Wheelchair-Accessible National Parks

National parks across the US with verified wheelchair access: accessible trails, visitor centers, parking and restrooms, each with a detailed accessibility breakdown. 89 destinations, ranked by accessibility score.

• Arches National Park (Moab, Utah) – score 4.8/5 – A red-rock National Park Service destination near Moab with scenic drives, viewpoints, accessible visitor facilities, a…
• Bryce Canyon National Park (Bryce, Utah) – score 4.8/5 – A high-elevation Utah national park known for hoodoos, paved viewpoints, accessible visitor facilities, shuttle service…
• Canyonlands National Park (Moab, Utah) – score 4.8/5 – A rugged southeastern Utah national park of canyons, buttes, and rivers with accessible viewpoints concentrated in the…
• Mammoth Cave National Park (Mammoth Cave, Kentucky) – score 4.8/5 – A National Park Service destination in central Kentucky with accessible visitor facilities, surface trails, overlooks,…
• Olympic National Park (Port Angeles, Washington) – score 4.8/5 – A large Washington national park with accessible visitor-center resources, detailed mobility trail descriptions, access…
• Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (Bayfield, Wisconsin) – score 4.4/5 – Apostle Islands National Lakeshore protects Lake Superior islands, shorelines, sea caves, historic light stations, beac…
• Yosemite National Park (Yosemite, California) – score 4.4/5 – Granite cliffs and waterfalls in California's Sierra Nevada, with a paved wheelchair-accessible route to Lower Yosemite…
• Aztec Ruins National Monument (Aztec, New Mexico) – score 4.3/5 – A northwest New Mexico NPS site preserving ancestral Pueblo structures, with an official NPS accessibility page for tri…
• Capitol Reef National Park (Torrey, Utah) – score 4.3/5 – A red-rock park along Utah's Waterpocket Fold. The visitor center is step-free with accessible restrooms; most trails c…
• Congaree National Park (Hopkins, South Carolina) – score 4.3/5 – A South Carolina national park protecting old-growth bottomland forest, with a flat 2.6-mile boardwalk trail and free w…
• Capulin Volcano National Monument (Capulin, New Mexico) – score 4.2/5 – A northeastern New Mexico NPS volcano site where the scenic drive to the rim is vehicle-accessible and service animals…
• Acadia NP & coastal hikes & food scene (Acadia National Park / Bar Harbor, Maine) – score 4.1/5 – A Maine national park with a paved 0.3-mile summit loop and ADA restrooms at four visitor centers, plus lobster in near…
• Acadia National Park (Bar Harbor, Maine) – score 4.1/5 – A coastal national park on Mount Desert Island, Maine, with 45 miles of hard-packed carriage roads open to wheelchairs.
• Great Sand Dunes National Park (Great Sand Dunes NP, Colorado) – score 4.1/5 – The tallest dunes in North America, below the Sangre de Cristo range. A mat runs from the dunes lot to Medano Creek and…
• Andersonville National Historic Site (Andersonville, Georgia) – score 4/5 – A national historic site preserving Camp Sumter prison history, the National Prisoner of War Museum, and Andersonville…
• Andrew Johnson National Historic Site (Greeneville, Tennessee) – score 4/5 – Home, tailor shop, visitor center, and burial site connected to President Andrew Johnson.
• Arkansas Post National Memorial (Gillett, Arkansas) – score 4/5 – A memorial preserving the lower Mississippi Valley site of Arkansas Post with exhibits, trails, and river landscape int…
• Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial (Arlington, Virginia) – score 4/5 – Historic house and grounds within Arlington National Cemetery overlooking Washington, DC.
• Big Cypress National Preserve (Ochopee, Florida) – score 4/5 – A large subtropical preserve protecting cypress strands, wildlife habitat, scenic drives, visitor centers, and swamp-co…
• Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Stearns, Kentucky) – score 4/5 – Rugged river gorge and plateau landscape shared by Kentucky and Tennessee.
• Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument (Birmingham, Alabama) – score 4/5 – Civil-rights sites in Birmingham interpreting the 1963 campaign and related landmarks.
• Biscayne National Park (Homestead, Florida) – score 4/5 – Marine national park with visitor center exhibits, shoreline views, and boat-based experiences.
• Bluestone National Scenic River (Meadow Bridge, West Virginia) – score 4/5 – Remote protected river corridor in southern West Virginia managed with New River Gorge.
• Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site (Baldwyn, Mississippi) – score 4/5 – Civil War battlefield site associated with the 1864 Battle of Brices Cross Roads.
• Buffalo National River (St. Joe, Arkansas) – score 4/5 – America’s first national river, with bluffs, paddling corridors, overlooks, and campgrounds.
• Camp Nelson National Monument (Nicholasville, Kentucky) – score 4/5 – Civil War recruiting and refugee camp site with visitor center and landscape interpretation.
• Canaveral National Seashore (Titusville, Florida) – score 4/5 – Barrier-island seashore with beaches, wildlife habitat, launches nearby, and historic sites.
• Cane River Creole National Historical Park (Natchez, Louisiana) – score 4/5 – Creole plantation landscapes and buildings within the Cane River heritage area.
• Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site (Flat Rock, North Carolina) – score 4/5 – Writer Carl Sandburg’s home, farm, trails, and literary/historic interpretation.
• Catoctin Mountain Park (Thurmont, Maryland) – score 4/5 – Forested mountain park with trails, camping, picnic areas, and scenic overlooks.
• Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park (Middletown, Virginia) – score 4/5 – Shenandoah Valley Civil War and cultural landscape with partner sites and tours.
• Charles Pinckney National Historic Site (Mount Pleasant, South Carolina) – score 4/5 – Lowcountry site interpreting Charles Pinckney, the Constitution, and plantation history.
• Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (Sandy Springs, Georgia) – score 4/5 – Metro Atlanta river corridor with trails, boat launches, picnic areas, and river access.
• Clara Barton National Historic Site (Glen Echo, Maryland) – score 4/5 – Historic home and headquarters associated with American Red Cross founder Clara Barton.
• Colonial National Historical Park (Yorktown, Virginia) – score 4/5 – Jamestown and Yorktown area park preserving major colonial and Revolutionary War sites.
• Cowpens National Battlefield (Gaffney, South Carolina) – score 4/5 – Revolutionary War battlefield with visitor center, auto loop, trail, and interpretive stops.
• Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (Middlesboro, Kentucky) – score 4/5 – Mountain pass park interpreting Indigenous routes, migration, Civil War history, and overlooks.
• De Soto National Memorial (Bradenton, Florida) – score 4/5 – A coastal memorial interpreting the 1539 Hernando de Soto expedition with trails, living-history programs, and Manatee…
• Fort Pulaski National Monument (Savannah, Georgia) – score 4/5 – Masonry coastal fort near Savannah with exhibits, trails, and Civil War interpretation.
• Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (Manteo, North Carolina) – score 4/5 – Outer Banks site interpreting Roanoke voyages, Indigenous history, and cultural performances.
• Freedom Riders National Monument (Anniston, Alabama) – score 4/5 – Sites connected to the 1961 Freedom Rides and Anniston bus attack.
• Guilford Courthouse National Military Park (Greensboro, North Carolina) – score 4/5 – Revolutionary War battlefield with visitor center, tour road, monuments, and trails.
• Gulf Islands National Seashore - Mississippi District (Ocean Springs, Mississippi) – score 4/5 – Barrier islands, beaches, forts, trails, and visitor areas along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
• Hampton National Historic Site (Towson, Maryland) – score 4/5 – Preserved estate, mansion grounds, gardens, and stories of enslaved and free workers.
• Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument (Nancy, Kentucky) – score 4/5 – Civil War battlefield landscape and museum interpreting the 1862 Battle of Mill Springs.
• Moores Creek National Battlefield (Currie, North Carolina) – score 4/5 – Revolutionary War battlefield with visitor center, boardwalk, and trail interpretation.
• Natchez National Historical Park (Natchez, Mississippi) – score 4/5 – A Mississippi River city park unit interpreting Natchez history through Melrose, the William Johnson House, Fort Rosali…
• Ninety Six National Historic Site (Ninety Six, South Carolina) – score 4/5 – Revolutionary War and colonial frontier site with earthworks, trails, and visitor center.
• Obed Wild and Scenic River (Wartburg, Tennessee) – score 4/5 – Protected river gorge known for overlooks, paddling, climbing, and rugged scenery.
• Pea Ridge National Military Park (Garfield, Arkansas) – score 4/5 – Civil War battlefield with driving tour, visitor center, and interpretive stops.
• Petersburg National Battlefield (Petersburg, Virginia) – score 4/5 – Civil War siege battlefield with visitor centers, tour roads, trails, and earthworks.
• Piscataway Park (Accokeek, Maryland) – score 4/5 – Potomac River landscape protecting views from Mount Vernon with farm and trail experiences.
• Reconstruction Era National Historical Park (Beaufort, South Carolina) – score 4/5 – Beaufort-area sites interpreting Reconstruction and the transition from slavery to freedom.
• Russell Cave National Monument (Bridgeport, Alabama) – score 4/5 – A major archeological cave shelter with museum interpretation in northeast Alabama.
• Shiloh National Military Park (Shiloh, Tennessee) – score 4/5 – Large Civil War battlefield with visitor centers, tour roads, monuments, and river history.
• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (Empire, Michigan) – score 4/5 – National lakeshore with dunes, beaches, trails, and scenic drives.
• Stones River National Battlefield (Murfreesboro, Tennessee) – score 4/5 – Civil War battlefield with visitor center, cemetery, trails, and driving-tour access.
• Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (Strong City, Kansas) – score 4/5 – Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve protects Kansas prairie, ranch history, hiking trails, a visitor center, historic b…
• Voyageurs National Park (International Falls, Minnesota) – score 3.9/5 – A water-based national park on the Canadian border. Accessible visitor centers, lift-equipped boat launches and ranger…
• Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (Hilo, Hawaii) – score 3.3/5 – Big Island national park around the summit of Kīlauea, with an asphalt path to Kīlauea Overlook and free wheelchair loa…
• Grand Canyon National Park (Grand Canyon, Arizona) – score 2/5 – One of the worlds most awe-inspiring natural wonders, with accessible rim trails and viewpoints open to all visitors.
• Saguaro National Park (Tucson, Arizona) – score 2/5 – Towering saguaro cacti stand like sentinels across the Sonoran Desert in this stunning Arizona national park split betw…
• Petrified Forest National Park (Petrified Forest, Arizona) – score 1.9/5 – Ancient petrified logs, painted desert vistas, and paved scenic drives make this Arizona park a stunning and accessible…
• Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks (Sequoia & Kings Canyon, California) – score 1.8/5 – Home to the largest trees on Earth and one of the deepest canyons in North America, these sister parks in the Sierra Ne…
• Westfield Montgomery (Bethesda, Maryland) – score 1.8/5 – A premier shopping destination in Bethesda offering a fully accessible retail experience minutes from Washington, D.C.
• Death Valley National Park (Death Valley, California) – score 1.7/5 – America's hottest, driest national park offers otherworldly desert beauty with accessible trails and stunning salt flat…
• Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Lake Powell, Arizona) – score 1.7/5 – A stunning desert reservoir landscape where red rock canyons meet Lake Powell, offering boating, hiking, and dramatic s…
• Rushmore Tramway Adventures (Keystone, South Dakota) – score 1.7/5 – A family adventure park near Mt. Rushmore offering chairlift rides, alpine slides, and mountain-top dining with iconic…
• Everglades National Park (Everglades, Florida) – score 1.6/5 – Explore America's largest subtropical wilderness, where accessible boat tours and trails let you discover alligators, m…
• Gates of the Arctic National Park (Gates of the Arctic NP, Alaska) – score 1.6/5 – America's most remote national park offers raw Arctic wilderness above the Arctic Circle, with accessible visitor cente…
• Wrangell St. Elias National Park (Wrangell–St. Elias NP, Alaska) – score 1.6/5 – America's largest national park offers vast wilderness with accessible visitor centers and wildlife viewing platforms a…
• Canyon de Chelly National Monument (Canyon de Chelly, Arizona) – score 1.5/5 – Ancient canyon with stunning overlooks, Navajo history, and wheelchair-accessible viewpoints along the South Rim Drive.
• Denali National Park & Preserve (Denali Corridor, Alaska) – score 1.4/5 – Alaska's iconic wilderness park offers stunning mountain views, wildlife viewing, and growing accessibility options alo…
• Hot Springs National Park (Hot Springs, Arkansas) – score 1.4/5 – America's oldest national park reserve, where natural thermal springs meet fully accessible historic bathhouses in the…
• Mesa Verde National Park (Mesa Verde NP, Colorado) – score 1.4/5 – Mesa Verde preserves 700 years of Ancestral Puebloan history through extraordinary cliff dwellings and mesa-top village…
• Haleakala National Park (Maui, Hawaii) – score 1.3/5 – A volcanic summit above the clouds with accessible visitor centers and breathtaking overlooks on Maui's highest peak.
• Indiana Dunes National Park (Porter, Indiana) – score 1.3/5 – Where towering sand dunes meet Lake Michigan's shore, Indiana Dunes offers 15 miles of beaches and diverse ecosystems w…
• Joshua Tree National Park (Joshua Tree, California) – score 1.3/5 – A striking desert wilderness where twisted Joshua trees, massive boulder formations, and two distinct desert ecosystems…
• Lake Clark National Park & Preserve (Lake Clark NP, Alaska) – score 1.3/5 – A vast Alaskan wilderness of volcanoes, glaciers, and turquoise lakes with a wheelchair-accessible visitor center in Po…
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Black Canyon NP, Colorado) – score 1.2/5 – One of America's most dramatic gorges, Black Canyon plunges nearly 2,000 feet into ancient rock with awe-inspiring over…
• Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve (Glacier Bay NP, Alaska) – score 1.2/5 – Alaska's stunning tidewater glaciers, humpback whales, and pristine wilderness - accessible by cruise ship and at the B…
• Lassen Volcanic National Park (Lassen Volcanic, California) – score 1.2/5 – A volcanic wonderland of bubbling mudpots, steaming fumaroles, pristine alpine lakes, and wildflower meadows in the rem…
• Rocky Mountain National Park (Rocky Mountain NP, Colorado) – score 1.2/5 – Rocky Mountain National Park spans over 415 square miles of alpine terrain, with scenic drives, accessible trails, and…
• Katmai National Park & Preserve (Katmai NP, Alaska) – score 1.1/5 – Watch brown bears catch salmon at Brooks Falls from accessible viewing platforms in one of Alaska's most remote and wil…
• Dry Tortugas National Park (Florida Keys, Florida) – score 1/5 – America's most remote national park features a massive 19th-century fort surrounded by crystal-clear waters and vibrant…
• Medora Musical (Medora, North Dakota) – score 1/5 – A beloved outdoor musical theater experience in the North Dakota Badlands, featuring a high-capacity elevator for guest…
• Kenai Fjords National Park & Seward (Seward, Alaska) – score 0.9/5 – Where glaciers meet the sea in Alaska's stunning Kenai Fjords, with accessible trails, boat tours, and wildlife viewing…
• Kobuk Valley National Park & Preserve (Kobuk Valley NP, Alaska) – score 0.9/5 – One of America's most remote national parks, where Arctic sand dunes rise above the tundra and caribou herds cross anci…
• Yellowstone National Park (West Yellowstone, Idaho) – score 0.8/5 – America's first national park offers geysers, hot springs, and wildlife viewing with surprisingly strong wheelchair acc…