Wheelchair-Accessible State & Local Parks in West Virginia

4 parks in West Virginia are listed on Accessible America with an accessibility summary. Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park in Harpers Ferry, Gauley River National Recreation Area in Summersville and New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in Glen Jean lead the list. Scores are out of 5 and count only features a source confirmed: parking, entrance, restrooms, paths, seating and loaners. Every page lists where the accessible parking is, which entrance is step-free, what the paths are made of and what you can borrow at the desk.

• Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Harpers Ferry) – accessibility score 4.7/5 – A multi-state canal park with accessible visitor centers and restrooms, graded-gravel towpath conditions, and Great Falls planning guidance from NPS.
• Gauley River National Recreation Area (Summersville) – accessibility score 4.6/5 – A West Virginia whitewater recreation area with limited access, wheelchair-accessible Tailwaters parking and campground areas, open-captioned films, assistive…
• New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (Glen Jean) – accessibility score 4.6/5 – A 70,000-acre national park and preserve along the New River, with accessible visitor centers, captioned films, boardwalk overlooks, and selected accessible tr…
• Blackwater Falls State Park (Davis) – A West Virginia state park built around a 62-foot amber-tinted waterfall, with a paved, wheelchair-accessible trail to an overlook.

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