602)645-2471
Lake Powell, formed by the Colorado River, stretches for 186 miles
(299.46 km) behind one of the highest dams m the world. The area is
m Arizona and Utah.
Park headquarters is located at 337 North Navajo Drive m Page, Ariz.
on U.S. 89. The visitor center is at the damsite, about 1 mile (1.61 km)
from Page on U.S. 89. One restroom in the visitor center is accessible to
visitors m wheelchairs. The entry door width is 32 inches (81.28 cm)
giving access to the room which is equipped with grab bars and serves
as restroom for both men and women. Information concerning accessible
restrooms in this and all other units of the Recreation Area should be
sought at the visitor center or at the District Ranger Station.
There are level walks around the area and ramps over small barriers
to entry of both the visitor center and the Wahweap motel-restaurant,
as well as to picnic areas, campgrounds and the boat tour office. Access
to the boats is by a steep ramp and the boats themselves present many
difficulties to visitors m wheelchairs, such as steps, narrow passages
and doors.
The Glen Canyon Dam parking area, 50 feet (15.23 m) from the
visitor center, gives access by ramp to a shallow terrace. Exhibits, inter-
pretive programs, and audiovisual programs are provided m the visitor
center. A self-guiding tour of the dam may be taken by elevator.
The Wahv/eap Lodge on the waterfront has accessible guest rooms,
but reservations should be made well m advance of the trip by writing
or calling the Lodge, care of the park, (602) 645-2433. The nearest full
range of medical facilities is in Page. Other accessible lodgings can be
found in Page.
Elevations of the various overlooks and other units are: 4,060 feet
(1,236.68 m) at Wahweap, 3,150 feet (959.49 m) at Lees Ferry,- and
4,118 feet ( 1 ,254.34 m) at Halls and Bullfrog Crossings.
Hovenweep National Monument
(See Colorado)
Utah 163
Natural Bridges National Monument
c/o Canyonlands National Park
446 South Mam
Moab, Utah 84532
(80 DJL 7- 11 90 Mobile
Three natural bridges, carved out of sandstone, are protected here. The
highest is 220 feet (67.01 m) above the streambed, with a span of 268
feet (8 1.63 m).
A visitor center is located 120 miles (193.2 km) south of Moab on U.S.
163 and State Highway 95 from Blandmg. The road is paved. The center
with exhibits and audiovisual programs is fully accessible and rest-
rooms are designed to accommodate wheelchairs. A relief map at the
center may be touched by visitors with visual impairment. Campfire
programs are scheduled m the summer.
The 8-mile (12.87 km), one-way loop road following the canyon
rims to the various natural bridge overlooks is fully accessible by auto-
mobile. Concrete scenic walks or foot trails, 100 to 200 yards (91.44 to
182.88 m) long and at least 5 feet (1.524 cm) wide, lead to the fenced
observation platforms where visitors may obtain good views of the
bridges. Assistance may be needed on some of the steeper foot trails.
The average elevation of the monument is 6,500 feet (1,981.2 m).
Food, accessible lodgings and medical services are available m Bland-
mg, 40 miles (64.4 km) east on Utah 95.
Rainbow Bridge National Monument
c/o Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
P.O.Box 1507
Page, Arizona 86040
(602). 645-2471
Rainbow Bridge is the greatest of the world's natural bridges, a sym-
metrical arch of salmon-pmk sandstone, rising 309 feet above Bridge
Creek.
There are no facilities at the monument. The site is reached by a 55-mile
(88.55 km) boat ride from Wahweap or Halls Crossing, followed by a
1-mile (1.61 km) hike over rough terrain from the nearest landing on
Lake Powell.
Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Route 2, Box 200
American Fork, Utah 84003
(801)756-4497
This colorful limestone cavern on the side of Mount Timpanogos is
noted for helictites— water-created formations that grow m all directions
and shapes, regardless of the pull of gravity.
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The monument is located 7 miles (1 1,27 km) east of American Fork on
State Road 80, The visitor center is accessible by ramp at the east end of
the parking area, which leads to the sidewalk along the front of the center,
with entry at ground level. The parking lot is 8 yards (7,32 m) from the
center. The lobby, auditorium, exhibit room and restrooms are on the
ground floor. Room floors are carpeted except m the restrooms where
they are unwaxed tile, Restroom doors are 31 inches (78.74 cm) wide
and stall doors are 24 1/2 inches (62,23 cm) wide. The curio shop, food
service and patio are also accessible by ramp over a 4-inch (10,16 cm)
step.
Graded, paved paths run throughout the picnic area. The trip to
and through the cave is by a very strenuous and steep 1 1/2-mile
(2.41 km) access trail, and numerous low-ceilmged areas are m the cave.
The nature trail is a difficult one with tight switchbacks and very steep
grades at both ends and without rope or handrail guide The trail will be
of interest to visitors with visual handicaps accompanied by sighted
companions, using the printed guide or tape recorded message which
are available at the visitor center. The guide emphasizes touching, smel-
ling and listening.
Reservations are required for groups of more than 10 persons. The
best time to visit is mid-May to mid-October. No mass transportation is
available. Elevation of the visitor center is 5,665 feet (1,725 56 m), at the
cave, 6,730 feet (2,049.95 m).
Some food and lodging facilities and adequate medical facilities
are available in American Fork. More extensive facilities are m Pleasant
Grove, about 10 miles (16,1 km) southeast of the monument on U S. 89,
Zion National Park
Spnngdale, Utah 84767
(801)772-3256
Colorful canyon and mesa scenery includes erosion and rockfault
patterns that create phenomenal shapes and landscapes. Evidence of
former volcanic activity is here, too.
The visitor center is one mile (1,61 km) from Spnngdale which is right
on the boundary of the park on Utah, 1 5, The visitor center is accessible
from the nearby parking lot. It has a museum, information and sales
counter, audiovisual and interpretive programs. Restroom entry doors
are 32 inches (81.28 cm wide and the widest stall doors are 24 inches
(60.96 cm).
The ground floor of Zion Lodge is accessible and has a soda
fountain, gift shops, reservations desk, auditorium and adequate rest-
rooms. The restaurant on the second floor is reached by a long flight of
steps. The cabm/guest quarters have one or two narrow stone steps to
the porch entry. Assistance is available and some may be provided with
portable ramps. For reservations for lodgings presenting the least
difficulty of access, call the Lodge at (80 1 ) 772-32 1 3.
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Of the many trails, the Gateway to the Narrows Trail is most acces-
sible. It is a paved, relatively level trail, leading 1 mile (161 km) up the
canyon from the end of Zion Canyon Scenic Drive Summer programs
include evening talks at the South and Watchman Campgrounds and a
conducted walk along the Gateway to the Narrows TraiL
Elevation of the three paved roads ranges from 3,600 to 6,500 feet
(1,096-56 to 1,979.90 m) The popular Zion Canyon Scenic Drive is
below 4,400 feet (1,340.24 m). The back country is accessible only by
strenuous hiking or ridmg.
The nearest fully accessible restaurants and lodging are at Spring-
dale The nearest clinic is at Hurricane, 25 miles west of Springdale on
Utah 15.
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Appalachian National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
Virginia
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
P.O. Box 218
Appomattox, Virginia 24522
(804) 352-8987
The scene of the surrender of the Confederate Army of Virginia under
Gen. Robert E. Lee to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, is
preserved at Appomattox, ft is a "Living ffistory" area.
A ramp over the parking area curb provides access to the gravel-on-
asphalt path to the visitor center about 75 yards (68.58 m) away. Only
the lower floor of the center — with a manned information desk, sales
center and historic painting of Lee and Grant — is accessible. Accessible
restrooms are located behind the Clover Hill Tavern. Visitors may take
the walking tour of the town, but from two to nine steps at many of the
historic structures make entry difflcult. A wheelchair is available at the
visitor center and uniformed staff are available to provide any needed
assistance. Significant features outside the village can be seen by car.
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
c/o George Washington Memorial Parkway
Turkey Run Park
McLean, Virginia 22101
(703)557-8991
Telephone at the site: (703) 557-3154 (9:30 to 4:30 October through
March, 9:30 to 6:00 April through September)
The antebellum home of the Custis and Lee families, located m Arlington
National Cemetery overlooks the Potomac River and Washington, B.C.
This IS a 'Living ffistory" area.
A special permit may be obtained for handicapped visitors at the Arling-
ton National Cemetery visitor center to travel by automobile through the
grounds of the cemetery to Arlington House. Passengers may get off m
the circular drive m back of the home. The parking lot is near the old
cemetery administration building. The walkway from that lot to Arling-
ton House IS steep, and approximately 1/8 mile (0.201 km) long.
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Entry to the house is through the conservatory over one step at the
door and four more steps into the mam floor of the house. Advance
arrangement must be made for assistance over the steps, by calling the
site telephone number. The second floor is reached by a long flight of
steep, narrow stairs. The restroom stalls m an outside building are of
marble and 23 inches (58.42 cm) v^ide. Accessible and equipped rest-
rooms are available at the Arlington National Cemetery visitor center.
The museum (w^ith exhibits) is fully accessible at ground level.
Interpretive talks and tours are offered m the house. Special tours,
including the handling of artifacts, can be arranged for visitors with
visual impairment. Appointments can also be arranged for sign language
tours.
Assateague Island National Seashore
(See Maryland)
Blue Ridge Parkway
(See North Carolina)
Booker T. Washington National Monument
Route l,Box 195
Hardy, Virginia 24101
(703) 72 1 -2094 (Rocky Mount, Virginia)
777is site was the birthplace and childhood home of the famous black
leader and educator, ft is a "Living Historical Farm " area.
The visitor center is 150 feet (45.69 m) from the parking lot. Visitor center
doors open to a 6-foot (1.83 m) width. Restroom doors are 30 inches
(76.20 cm) wide, booth doors, 24 inches (60.96 cm). Visitor center steps
to the self-guidmg trail have handrails. The picnic area is also accessible.
Audiovisual programs and interpretive talks are offered in the visitor
center. Conducted tours are given on request. Visually handicapped
persons may touch artifacts, tools and farm animals.
Colonial National Historical Park
RO. Box 210
Yorktown, Virginia 23690
(804)887-2241
This park encompasses most of the Jamestown Island site of the first
permanent English settlement m America; Yorktown, scene of the culmi-
nating battle of the American Revolution, 1781; the 23-mile (37.01 km)
parkway connecting these and other colonial sites with Williamsburg;
and Cape Henry Memorial marking approximate site of the first landing
of the Jamestown colonists m 1607. It is a "Living History" area.
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Driving tours at Jamestown and Yorktown make much of the area fully
accessible to all visitors. Guided tours at both locations are also acces-
sible. There are wayside exhibits and audio-stations throughout the park.
Park staff at the Jamestown entrance station or the information desk at
Yorktown visitor center will provide assistance. Conducted tours for
special groups can be arranged m advance.
The visitor centers at Jamestown and Yorktown are fully accessible.
The restrooms are equipped with doors, into both restrooms and stalls,
36 inches (91,44 cm) wide. Both visitor centers have museums and
audiovisual programs.
An additional attraction is the panoramic view of the fields and river
from the Yorktown visitor center rooftop which can be reached by two
flights of steps, one mside the building and the second outside. The
orientation map on the lower level provides a good impression of the
rooftop view.
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
(See Kentucky)
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial
National Military Park
P.O. Box 679
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401
(703)373-4461
Portions of the major Civil War battlefields of Fredericksburg, Chancel-
lorsviUe, The Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House, plus Old Salem
Church, Stonewall Jackson Shrine and Chatham Manor are preserved
here, ft is a "Living ffistory" area.
The ground-level ChancellorsviUe Visitor Center containing the museum
IS easily accessible as are the restrooms. Designated spaces in the park-
ing lot are nearest to the visitor center and the curbing has a ramp to the
sidewalk approach to the center.
The entry to Fredericksburg Visitor Center, an old Civilian Conser-
vation Corps visitor center built in the 1930's, has five stone steps to a
small porch, approximately 9 inches (22.86 cm) high and a high step into
the building from the porch. The restrooms are on the lower level, down
two flights of steps, divided by a narrow landing. There is one other
accessible stall m the old maintenance building behind the visitor center.
Uniformed personnel are available to assist as needed.
Self-guiding battlefield tours and wayside exhibits can be seen by
car. The long, uphill walk to the exhibit shelter on Lee's Hill, Fredericks-
burg Battlefield, is a series of steep switchbacks with one resting,
benched area.
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George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Washington's Birthplace, Virginia 22575
(804)224-0196
As birthpldce of the first U.S. President, the pdrlc includes a memorial
house and gardens, and the tombs of Washington's father, grandfather
and great-grandfather It is a "Living Historical Farm " area.
The birthplace is 38 miles (6115 km) east of Fredericksburg on Route
204, off Route 3^ The newly constructed visitor center is fully accessible.
The grounds and farm area are accessible by wheelchair, the grave-
yard and Potomac River by car. There are three entrance steps to the
two-story memorial mansion. The flight of steps to the second floor is
steep and narrow.
George Washington Memorial Parkway Va Md
Turkey Run Park
McLean, Virginia 22101
(703)557-8991
This landscaped riverfront parkway links many landmarks m the Me
of George Washington. It connects Mount Vernon and Great Falls on
the Virginia side of the Potomac and Great Falls with Cham Bridge on
the Maryland side. The parkway includes natural, historical and recrea-
tional areas.
The areas and facilities under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service
and the management of the Parkway are treated individually in the
Virginia section of this book.
Other than the parkway itself m Maryland, Great Falls Tavern, an
area until 1974 managed by George Washington Memorial Parkway, is
now under the management of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Na-
tional Historical Park and is included m the description of that park and
its facilities.
Great Falls Park
9200 Old Dominion Drive
Great Falls, Virginia 22066
(703)759-2915
This 800-acre (324 ha) park provides a fine view of the Great FaUs of
the Potomac from the Virginia side of the river
The park is located about 15 miles (24 km) from Washington, D.C., one
mile (1.61 km) off Va. 193. The visitor center is fully accessible with rest-
rooms redesigned to accommodate visitors in wheelchairs. The parking
lot has designated spaces and a curb ramp. Throughout the park,
picnic tables have been cut to accommodate wheelchairs. Drinking foun-
tains are at the proper height.
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The visitor center offers audiovisual programs, exhibits and films
and guided nature v^alks are given through the park. A nev^ trail leading
to the falls overlook is fully accessible. The park also has a snackbar,
hiking trails and permits fishing. Swimming and boating, however, are
prohibited.
Jamestown National Historic Site
c/o Colonial National Historical Park
P.O. Box 210
Yorktown, Virginia 23690
(804)887-2241
Part of the site of the first permanent English settlement m North America
(1607) IS on the upper end of Jamestown Island, scene of the first repre-
sentative legislative government on this continent, July 30, 1619.
The site was designated December 18, 1940. It is owned and adminis-
tered by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. The
remainder of the Jamestown site and island are part of Colonial Natiohal
Historical Park. It is an Affiliated Area.
Manassas National Battlefield Park
PC. Box 1830
Manassas, Virginia 221 10
(703) 754-7107 or by tie-lme from Washington, D.C. 591-3275
The park is the scene of the two Civil War battles of First and Second
Manassas, known as Bull Run, on July 21, 1861, and August 28-30, 1862.
Confederate Gen. Thomas J. Jackson acquired his nickname "Stonewall"
at First Manassas. This is a "Living JJistory" area.
Manassas is 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Washington, D.C. The visitor
center/museum is on Va. 234 a mile (1.61 km) from the intersection of
1-66 and Va. 234. The visitor center has a ramp for access from the bar-
rier-free parking area. Restrooms, however, are down a double flight
of stairs.
Various plans for remodeling the center to provide for accessible
restrooms are being considered. The building reconstruction will begin
in 1979. No accessible restrooms are m the park; picnic areas have
ground-level privies. Information about the nearest accessible restrooms,
restaurants and lodgings may be obtained at the Virginia Information
Center on 1-66 near the park entrance.
There are two self-guiding driving tours through the park and a
self-guidmg walking tour on Henry Hill, scene of heavy fighting. Assis-
tance may be required on this tour as the slope to Henry Hill is moder-
ately steep and the trail surface is grass. The first part of the walking
tour to Stone Bridge is accessible by ramp from the parking lot. Beyond
the bridge the tour runs for a mile (1.61 km) farther along Bull Run over
a rugged and narrow trail.
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On the park road — New York Avenue — m the area of the New York
Monuments, markers have raised printing and murals. The grounds of
Stone House are accessible from the parking area off the park road, but
access to the Stone House is impeded by three high entrance steps. The
picnic area is one mile (1.61 km) from the visitor center and accessible
from the park road.
Petersburg Natiorial Battlefield
P.O. Box 549
Petersburg, Virginia 23803
(804)732-3531
The Union launched the "Battle of the Crater" here, during a 10-month
campaign, 1864-65, to seize Petersburg, the railroad center supplying
Richmond and Gen. Robert E. Lee's army. It is a "Living History" area.
The visitor center is one-half mile (.80 m) east of the center of Petersburg
on Route 36. The mam floor of the ground-level museum m the visitor
center is accessible by ramp. Access to the restrooms in the basement is
by ramp from an exterior side entrance. Restroom doors are 28 inches
(71.12 cm) wide and stall doors, 22 inches (55.88 cm). An audiovisual
map program is frequently presented m the visitor center. A one-way
4 1/2-mile (7.242 km) self-guidmg auto tour of the battlefield starts from
the visitor center. Pushbutton audio-tapes describe the paintings, focal
point of the eight wayside exhibits along the auto tour.
Prince William Forest Park
PO. Box 208
Triangle, Virginia 22172
(703)221-7181
In this forested watershed of Quantico Creek, pines and hardwoods
have replaced worn-out farmland.
Park headquarters is on the mam park road 1 1/4 mile (2.415 km) from
Va. 619, and about 32 miles (52.0 km) south of Washington, D.C. off
1-95, near the Quantico Marine Base. The principal information center
IS at the nature center, three miles (4.83 km) farther into the park. The
visitor center is fully accessible, the nearby parking area is paved, has
designated spaces and a ramp over the curb. Fully accessible restrooms
are available in the adjacent campground. The visitor center has printed
informational materials and exhibits. Some of the artifacts, such as
animal skulls and fool's gold (pyrite), can be handled.
Happy land— Cabin Camp 5, one of three types of camping areas
m the park, is reserved for groups of 50 or more handicapped
visitors during the summer. Happyland has fully accessible rest-
rooms in a central location between dormitories, which are them-
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selves accessible at ground level. The central dinmg area has a
ramp for access through the side door.
Turkey Run tent camping area is reserved for groups of 10 or
more visitors. This campground has accessible restrooms with entry
ramps. The Oak Ridge campground, with accessible restrooms, is
available for individual campers. Camping arrangements for Happy-
land and Turkey Run must be made m advance. Oak Ridge is on
a first-come first-served basis.
Some trails are negotiable without a problem, others, such as
those leading down to the creek, are steep, and assistance may be
needed. Visitors should check at the nature center for maps and
other information about accessible trails.
Richmond National Battlefield Park
32 1 5 East Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23223
(804)226-1981
This park commemorates several battles to capture Richmond, the
Confederate capital, during the Civil War. It is a "Living History" area.
The park, extending over an area of more than 800 acres (323.7 ha), offers
self-guided auto-tours of 10 separate areas. The Fort Harrison Visitor
Center, the Watt House and Garthright House grounds and interpretive
exhibits at Cold Harbor and at Malvern Hill are all accessible. Restrooms
at Cold Harbor and Fort Harrison visitor centers are accessible. The
restroom at Chimborazo is not. Self-guiding paths at Fort Harrison are
level and easily traversed by wheelchairs. The parking turnouts provide
views of Beaver Dam Creek, Forts Johnson, Gregg, Hoke and Gilmer.
Shenandoah National Park
Route 4, Box 292
Luray, Virginia 22835
(703) 999-2242
Skyline Drive winds for 105 miles (169.05 km) along the crest of this
outstanding portion of the Blue Ridge Mountains, through hardwood
forests and a wealth of wildflowers and wildlife.
Dickey Ridge and Big Meadows visitor centers, all restaurants, amphi-
theaters and some lodging units are accessible. The park is open all year.
Visitors m wheelchairs are advised to make reservations for the acces-
sible lodging units. All visitor parking lots provide curb ramps.
Restrooms at Matthews Arm, Big Meadows and Loft Mountain camp-
grounds are fully accessible for visitors in wheelchairs. Other restroom
doors range up to 29 inches (73.66 cm).
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Exhibits and audiovisual programs are offered in each of the visitor
centers. Skyline Drive has 75 parking overlooks, 40 of which have inter-
pretive signs readable from a car All of the overlook parking areas are
fully accessible.
Turkey Run Farm
McLean, Virginia 22101
(703)557-1356
The ddy-to-day operations of a colonial farm of the 18th century are
re-enacted m a pleasant, wooded setting here. This is a "Living fTistory"
area.
The farm is off Capital Beltway at exit 1 3, on Va. 1 93 east 1 mile (1.61 km),
left into the farm. An alternative approach is from George Washington
Memorial Parkway to Va. 123, right fork onto Va. 193, right into the farm.
The path to the cabin from the parking lot will present difficulties
for some visitors Visitors m wheelchairs should phone ahead for direc-
tions by an alternate and shorter pathway through the woods The cabin
is entered at ground level. A portable restroom, inaccessible to visitors
m wheelchairs, is m the parking area.
The park offers an Environmental Living Program which includes
classroom study and an overnight experience of colonial life in its many
aspects at the Environmental Living Center, The park also offers a
Sensory Program using a basket full of farm products which can be
seen, smelled, and touched.
U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial and Netherlands Carillon
c/o George Washington Memorial Parkway
Turkey Run Park
McLean, Virginia 22101
(703)557-8991
The memorial, also known as the Iwo Jima Memorial, is dedicated to all
Marines who have died for their country. The 49-bell Netherlands
Carillon, located nearby, is a symbol of the gratitude of the Dutch people
to the United States for aid given them during and after World War If
The memorial and carillon are located m Arlington, Va., off U.S. 50. The
walks, memorials and lawn are fully accessible from the parking area.
During the summer, evening Color Ceremonies, featuring the U.S.
Marine Drum and Bugle Corps and the Silent Drill team, are held at the
Marine Memorial.
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Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts
1551 Trap Road
Vienna, Virginia 22180
(703)938-3810
At this first national park for the performing arts, the Filene Center can
accommodate an audience of 6,500, including 3,000 on the sloping
lawn m a setting of rolling hills and woods. The stagehouse is 10 stories
high and the stage 1 00 feet (30. 48 m) wide by 64 feet (19.456 m) deep.
The summer theater season offers opera, ballet, ]azz, pop, symphony,
musical theater and modern and folk dance. For ticket information call
938-3800. Special children's programs, four performances daily, are
provided during the summer. The programs are free but reservations
must be made. Information and reservation calls for the children's pro-
grams should be made between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. weekdays to
938-3810, ext 257. Any expected assistance should be requested then.
The parking area has designated spaces for visitors m wheelchairs
and curb cuts and an access ramp at the unloading zone. Park personnel
provide assistance to the seating areas but arrangements should be
made m advance. Parking passes also should be obtained by calling
visitor services m advance.
The park has eight wheelchairs for loan. Five electric vehicles are
available for special assistance from the parking lot to the seating area.
Restrooms are fully accessible and equipped. Dinner is available from
2 1/2 hours to half an hour before performances nightly, in the buffet
tent. A portable ramp is available for access to the tent platform, a few
inches above the grass. Refreshment stands are on either side of the
entrance to the plaza.
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Buck Island Reef National Monument
c/o Christiansted National Historic Site
P.O.Box 160
Christiansted, Saint Croix, Virgin Islands 00820
(809)773-1460
Coral grottoes, sea fans, gorgonias and tropical fishes — along an under-
water trail— make this national monument one of the finest marine
gardens m the Caribbean. The island is a rookery for frigate birds and
pelicans and the habitat of green turtles.
Access IS by private or charter boat, usually boarded at the Christiansted
wharf, where vehicles can be parked approximately 5 feet (1.52 m) from
the boats. At Buck Island, visitors must swim or take a small dinghy to
reach the shore. The primitive trail on the island is considered a "hot"
hike. The comfort stations are pit toilets.
The monument is a 5 I /2-mile (8.855 km) sail from Christiansted.
Christiansted National Historic Site
P.O.Box 160
Christiansted, Virgin Islands 00820
(809)773-1460
Colonial development of the Virgin Islands is commemorated by 18th-
and 19th-century structures m the capital of the former Danish West
Indies on St. Croix Island. Discovered by Columbus m 1493, St. Croix
v/as purchased by the United States m 1917.
The site includes approximately three city blocks on the Christiansted
waterfront. Accessible buildings and areas withm the Christiansted
National Historic Site, and the routes to be taken to enter them, are as
follows Hamilton Jackson Park and the wharf are accessible from the
wharf parking area. Scalehouse, from the wharf parking lot, using the
north mam door, the garden walkways at Government House, from King
Street into the drive between the Bank of America and Government
House (from the end of this drive there is easy access to the garden
walkways). Steeple Building from Church Street via the garden and
through large doors at the rear of the building. Fort Christiansvaern,
drive into the stable area.
Steep flights of steps lead to the ballroom at Government House and
to the library m the Old Danish Customs House. At Fort Christiansvaern
SIX steps lead up to the sallyport, and the sidewalks are worn and uneven.
Excellent restrooms with entry and stall doors 4 feet (1.216 m) wide
are m Scalehouse and the Old Danish Customs House. Accessible restau-
rants, lodging and a full range of medical services are available
m Christiansted
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Virgin Islands National Park
PO. Box 806
Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, Virgin Islands 00801
(809) 775-2050 (St. Thomas headquarters)
(809) 776-6201 (Cruz Bay visitor center)
The park covers about three-fourths of St. John Island and includes
quiet coves, blue-green waters and white sandy beaches fringed by lush
green hills. Here, too, are early Carib Indian relics and the remains of
Danish colonial sugar plantations-
The park headquarters and visitor center are m Red Hook at the National
Park Service dock on St, Thomas Island The single-use restroom has an
entry door 35 inches (88.90 cm) wide. The ground-level visitor center is
30 feet (9 14 m) from the parking lot and 36 feet (10.97 m) from the boat
dock. Visitors m wheelchairs are assisted on to the ferry for the 20-minute
boat ride to St. John Island at the National Park Service dock, and can
take a taxi for the 1/4 mile (0 4025 km) to the visitor center at Cruz Bay.
The visitor center is accessible at ground level and single-use restrooms
have entry doors 36 inches wide
Those who wish to camp will find Cinnamon Bay Campground
(5 miles [8.05 km] from Cruz Bay) easily accessible. Tents and cottages
with all equipment furnished are for rent and paths lead to most camp-
sites. Multiple-use restrooms have entry doors 32 inches (8 1 28 cm) wide.
Reservations must be made far m advance (but no more than 1 year)
with the concessioner, Cinnamon Bay Campground, St. John, V.I. 00830.
Picnic areas at Hawksnest, Trunk Bay and Lameshur Bay are acces-
sible by car, or path or a combination of the two. The scenic overlooks
are all reached by car. The Sugar Mill restaurant m Caneel Bay Planta-
tion is open daily to all visitors without reservations. Non-resident
visitors with handicaps may request permission and make reservations
for the restaurant at Caneel Bay Plantation which is generally not open to
visitors who are not lodgers. Reservations for accessible guest rooms
should be made well m advance with Caneel Bay Plantation, Cruz Bay,
St. John, V.I. 00830
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Coulee Dam National Recreation Area
P.O. Box 37
Coulee Dam, Washington 991 16
(509)633-1360 V
Formed by Grand Coulee Dam (part of the Columbia River Basin
project of the Bureau of Reclamation, Dept. of the Interior), 150-mile
(24 L 5 km) long Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake is the principal recreation
feature here.
The lower water limits of Roosevelt Lake are at Grand Coulee Dam
on the Columbia River and at Little Falls Dam on the Spokane River.
The upper water limits are at Onion Creek and the town of Barstow on
the Kettle River.
Information about the entire area is available at the National Recreation
Area headquarters m Coulee Dam. The Federal building m which the
headquarters is housed is accessible at ground level m the rear, and m
the front, over a 6-inch (1524 cm) step. The restrooms are single rooms
with 32-inch (8 1 .28 cm) wide entry doors.
Spring Canyon campground, 4 miles (6.44 km) from headquarters,
has curb ramps at comfort stations and two restrooms with both entry
and stall door widths of 36 inches (91 44 cm) and grab bars. The bath-
house at the beach area, 1/4 mile (4 25 km) from Spring Canyon camp-
ground, has designated areas m the parking lot, curb ramps and fully
accessible restrooms. The campground at Keller Ferry, 25 miles
(40 25 km) from headquarters, has fully accessible restrooms and no
curbs The Fort Spokane swim beach, 50 miles (80.5 km) from head-
quarters, has one fully accessible bathhouse The Fort Spokane visitor
center is a converted Army guardhouse with a wooden ramp over two
entry steps and fully accessible restrooms. Information about the re-
maining less-developed areas may be obtained from park headquarters.
Audiovisual programs and interpretive talks are offered at all of
the campgrounds. The drives along the shores of the lake and up the
rivers offer views of a variety of scenic and cultural features.
Food and accessible lodgings are available at Coulee Dam, Fort
Spokane and at Wilbur, on US 2. Hospitals are in Grand Coulee, 5
miles (8 05 km) from Spring Canyon campground, Davenport, 25 miles
(40.23 km) from Fort Spokane campground, and Colville, 10 miles
(16.09 km) from Kettle Falls campground-
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
East Evergreen Boulevard and East Reserve Road
Vancouver, Washington 98661
(206)696-4041
As the western headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company 1825-49,
the fort was the hub of trading activities and seat of political and military
authority for the Facific North west. It was a United States military reserva-
tion, 1849-1949. This IS a "Living History" area.
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The visitor center is in the same park headquarters building at the Van-
couver address and the fort is a short distance away. A portable ramp
is available for use over the three steps leading to the visitor center. The
new comfort station, one of the reconstructed buildings in the fort, is
designed for full accessibility of visitors in wheelchairs and has acces-
sible drinking fountains. The fort area is level; pathways are of grass.
A Living History program, conducted trips for groups, and ex-
hibits are available m the fort. Artifacts, furs and reproductions are avail-
able m both visitor center and the fort and may be handled.
Restaurants, lodging and medical services are available m Van-
couver.
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
(See Alaska)
Mount Rainier National Park
Administrative Office: Tahoma Woods, Star Route
Ashford, Washington 98304
(206)569-2211
This greatest smgJe-peak glacml system m the United States, 14,410 feet
(4,389.29 m) high, radiates from the summit and slopes of an ancient
volcano, with dense forests and subalpme flowered meadows below, ft
CO vers 30sguare miles (77. 71 sq. km).
The Longmire visitor center is 6 1 miles (98.2 1 km) southeast of Tacoma on
State Route 7 to Elby, thence by State Route 706 to Longmire. Restrooms
at the Longmire visitor center are adequate and the center is fully acces-
sible Paradise and Ohanapecosh visitor centers are fully accessible and
the restrooms are designed to accommodate visitors m wheelchairs.
Many features may be viewed by car. The overlooks have easel-type
interpretive signs, most of which can be read from the car. Evening
programs are given daily from July 1 through Labor Day at the visitor
centers. All visitor centers have relief models of Mount Rainier which
may be touched and felt.
A few fully accessible guest rooms are available at Paradise Inn on
the first floor, open from mid-June to Labor Day. Reservations for these
rooms should be made by contacting Mount Rainier National Park
Hospitality Service, 4820 South Washington Street, Tacoma, 98409,
telephone (206) 475-6260. The nearest full range of restaurants, lodgings
and medical services outside the park will be found m Tacoma. Eleva-
tion of the roads ranges from 2,000 to 6,400 feet (609.20 to 1,949.44 m).
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North Cascades National Park and
Lake Chelan and Ross Lake National Recreation Areas
800 State Street
Sedro Woolley, Washington 98284
High jagged peaks intercept moisture-laden winds, producing glaciers,
icefalls, waterfalls and other water phenomena m this wild alpine region
where lush forests and meadows, plant and animal communities thrive
m the valleys.
Park headquarters, in Sedro Woolley, manages both the park and the
recreation areas. The information center m Concrete, 23 miles east of
Sedro Woolley on State Highway 20, is a joint operation of the National
Park Service and the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture.
The office, off State 20 m the center of Concrete, has fully accessible
restrooms and exhibits, plus publications and general information.
Route 20, which traverses the Ross Lake recreation area for about
25 miles (40.25 km), has many wayside exhibits. At Colonial Creek camp-
ground, evening campfire programs are given m the amphitheater. The
campground has fully accessible restrooms and the amphitheater can
be reached by hard-packed gravel paths. Conducted walks around the
area are also available, but the self-guidmg nature trail is a difficult
wilderness type trail.
The Lake Chelan recreation area is accessible only by hiking or a
55-mile (88.55 km) boat trip from Chelan. Service is provided by Lake
Chelan Boat Service and Skagit Tours of Seattle City Light. The boats
are difficult of access; restrooms, doorways and companionways are
inadequate to accommodate visitors m wheelchairs.
Food, accessible lodging and a full range of medical services are
available m Sedro Woolley.
Olympic National Park
600 East Park Avenue
Port Angeles, Washington 98362
(206)452-9715
This mountain wilderness contains the finest remnant of Pacific North-
west ram forest (the only temperate zone ram forest m North America),
active glaciers, rare Roosevelt elk and 50 miles (80.5 km) of wild, scenic
ocean shore.
The mam visitor center for the north and east sections, near park head-
quarters, is located at 2800 Hurricane Ridge Road, Port Angeles. The
Port Angeles visitor center and the Hoh Rain Forest visitor center,
which serves the south and west entry areas, are open all year and are
fully accessible. The restrooms at the Port Angeles visitor center have
two entry doors, 31-3/4-inches (80.645 cm) wide and 29-1/2-inches
(74.93 cm) wide, and the stall doors are 25-1/2-inches (64.77 cm) wide.
Restroom entry doors at the Hoh Visitor center are 36-inches (91.44 cm)
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wide and stall doors are 35-inches (88.90 cm) wide. Plans are underway
to modify the restrooms at the Port Angeles visitor center and to install
equipment m the Hoh visitor center restrooms.
Among the many park features to be seen by car are mountain
scenery from Hurricane Ridge and Obstruction Point, ram forest eco-
system on Hoh, Queets and Qumault roads, ocean views from Kala-
loch campground and two other self-guidmg overlooks near Kalaloch
and from LaPush road. All overlooks have interpretive metal photo
signs, some with relief maps. Guided walks by park naturalists are con-
ducted on Hurricane Ridge. Gray Line Tours provides summer sight-
seeing tours to Hurricane Ridge, the rain forest and the Pacific Ocean.
Illustrated programs are presented at the many campfire circles. All
visitor centers have push-button audiovisual programs and relief maps
which may be touched and felt.
A few fully accessible guest quarters are available m the park. Infor-
mation about their location is available from park headquarters. A full
range of medical services and alternative accessible lodging is m Port
Angeles, north of the park, Aberdeen, to the south, and Forks to the
west, all on U.S. 101. Elevations range from 5,200 feet (1,583.92 m) at
Hurricane Ridge to 1,110 feet (335.06 m) on U.S. 101.
San Juan Island National Historical Park
P.O. Box 549, 228 Spring Street
Friday Harbor, Washington 98250
(809)724-1974
The park cornmern orates the peaceful relations maintained by the United
States, Great Britain and Canada since the 1872 boundary dispute here.
English and United States military campsites are included. This is a
"Livm g History ' ' area .
The park is reached by small aircraft or by a 2-hour ride on Washington
State ferries from Anacortes. Passengers must mount narrow stairs to
the upper deck, where all passenger facilities are located, or remain,
for the duration of the trip, on the automobile transport deck where there
are no facilities. (Plans are being considered to remedy this situation.)
Food, lodging and medical services are available in Friday Harbor.
Reservations should be made well m advance, as accessible facilities
are few.
Visitors m wheelchairs, who have brought their own automobiles,
may drive to the British and American campsites, which are about 1 1
miles (17.71 km) apart, and park near the restored buildings.
The barracks house the exhibits. Movies and interpretive talks are
offered Friday and Saturday evenings. Outside of the buildings, living
history programs are held during the day. The self-guidmg trails and
pathways present difficulties on account of occasional steep inclines.
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Restrooms m both camps are adequate-sized privies, m the Ameri-
can Camp, 25 feet (7.6 m) from the exhibit shelter, and m the English
Camp, 300 feet (9 1 .2 m) from the barracks.
The park is open daily from sunrise to sunset from Memorial Day
through Labor Day. For the balance of the year, the site is open week-
days only, sunrise to sunset.
Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Route 2
Walla Walla, Washington 99362
(509) 525-5500 Extension 465
Dr. and Mrs. Marcus Whitman ministered to the spiritual and physical
needs of the Indians here until slam by a few of them, m 1847. The Mission
was a landmark on the Oregon Trail
The visitor center is 8 miles (12.88 km) v\/est of Walla Walla on U.S 12,
The parking lot has designated spaces near the visitor center, which is
entered at ground level. Restroom entry doors are 30-1/2-inches
(77.47 cm) wide and stall doors are 23 inches (58.42 cm) wide.
The self-guidmg trail is level and easily negotiated except for the
500-foot (152.0 m) Shaft Hill (memorial) section, which can be by-
passed. The trail to the mission and graveyard is level and easily traveled.
Conducted trips on this trail can be arranged. The trails have push-
button audiovisual interpretation. A few artifacts outside of the exhibit
cases m the museum may be touched and felt. Audiovisual programs
and interpretive talks are given at the visitor center. Living history
programs are given m the visitor center, and outside, on weekends, in
accessible areas.
Food, lodging and medical services are available in Walla Walla.
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Appalachian National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
(See Maryland)
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Md W Va
P.O. Box 65
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 25425
(304)535-6371
Because of its strategic Jocation at the confluence of the Shenandoah
and Potomac Rivers m the Blue Ridge Mountains, the town of Harpers
Ferry changed hands many times during the Civil War. John Brown's
raid took place here m 1859. The site lies m Maryland and West Virginia.
This IS a "Living History" area.
For the visitor arriving from the East, the visitor center is less than 1 mile
(1.61 km) off U.S. 340, after a right turn beyond the bridge over the
Shenandoah River. Visitors m wheelchairs may park m the bus parking
lot, where a paved path leads to an information kiosk on the same side
of the street. Assistance will be needed over the lO-mch (25.4 cm) step
at the entry of the visitor center across the street from the kiosk.
Assistance also will be needed over the one-step entry to each of
the 1 1 open buildings in this historic area. The other buildings, under-
going restoration and now closed to the public, may be seen from the
street. An orientation audiovisual program is offered m the center. There
are no adequate or accessible restrooms m the park for visitors m
wheelchairs.
Most of the overlooks are on steep trails and difficult of access, but
some, including Bolivar Heights, are accessible by car.
The National Park Service has administrative offices at the Harpers
Ferry Center (Interpretive Design Center) and the Mather Training
Center — not a part of the park and not open for visitation by the public.
However, the restrooms m the Harpers Ferry Center are fully accessible
and equipped and may be used by visitors m wheelchairs during week-
day business hours when the building is open.
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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Route l,Box 152
Bayfield, Wisconsin 54814
(715)779-3397
Twenty picturesque wooded isJdnds and an 1 1-mile (17.71 km) strip of
adjacent Bayfield Peninsula along the south shore of Lake Superior com-
prise this northern park characterized by picturesque sand beaches,
high clay banks and sandstone cliffs.
The primitive campsites and trails on the islands present difficulties
because of deep sand, rocky terrain and steep banks. An excursion
boat plies the islands from Bayfield and Little Sand Bay. Boarding the
boat will present difficulties and require assistance for some visitors.
For more information, visitors planning the trip should contact Apostle
Islands Cruise Service, Box 45, Bayfield.
The park headquarters is temporarily lodged m an old converted
summer home, 14 miles north of Bayfield at Little Sand Bay. Entry is by
three steps and a 32-inch (8 1 .28 cm) doorway and will require assistance.
The restroom m the headquarters also is up three steps approximately
6 feet by 5 feet (1.824 m by 1.52 m) in size. The parking lot is 50 feet
(15.23 m) from the headquarters connected by a concrete walkway. No
other paths or trails in the area are paved. Park headquarters is open all
year and provides information, maps and pamphlets.
During the summer months the visitor center and concession facili-
ties, also at Little Sand Bay, are open. This building also is a converted
store and residence presenting many of the same difficulties of access,
except for a ramped entrance.
An information center in Bayfield, 1 Washington Avenue, off High-
way 13, is reached by a graveled 80-foot (24.37 m) path leading from
the parking lot.
Plans for fully accessible headquarters and visitor center are pro-
gressing. Visitors should check ahead for the timetable of the new
development.
Ice Age National Scientific Reserve
Division of Tourism and Information, Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources, Box 450
Madison, Wisconsin 53701
(608)266-7616
This first national scientific reserve contains nationally significant features
of continental glaciation. An Affiliated Area.
State parks in the area are open to the public.
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St. Croix National Scenic River
Lower St. Croix National Scenic River
P.O. Box 708
St Croix Falls, Wisconsin 54024 (715) 483-3287
These two areas include some 200 miles (321.86 km) of the upper reaches
of the beautiful St Croix River and its Namekagon tributary and 27 miles
(43.20 km) of the Lower River, the first, an initial component of the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The 25-mile (40.25 km) portion
between the Mississippi River and Stillwater (Minn.) is administered by
the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The park headquarters is at the corner of Massachusetts and Hamilton
Streets m St Croix Falls and is fully accessible as to parking, restrooms,
water fountains and entry. Maps and interpretive pamphlets and all other
needed information are available-
Restaurants, motels and medical facilities are available m St
Croix Falls,
Roads and landings to the river are easily traversed and picnic
tables are located at most major landings and at county and state areas
adjacent to the waterway. Some parking lots have been paved, others are
graveled. Parking lots are 25 feet (7 62 m) or less from the contact sta-
tions. Contact stations are one-story structures with corridors 40 inches
(1 m) wide. Restroom doors are 32 inches (81,28 cm) wide, all other
doors are 36 inches (9 1 .44 cm) wide.
Recreational opportunities are shore fishing, canoeing, motor-
boating among others. Canoeists on this somewhat tricky waterway
should be able to swim. Motorboats are generally m the 20-foot (6 08 m)
range, with narrow shallow steps.
Campgrounds with older facilities are m the developmental stage
m the park area When fully developed, the park campgrounds will be
accessible in all respects.
Nearby State campgrounds may provide more accessible facilities
For information about these, and the facilities available m the portion
administered by the two states, visitors should inquire at the State
Departments of Natural Resources, St. Paul, Minnesota 55155, and
Madison, Wisconsin 53702.
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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
(See Montana)
Devils Tower National Monument
Devils Tower, Wyoming 827 14
(307)467-5370
This 865-foot (263.65 rn) tower of columnar rock, tfie remains of a vol-
canic intrusion, is the Nation 's first national monument.
The visitor center and the administration building are 28 miles (4508 km)
northwest of Sundance off US 14. Visitors m wheelchairs may park
parallel and next to the curb when getting out of their cars, park person-
nel will park the cars. Once the curb is negotiated, the visitor center and
the administration building are accessible from the sidewalk Visitor
center restrooms are m the basement, but visitors m wheelchairs may
use those m the administration building. The restroom entry doors are
30 inches (76.20 cm) wide and stall doors, 22 inches (55.88 cm)
Visitors may enjoy by car the prairie dog town, wayside exhibits on
prairie dog ecology, picnicking and birdwatchmg The Tower Trail is a
paved but steep 1 1/2 mile (2 41 km). The trail around the base of the
tower IS steep and rocky. The site of evening campfire talks is accessible
by paved trails from the picnic area and campground Audiovisual pro-
grams and interpretive talks are offered at the visitor center. A small
model of Devils Tower m the visitor center may be touched by visitors
with visual impairment.
The average elevation of mam features is 4,260 feet (1,297.60 m).
The nearest food, lodging and medical facilities are m Sundance.
Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Laramie, Wyoming 822 1 2
(307)837-2704
A fur-trade post once stood here, but the surviving buildings are those
of a major military post that guarded covered-wagon trails to the West,
1834-90. This IS a "Living History" area.
The site is 3 miles (4.83 km) southwest of the town of Fort Laramie. The
visitor center museum, located m the Subsistence Storehouse, is acces-
sible. Eight of the original structures are open to the public and of these,
five can be entered by visitors m wheelchairs without assistance The
remainder have floors a few inches above ground level. As historic
buildings these may not be equipped with ramps. Assistance may be
required for some visitors. Stairways and steep segments of the self-
guidmg trail are provided with handrails. Special conducted tours and
interpretive talks are given visitors with visual handicaps. On these
tours, objects are described and visitors are permitted to handle them.
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The nearest restaurants, lodging and medical services are m Guern-
sey, 13 miles (20.93 km) northwest of Fort Laramie or in Tornngton, 20
miles (32.2 km) southeast of Fort Laramie, both of these on U.S. 26.
Fossil Butte National Monument
Kemmerer, Wyoming 83 1 0 1
(307) 877-3450
The monument features some of the world's most numerous, rare, and
well-preserved fish fossils, 40 to 65 million years old, as well as an abun-
dance of summer wildflowers and wildlife m this now semiarid region.
The monument is still largely undeveloped with a trailer for visitor
contact station. Access to the trailer is difficult because of soft gravel
surrounding the structure. The comfort stations have chemical toilets.
A dirt road leads into the monument from U.S. 30, 12 miles (19.31
km) west of Kemmerer. It is passable by automobiles for about 4 miles
(6.44 km). Pick-up trucks and four-wheel drive vehicles may continue
on the same road for considerable distances beyond. Elevations vary
from 7,000 to 8,000 feet (2, 1 32.20 to 2,436.80 m).
The monument's headquarters is across Highway 189 from
the Highway Department's Port of Entry, at the south end of Kemmerer.
Access is at ground level and some restrooms are accessible. Entry door
widths in both women's and men's restrooms are 28-1/2 inches (72.
39 cm), stall door width in the women's restroom is 31 inches (78.74
cm), and in the men's restroom, is 25 inches (63.5 cm).
Fossils on display m park headquarters may be touched and
handled by visitors with visual impairment. Other fossils on display m
the visitor contact station may be handled m the same way.
Kemmerer has medical services and accommodations but it is a
boom town, for a number of reasons, and reservations must be made
well in advance of the visit. Visitors planning trips to the area should
check with park headquarters for advice and information as to alter-
natives m less booming areas of the state or nearby states.
Grand Teton National Park
P.O. Box 67
Moose, Wyoming 83012
(307) 733-2880
The most impressive part of the Teton Range, this park's series of peaks
was once a noted landmark of Indians and "Mountain Men. " The park
includes part of Jackson Hole, winter feeding ground of the country's
largest elk herd.
Park headquarters and visitor center are at Moose, 13 miles north of
lackson on U.S. 26, 89, 187 and 287. The Moose visitor center and the
Colter Bay visitor center are fully accessible by ramp from the parking
areas.
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Fully accessible restrooms are in Gros Ventre campground, Moose
visitor center, Colter Bay visitor center and the Colter Bay campground^
Evening programs are given at Lizard Creek campfire circle (accessible
by paved walk). Colter Bay amphitheater (accessible by paved walk with
curb ramp); and Signal Mountain amphitheater (accessible by paved
trail).
The easily accessible Three Senses Nature Trail is available near the
Colter Bay visitor center. Self-guidmg leaflets and tape player guides are
available from the visitor center to assist with interpretation of the natural
features of the trail. The trail has guide ropes for visitors with visual
impairment,
A plastic relief map of the park is sold at all three visitor centers.
Many park features, including the valley floor, may be enjoyed by car,
but interpretive signs and natural and historical features are restricted
by curbing where visitors m wheelchairs will need assistance. Pamphlets,
maps and many interpretive programs and aids and exhibits are avail-
able at the visitor centers.
The average elevation of mam features of the park is 6,800 feet
(2,071.28 m). A full range of medical services is available m Jackson.
Reservations for accessible lodgings should be made with Grand Teton
Lodge Company, Moran, Wyoming 83013, telephone (307) 543-281 1.
Alternative accommodations and restaurants will be found m Jackson
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 82190
(307)344-7381
This IS the world's greatest geyser area, with Old Faithful and some
3,000 other geysers and hot springs. Here, too, are Jakes, waterfalls,
high mountains and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone — all set apart
m 1872 as the world's first national park. The park, the largest m the
National Park System, covers more than 3,400 square miles (5,474 sq.
km)in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho.
This magnificent park can be entered from many directions from the-
north, U.S. 89, from the northeast, US 212, from the east through Cody,
U.S. 20, 14 and 16, merged, from the south, via the John D. Rockefeller
Jr. Memorial Parkway, US 89 and US 26, from the west via West
Yellowstone, U.S. 191 and 287.
All necessary facilities, restaurants, accessible lodging and medical
services are withm the park Fully accessible restrooms will be found m
each major center.
A few of the service centers and facilities to be noted as fully acces-
sible are: Canyon Visitor Center, Old Faithful Visitor Center, Grant
Visitor Center, Norris Museum, Bridge Bay multi-purpose building and
Mammoth Hotel (with elevator). Also accessible are ground-floor rooms
at the Lake Hotel and Old Faithful Inn, Canyon Village Coffee Shop,
dining room and cafeteria, Canyon Village General Store lunch counter,
Fishing Bridge Cafeteria, Fishing Bridge General Store fountain. Lake
Hotel dinmg room and Old Faithful Inn Coffee Shop.
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Most of the viewpoints, geysers and mud pots are accessible. Those
not fully accessible without assistance have steps or steep grades or are
distant from parking areas. The Upper Falls may be viewed from the
easily accessible Uncle Tom overlook. At Grand View overlook, visitors
m wheelchairs will need assistance up the moderately steep path to the
viewpoint, but there are no steps. More than 30 accessible wayside inter-
pretive exhibits are located along the park roads Roadside radio trans-
mitters provide short taped messages Car radios should be tuned to
1606 wherever signs indicating message transmissions are seen along
the road. The range is 1/2 mile (.805 km) from the transmission point.
All visitors will enjoy the famous Three Senses Nature Trail m the
Firehole Lake thermal basin area, although visitors m wheelchairs will
find easier going on the nearby boardwalk trail, m the Firehole Lake
area. The Three Senses Nature trail is 1/8 mile (0.20 km) of uneven, hard-
packed earth, with 16 labels m Braille mounted on posts which are linked
by a cord for tracking from one label to the next The printed text is
also available for sighted visitors. The trail was selected because of the
large variety of smells, sounds and textures of natural objects found
along it.
Audiovisual programs are offered at the Old Faithful, Grant and
Canyon Visitor Centers and campfire programs at Fishing Bridge,
Canyon, Madison junction. Mammoth, Bridge Bay and Tower Fall
amphitheaters
Accessible lodgings should be reserved with Yellowstone Park
Company, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 82190, telephone (307)
344-7321.
Elevations along the mam park roads range from 6,000 to 8,000
feet (1,827 60 to 2,436 80 m) The average elevation of mam features is
7,000 feet (2,132 20 m) There is a medical clinic at Mammoth Hot
Springs, a dispensary at Old Faithful and a hospital at Lake
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Abbreviations
NP
National Park
NS
National Seashore
NL
National Lakeshore
NM
National Monument
NHS
National Historic Site
NHP
National Historical Park
NMP
National Military Park
NMEM
National Memorial
NMEMP
National Memorial Park
NB
National Battleiield
NBS
National Battleiield Site
NBP
National Battlefield Park
NSR
National Scenic River or Rive:
rways
NR
National River
NRA
National Recreation Area
North Atlantic Regiorial Office
Rocky Mountain Regional Office
National Park Service
National Park Service
1 5 State Street
655 Parfet Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02 109
P.O. Box 25287
(617)223-3793
Denver, Colorado 80225
(303) 234-3095
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office
National Park Service
143 South Third Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
(215)597-7054
National Capital Regional Office
National Park Service
1100 Ohio Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20242
(202) 426-6700
Southeast Regional Office
National Park Service
1895 Phoenix Blvd.
Atlanta, Georgia 30349
(404) 996-2520
Midwest Regional Office
National Park Service
1709 Jackson Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68102
(402)221-3472
Southwest Regional Office
National Park Service
P.O. Box 728
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
(505) 988-6375
Western Regional Office
National Park Service
450 Golden Gate Avenue
Box 36063
San Francisco, California 94102
(415)556-5186
Pacific Northwest Regional Office
National Park Service
601 Fourth and Pike Building
Seattle, Washington 98101
(206) 442-4830
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Facilities, services and interpretive programs are m a continual process
of modification and improvement throughout the National Park System ^
Your comments on how v/ell your needs have been met, and your sug-
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As the Nation's principal conservation agency, the Department of the
Interior has responsibility for most of our nationally owned public lands
and natural resources. This includes fostering the wisest use of our land
and water resources, protecting our fish and wildlife, preserving the
environmental and cultural values of our national parks and historical
places, and providing for the enjoyment of life through the outdoor
recreation. The Department assesses our energy and mineral resources
and works to assure that their development is m the best interests of all
our people. The Department also has a major responsibility for Ameri-
can Indian reservation communities and for people who live in Island
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