\nState<\/a>
\nLocal<\/a>
\nPrivate<\/a>
\nMiscellaneous<\/a><\/p>\n
<\/a>Federal<\/h2>\nArches National Park\u00a0<\/strong>
\nArches National Park “…has over 2,000 natural stone arches, in addition to hundreds of soaring pinnacles, massive fins and giant balanced rocks.
\nHere is the Park website.<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Phone 435-719-2299 \u00a0Map<\/a> \u00a0 Trails \u00a0Visitor Guide<\/a> \u00a0Accessibility
\n<\/a>![\"eyelogo](\"http:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/eyelogo-copy.png\")
<\/a>“An audio tour of the park’s scenic road is available for purchase or rental at the bookstore. …. Large-print and braille publications are available at the visitor center.”
\n![\"Hikerwithcane\"](\"http:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Hikerwithcane.png\")
<\/a>These three trails are considered “barrier-free”: \u00a0(“Barrier-free trails may contain minor obstacles, steeper grades and temporary washouts.”)
\n<\/em>Devil’s Garden Trail<\/a> to Landscape Arch 1.6 miles round-trip
\nWindows Trail – the first 100 yards only.
\nDouble Arch Trail \u00a0– This is a hard surface with a slope.<\/p>\n![\"Double](\"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CAT20060505_Moab_021-300x186.jpg\")
<\/a>Double Arch, Arches National Monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>Ashley National Forest
\n” <\/strong>The Ashley National Forest, with headquarters in\u00a0Vernal, Utah, comprises 1.3 million acres located in the northeastern portion of\u00a0Utah and southwestern portion of Wyoming. National Forest System lands are located in three major areas: the northern and southern slopes of the Uinta Mountains, the Wyoming Basin, and the Tavaputs Plateau.”\u00a0\u00a0The Forest is mostly in northeastern Utah, with just a bit including the Flaming Gorge in Wyoming.
\nHere is the Forest website<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0Phone \u00a0 435-789-1181 \u00a0 Visitor Guide<\/a>
\n![\"Wheelchair](\"http:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/wheelchair_symbol_blue.png\")
Yellowpine Interpretive trail \u00a00.5 miles \u00a0The trail is at the Yellowpine Campground.<\/p>\nFlaming Gorge National \u00a0Recreation Area<\/a>\u00a0 “The Flaming Gorge NRA is located in the northeast corner of Utah and the southwest corner of Wyoming.”
\nRyan, from flaminggorgecountry.com<\/a>\u00a0writes that “There are wheel chair accessible nature trails located at Moose Pond, West Green’s Lake, and Red Canyon overlook\/Red Canyon Visitor center.\u00a0\u00a0 Sheep Creek Geological loop, Sheep Creek Bay overlook, Red Canyon overlook, Dowd mountain overlook, Flaming Gorge Dam Visitor Center, and the Dam Vista Overlook are all easy access by vehicle with easy access viewpoints.”
\n<\/span>Red Canyon Visitor Center<\/a> \u00a0435-889-3713<\/p>\n?<\/strong>\u00a0 The Chamber of \u00a0Commerce Guide <\/a>lists six “easy” trails on page 29. \u00a0 Be sure to call either the Visitor Center or the Chamber of Commerce since no details are given. \u00a0 From the website: “Try the short interpretive Nature Trails at Sheep Creek, Moose Ponds, West Greens Lake and Aspen for an easy enlightening walk through a variety of habitats along this scenic drive.” \u00a0 Easy for them might not be easy for you. \u00a0Check with them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
\n<\/strong>“…Bear River MBR contains nearly 80,000 acres of marsh, open water, uplands, and alkali mudflats.”\u00a0 “Birds come to the Refuge by the millions to eat and rest during migration, and many other species stay to breed, nest and raise their young across the Refuge wetlands.”
\n<\/strong>Here is the Refuge website<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0Phone \u00a0435-723-5887 \u00a0 Hunting & Fishing brochure with map<\/a>\u00a0 facebook page<\/a>
\nMarsh Meander trail \u00a01.5 mile unpaved\u00a0trail \u00a0through the wetland\u00a0habitat just outside the center.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Hikerwithcane.png\")
<\/a>Wetland Walk is partially paved, and may be at least partly accessible but the website does not say so.\u00a0 AllTrails<\/a> calls it a 0.6 mile loop.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>Bryce Canyon National Park
\n<\/strong>Situated along a high plateau at the top of Utah’s Grand Staircase, Bryce Canyon\u2019s high elevation includes the largest concentration of hoodoos (irregular columns of rock) on Earth, numerous life communities, and dark skies.
\nHere is the Park website.<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Phone 435-834-5322 \u00a0 \u00a0Map and Guide<\/a>
\nAccessibility<\/a>\u00a0 Printable Access Guide<\/a>
\n<\/a>Mossy\u00a0 Cave 0.8 mile Streamside walk to mossy grotto<\/p>\n<\/a>Rim Trail 11 miles total.\u00a0 Connects Bryce Point to Fairyland Point<\/p>\n![\"Wheelchair](\"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/wheelchair_symbol_blue.png\")
<\/a>Sunset to Sunrise Points\u00a0 .5 mile each way. Paved portion of the Rim Trail<\/p>\n<\/a>Queen’s Garden 1.8 mile the “least difficult trail that descends into the Bryce Amphitheater.\u00a0 Elevation loss\/gain is 357′.
\n<\/a>Bristlecone Loop 1.0 mile.\u00a0 \u00a0Partly paved trail with elevation gain\/loss of 200′\u00a0 Wheelchair-accessible with assistance.\u00a0 Not entirely ADA compatible.<\/p>\n![\"Accessible](\"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CAT20160602BryceTrip196-300x200.jpg\")
<\/a>Accessible Bristle Cone Loop Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park UT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n![\"Paved](\"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CAT20160601BryceTrip076-300x234.jpg\")
<\/a>Paved part of the wheelchair-accessible Bristle Cone Loop Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park UT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n![\"Bryce](\"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/CAT20160604iPBryce839-300x225.jpg\")
<\/a>Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah photographed from wheelchair accessible paved trail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>Capitol Reef National Park<\/strong> –
\n“Located in south-central Utah in the heart of red rock country, Capitol Reef National Park is a hidden treasure filled with cliffs, canyons, domes, and bridges in the Waterpocket Fold, a geologic monocline (a wrinkle on the earth) extending almost 100 miles.”
\nFor easy walking, we loved the canyon floors at Capitol Reef. These sand and gravel surfaces would bog down a wheelchair, but we did meet one intrepid wheelchair user who was enjoying the spectacular beauty from the paved roads. You can arrange for a driver to take you into the beautiful Cathedral Valley. My photographers and writers club, Rocky Mountain Outdoor Writers and Photographers, used Hondoo Rivers and Trails<\/a> in Torrey. This park is not as crowded as many of the better known national parks in the west.
\nHere is the Park website<\/a>.\u00a0 Phone 435-425-3791 \u00a0 Map<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Accessibility<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Brochure<\/a>
\n<\/a>The petroglyphs along Utah Highway 24 are accessible by boardwalk.<\/p>\n<\/a>Capitol Gorge 1 mile<\/p>\n<\/a>Goose Necks 0.1 mile<\/p>\n<\/a>Grand Wash 2.2 miles<\/p>\n<\/a>Sunset Point 0.4 mile<\/p>\n![\"Canyon](\"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/CAT20110609CapitolReef198-300x200.jpg\")
<\/a>Canyon floor, Capitol Reef National Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n![\"Cathedral](\"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/CAT20110607CapReefTrip069-300x300.jpg\")
<\/a>Cathedral Valley, Capitol Reef National Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>Dinosaur National Monument
\n<\/strong>Dinosaur National Monument\u00a0has one wheelchair accessible trail and numerous easy trails. The monument lies on the border between\u00a0Colorado\u00a0and\u00a0Utah\u00a0at the confluence of the\u00a0Green\u00a0and\u00a0Yampa Rivers. just to the north of the town of\u00a0Vernal, Utah. There are over 800 paleontological sites in the Jurassic Morrison formation. There are fossils of many dinosaurs including Allosaurus, Deinonychus, and Abydosaurus.\u00a0\u00a0Dinosaur National Monument protects 105 miles of the Green and Yampa rivers and more than 210,000 acres of the rivers’ canyons.
\nPhone 435-781-7700 \u00a0Map<\/a>\u00a0 Accessibility<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Links to trail details<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Monument website<\/a>
\nPlug Hat Trail \u00a00.25 mile loop paved \u00a0“…trail on top of a butte affords excellent views of the surrounding landscape and provides an introduction to the pinyon pine-juniper community.”
\n<\/a>Cold Desert Trail\u00a0 0.5 mile loop\u00a0 “This short, level walk provides insight into the diversity of the desert shrub community found around Dinosaur National Monument.”
\n<\/a>Box Canyon Trail 0.5 mile in and out.\u00a0 “A level walk into a shady box canyon.”
\n<\/a>Gates of Lodore Trail\u00a0 0.75 mile one way.\u00a0 There are a “few steps” at the beginning of the trail and then it is a level walk above the Green River ending at a view of the entrance to Lodore Canyon.
\n<\/a>Hog Canyon Trail\u00a0 1.5 mile one way.\u00a0 “A relatively level walk into a box canyon.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>Dixie National Forest
\n<\/strong>The almost 2,000,000 acres of Dixie National Forest stretch for about 170 miles across southern Utah.\u00a0 The forest includes Red Canyon and Hell’s Backbone Bridge.\u00a0 There are many opportunities for “hiking, fishing, and viewing outstanding scenery.”
\nHere is the Forest website<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0Phone 801-466-6411 \u00a0Maps<\/a>
\nRed Canyon<\/strong><\/a> Powell Ranger District \u00a0Visitor Center Phone 435-676-2676 \u00a0Trails Map and Descriptions<\/a>\u00a0 The map omits the easy Hoodoo Trail. \u00a0Red Canyon is\u00a0a lovely place near Bryce National Park, but without the crowds.
\n<\/a>Hoodoo Trail #3011 \u00a00.3 mile “Walk under the hoodoos, through sagebrush, pinyon, and juniper trees.”
\n<\/a>Pink Ledges Interpretive Trail \u00a00.4 miles \u00a0This trail is a bit more difficult than the Hoodoo, so you may just want to go for part of it and then turn around if you don’t like the slope.<\/p>\n![\"Red](\"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CAT20160531BryceTrip027-300x298.jpg\")
<\/a>Hoodoo above Red Canyon, Dixie National Forest, Utah Easy hiking trail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n![\"Pink](\"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CAT20160531BryceTrip045-300x228.jpg\")
<\/a>Pink Ledges Trail, Red Canyon, Dixie National Forest Utah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>Sawtooth National Forest<\/strong> \u00a0\/ Sawtooth National Recreation Area
\n<\/strong>This 2.1 million acre forest is situated in south central Idaho and extends into northern Utah.\u00a0 It includes the\u00a0217,000 acre Sawtooth Wilderness.\u00a0 These lands include high granite peaks, narrow glacial valleys, deep forested valleys and high alpine lakes.\u00a0 It abounds with wildlife and flowers.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Map of SNRA<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Fairfield Ranger District 208-764-3202,\u00a0Ketchum Ranger District 208-622-5371
\nMinidoka ranger district 208-677-4878,\u00a0Sawtooth NRA 208-727-5000 or 208-744-3000\u00a0 Here is the website for the National Forest<\/a> and the website for the National Recreation Area.<\/a><\/p>\nMurdock Trail Map and information<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0A little over the first mile is wheelchair accessible. \u00a0From the guide, “The Murdock Creek canyon features wildflowers, wildlife, and dramatic rock outcroppings, and there are several nice picnic spot along the trail.” \u00a0The trail is dirt with small rocks. Thanks to trail guidebooks author Maryann Gaug for letting me know about this trail.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Accessible](\"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/CAT20160815MEGmurdock002-300x217.jpg\")
<\/a>Accessible Stream Crossing on Murdock Creek Trail Sawtooth Nat’l. Forest, ID \u00a9Maryann Gaug<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n![\"Partly](\"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/CAT20160815MEGmurdock001-300x211.jpg\")
<\/a>Partly accessible Murdock Creek Trail Sawtooth Nat’l. Forest, ID \u00a9Maryann Gaug<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
\n<\/strong>“The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest is one of the 12 National Forests in the Intermountain Region as well as one of the urban National Forests in the Forest Service System.\u00a0 It covers an area that includes northern and north-central Utah, and southwestern Wyoming.”
\n<\/strong>Here is the Forest website<\/a>.\u00a0 Supervisor phone 801-999-2103\u00a0 Contacts in the various ranger districts<\/a>.<\/p>\nThere is a video on the website describing 5 Family Friendly Trails which they say are good for strollers and people of all ages.\u00a0 At\u00a0 one point the voice-over claims they are “universally accessible”, but that is not clear from the photographs or the descriptions on the website.
\n<\/a>?<\/strong> Limber Pine Nature Trail 1.4 miles<\/p>\n<\/a>?<\/strong> Cascades springs interpretive trail 0.9 mile paved and boardwalk path<\/p>\n<\/a>Devils Kitchen Trail to a geologic site 0.1 mile “Accessible”<\/p>\n<\/a>?<\/strong>\u00a0 Current Creek Nature Trail 1.25 miles\u00a0 self-guided interpretive trail.\u00a0 Call 435-654-0470 for more information on this trail.<\/p>\n<\/a>“Summer Lake Nature Trail\u00a0 3\/4 mile around a lake<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
Zion National Park<\/strong>
\nLocated at the junction of the\u00a0Colorado Plateau<\/span>,\u00a0Great Basin<\/span>, and\u00a0Mojave Desert<\/span> regions, the Zion has a unique geography<\/span>\u00a0and a variety of\u00a0life zones.\u00a0<\/span> The Virgin River flows through the 15 mile long Zion Canyon’s towering red and tan walls.
\nHere is the Park website<\/a>.\u00a0 Phone 435-772-3256 Accessibility<\/a> \u00a0Map and Brochure<\/a>\u00a0 Hiking Map and Guide<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Virgin](\"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CAT20090326_ZionTripCreek_053-1-300x200.jpg\")
<\/a>Accessible Riverside Walk, Zion National Park UT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nPa’rus Trail 3.5 miles \u00a0“Paved trail follows the Virgin River from the South Campground to Canyon Junction.”
\nRiverside Walk 2.2 miles. \u00a0“Minor drop-offs. Paved trail follows the Virgin River along the bottom of a narrow canyon. Trailside exhibits.”
\n<\/a>Lower Emerald Pool Trail 1 mile paved with some minor drop-offs.
\n<\/a>Grotto Trail 1.2\u00a0 mile connects the Zion Lodge to the Grotto and is near the road most of the way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>State<\/h2>\nAntelope Island State Park
\n<\/strong>The park offers \u201cspectacular views of lake and island scenery.\u201d\u00a0 There are sandy beaches and you can “…take a dip in the lake\u2019s salty waters or step back in time with a visit to the Historic Fielding Garr Ranch. Antelope Island is home to free-ranging bison, mule deer, bighorn sheep, pronghorn (antelope), and many other desert animals. Millions of birds congregate along the shores surrounding the island…”
\n<\/strong>\u00a0Here is the Park website<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0Trails Map<\/a>\u00a0 Brochure<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Utah Travel Secrets trail guide<\/a>
\n<\/strong> Headquarters phone 801-649-5742, \u00a0Visitor Center Phone 801-725-9263
\n<\/strong>Lakeside Trail<\/a>\u00a0 2.8 miles one way. “An easy hike” \u00a0 that \u00a0“follows a nicely maintained gravel \u00a0path” with elevation gain of only 69′.
\n<\/a>Mountain View Trail<\/a> is 11.38 miles one way and can be accessed via four parking areas. \u00a0It follows the east shore of the island. \u00a0“Wetlands and wildlife are abundant on the trail.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>Dead Horse Point State Park
\n<\/strong>“From the prominence of Dead Horse Point, 2,000 feet above a gooseneck in the Colorado River, an ever-changing landscape unfurls. Immense vertical cliffs meet with canyons carved by ice, water, and wind creating a visual masterpiece.”
\n<\/strong>Here is the Park website<\/a>.\u00a0 Visitor Center phone 435-259-2614 \u00a0Map<\/a>\u00a0 Trail Map<\/a>
\nBrochure<\/a>\u00a0 Hiking<\/a>
\n<\/a>Overlook Trail \u00a0200′ one way. \u00a0“…a short paved pathway leads to breathtaking views of the Colorado River and adjacent canyon country some 2,000 feet below.”
\n<\/a>Visitor Center Trail \u00a01\/8 mile round trip. “The paved path just outside the Visitor Center offers great views of the basin to the east, the La Sal Mountains and Chimney Rock.” \u00a0There are eight trail-side exhibits.
\nThe East Rim Trail System \u00a01.5-2 miles \u00a0“Aside from a short hill a quarter mile from the visitor center, this trail is predominately flat. ”
\nThe Colorado River Overlook \u00a01 mile.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>Fremont\u00a0Indian State Park
\n<\/strong>Discover artifacts, petroglyphs, and pictographs left behind by the Fremont Indians. This museum preserves treasures from the largest known Fremont Indian village\u00a0 site. “Hike on paths that lead you up close to Rock art panels left by the Fremont people. “
\n<\/strong>Here is the Park website<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0Phone 4335-527-4631 \u00a0Brochure<\/a>
\nParade of Rock Art<\/a>\u00a0 0.4 miles paved interpretive trail<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail
\n<\/strong>“Weaving its way from Park City to Echo Reservoir, this 28-mile, non-motorized trail provides a close-up view of area wildlife and wildflowers.”
\n<\/strong>Here is the Trail website<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0Phone 435-649-6839 \u00a0Map<\/a>
\nThis rail trail is 28 miles following interstate 80 from Park City to Echo Reservoir. \u00a0It is mostly gravel, but there are 3 miles north from Park City and a 0.5 section in Wanship that are asphalt and suitable for wheelchairs. \u00a0 TrailLink’s description<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>Kodachrome Basin State Park
\n<\/strong>“67 monolithic stone spires, called sedimentary pipes, accentuate multihued sandstone layers that reveal 180 million years of geologic time.\u00a0 The color and beauty found here prompted a National Geographic Society expedition to name the area Kodachrome…”
\n<\/strong>Here is the Park website<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0Phone 435-679-8562 \u00a0Brochure & Trails Map<\/a>
\nGrand Parade Trail 1.5 miles is easy, but check first to be sure it is suitable for you.
\nNature Trail \u00a00.5 miles hard surface interpretive trail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>Robert N. Hasenyager Great Salt Lake Nature Reserve
\n<\/strong>The Reserve is located along the southeast shore of the Great Salt Lake, adjacent to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources’ Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area (WMA). \u00a0The new (2019) George S. and Dolores Dor\u00e9 Eccles Wildlife Education Center at Farmington Bay\u00a0 is on the\u00a0 Reserve. The Center and trails provide “…. a gateway to the remarkable Great Salt Lake wetlands. ”
\nHere is the Eccles Center website<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0 Phone 801-451-5536.
\nFarmington Creek Trail<\/a> 1.5 miles ADA compliant. The “trail loops through the wetlands of Farmington Bay with several side trails. The trail features a 1700-foot-long boardwalk with a bridge over Farmington Creek, a long bridge across a large pond, and a winding boardwalk through a delightful marsh filled with birds of many kinds.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>Snow Canyon State Park
\n<\/strong>“Explore the trails and dunes of beautiful Snow Canyon ….. Camp in the peaceful campground surrounded by ancient lava flows and red Navajo sandstone.”
\n<\/strong>Here is the Park website<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0 Brochure & Trail Map<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Overview Map<\/a> \u00a0Phone \u00a0435-628-2255
\nWhiptail Trail \u00a06 miles. “Level with some slopes. Accessible to people with disabilities. Tucked along the canyon bottom, this paved trail is suitable for walking, jogging, and biking.”
\nJenny’s Canyon 0.5 mile, Johnson Canyon 2 miles, Pioneer Names 0.5 mile, West Canyon Road 8 miles, and Sand Dunes 0.5 mile are trails rated as easy with some slopes and\/or steps. \u00a0Check with the Visitor Center to see if some of them would work for you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>Swaner EcoCenter
\n<\/strong>“The Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter is a 1,200 acre nature Preserve ….with interactive exhibits about the surrounding environment. \u2026 Visit the EcoCenter to learn more about our wetland ecosystem and the 10 miles of trails to explore!”
\nHere is the Center website.<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Utah State University 435-649-1767 \u00a0Preserve and Trails
\n<\/a>Leslie, who answered my inquiry (and provided the photos) writes, “The EcoCenter and the pier going out onto the preserve are wheelchair accessible. However, in the winter the pier is\u00a0covered with snow for snowshoeing. \u00a0<\/span>I would say summer and fall would be the best times for elderly and people with wheelchairs to visit.” \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Accessible](\"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Swaner_EcoCenter_small-300x200.jpg\")
<\/a>\u00a9 Swaner EcoCenter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n![\"Wheelchair](\"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Swaner_pier-300x169.jpg\")
<\/a>Wheelchair accessible walking pier path Swaner EcoCenter, Utah State University\u00a9 Swaner EcoCenter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Local<\/h2>\nBack to top<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Private<\/h2>\nOgden Nature Center
\n<\/strong>This 152-acre nature preserve and education center is open to the public year-round offering a wide variety of activities.\u00a0 “The center has limited paved paths. The rest of the center is leveled dirt trails.”\u00a0 \u00a0Call to learn if any of these trails will accommodate your wheelchair.
\nHere is the Center’s website<\/a>.\u00a0 Phone 801-621-7595 \u00a0Map<\/a>\u00a0 Virtual Tour<\/a>
\n<\/a> There are 1.5 miles of “easy walking trails and paths. Most are dirt trails, and a few are paved…”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Miscellaneous<\/h2>\n
Arches National Park\u00a0<\/strong> Ashley National Forest Flaming Gorge National \u00a0Recreation Area<\/a>\u00a0 “The Flaming Gorge NRA is located in the northeast corner of Utah and the southwest corner of Wyoming.” Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Bryce Canyon National Park Capitol Reef National Park<\/strong> – Dinosaur National Monument Dixie National Forest Sawtooth National Forest<\/strong> \u00a0\/ Sawtooth National Recreation Area Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest There is a video on the website describing 5 Family Friendly Trails which they say are good for strollers and people of all ages.\u00a0 At\u00a0 one point the voice-over claims they are “universally accessible”, but that is not clear from the photographs or the descriptions on the website. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Zion National Park<\/strong> Antelope Island State Park Dead Horse Point State Park Fremont\u00a0Indian State Park Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail Kodachrome Basin State Park Robert N. Hasenyager Great Salt Lake Nature Reserve Snow Canyon State Park Swaner EcoCenter Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n Ogden Nature Center
\nArches National Park “…has over 2,000 natural stone arches, in addition to hundreds of soaring pinnacles, massive fins and giant balanced rocks.
\nHere is the Park website.<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Phone 435-719-2299 \u00a0Map<\/a> \u00a0 Trails \u00a0Visitor Guide<\/a> \u00a0Accessibility
\n<\/a><\/a>“An audio tour of the park’s scenic road is available for purchase or rental at the bookstore. …. Large-print and braille publications are available at the visitor center.”
\n<\/a>These three trails are considered “barrier-free”: \u00a0(“Barrier-free trails may contain minor obstacles, steeper grades and temporary washouts.”)
\n<\/em>Devil’s Garden Trail<\/a> to Landscape Arch 1.6 miles round-trip
\nWindows Trail – the first 100 yards only.
\nDouble Arch Trail \u00a0– This is a hard surface with a slope.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n” <\/strong>The Ashley National Forest, with headquarters in\u00a0Vernal, Utah, comprises 1.3 million acres located in the northeastern portion of\u00a0Utah and southwestern portion of Wyoming. National Forest System lands are located in three major areas: the northern and southern slopes of the Uinta Mountains, the Wyoming Basin, and the Tavaputs Plateau.”\u00a0\u00a0The Forest is mostly in northeastern Utah, with just a bit including the Flaming Gorge in Wyoming.
\nHere is the Forest website<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0Phone \u00a0 435-789-1181 \u00a0 Visitor Guide<\/a>
\nYellowpine Interpretive trail \u00a00.5 miles \u00a0The trail is at the Yellowpine Campground.<\/p>\n
\nRyan, from flaminggorgecountry.com<\/a>\u00a0writes that “There are wheel chair accessible nature trails located at Moose Pond, West Green’s Lake, and Red Canyon overlook\/Red Canyon Visitor center.\u00a0\u00a0 Sheep Creek Geological loop, Sheep Creek Bay overlook, Red Canyon overlook, Dowd mountain overlook, Flaming Gorge Dam Visitor Center, and the Dam Vista Overlook are all easy access by vehicle with easy access viewpoints.”
\n<\/span>Red Canyon Visitor Center<\/a> \u00a0435-889-3713<\/p>\n?<\/strong>\u00a0 The Chamber of \u00a0Commerce Guide <\/a>lists six “easy” trails on page 29. \u00a0 Be sure to call either the Visitor Center or the Chamber of Commerce since no details are given. \u00a0 From the website: “Try the short interpretive Nature Trails at Sheep Creek, Moose Ponds, West Greens Lake and Aspen for an easy enlightening walk through a variety of habitats along this scenic drive.” \u00a0 Easy for them might not be easy for you. \u00a0Check with them.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>“…Bear River MBR contains nearly 80,000 acres of marsh, open water, uplands, and alkali mudflats.”\u00a0 “Birds come to the Refuge by the millions to eat and rest during migration, and many other species stay to breed, nest and raise their young across the Refuge wetlands.”
\n<\/strong>Here is the Refuge website<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0Phone \u00a0435-723-5887 \u00a0 Hunting & Fishing brochure with map<\/a>\u00a0 facebook page<\/a>
\nMarsh Meander trail \u00a01.5 mile unpaved\u00a0trail \u00a0through the wetland\u00a0habitat just outside the center.
\n<\/a>Wetland Walk is partially paved, and may be at least partly accessible but the website does not say so.\u00a0 AllTrails<\/a> calls it a 0.6 mile loop.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Situated along a high plateau at the top of Utah’s Grand Staircase, Bryce Canyon\u2019s high elevation includes the largest concentration of hoodoos (irregular columns of rock) on Earth, numerous life communities, and dark skies.
\nHere is the Park website.<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Phone 435-834-5322 \u00a0 \u00a0Map and Guide<\/a>
\nAccessibility<\/a>\u00a0 Printable Access Guide<\/a>
\n<\/a>Mossy\u00a0 Cave 0.8 mile Streamside walk to mossy grotto<\/p>\n<\/a>Rim Trail 11 miles total.\u00a0 Connects Bryce Point to Fairyland Point<\/p>\n<\/a>Sunset to Sunrise Points\u00a0 .5 mile each way. Paved portion of the Rim Trail<\/p>\n<\/a>Queen’s Garden 1.8 mile the “least difficult trail that descends into the Bryce Amphitheater.\u00a0 Elevation loss\/gain is 357′.
\n<\/a>Bristlecone Loop 1.0 mile.\u00a0 \u00a0Partly paved trail with elevation gain\/loss of 200′\u00a0 Wheelchair-accessible with assistance.\u00a0 Not entirely ADA compatible.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>
\n“Located in south-central Utah in the heart of red rock country, Capitol Reef National Park is a hidden treasure filled with cliffs, canyons, domes, and bridges in the Waterpocket Fold, a geologic monocline (a wrinkle on the earth) extending almost 100 miles.”
\nFor easy walking, we loved the canyon floors at Capitol Reef. These sand and gravel surfaces would bog down a wheelchair, but we did meet one intrepid wheelchair user who was enjoying the spectacular beauty from the paved roads. You can arrange for a driver to take you into the beautiful Cathedral Valley. My photographers and writers club, Rocky Mountain Outdoor Writers and Photographers, used Hondoo Rivers and Trails<\/a> in Torrey. This park is not as crowded as many of the better known national parks in the west.
\nHere is the Park website<\/a>.\u00a0 Phone 435-425-3791 \u00a0 Map<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Accessibility<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Brochure<\/a>
\n<\/a>The petroglyphs along Utah Highway 24 are accessible by boardwalk.<\/p>\n<\/a>Capitol Gorge 1 mile<\/p>\n<\/a>Goose Necks 0.1 mile<\/p>\n<\/a>Grand Wash 2.2 miles<\/p>\n<\/a>Sunset Point 0.4 mile<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>
\n<\/strong>Dinosaur National Monument\u00a0has one wheelchair accessible trail and numerous easy trails. The monument lies on the border between\u00a0Colorado\u00a0and\u00a0Utah\u00a0at the confluence of the\u00a0Green\u00a0and\u00a0Yampa Rivers. just to the north of the town of\u00a0Vernal, Utah. There are over 800 paleontological sites in the Jurassic Morrison formation. There are fossils of many dinosaurs including Allosaurus, Deinonychus, and Abydosaurus.\u00a0\u00a0Dinosaur National Monument protects 105 miles of the Green and Yampa rivers and more than 210,000 acres of the rivers’ canyons.
\nPhone 435-781-7700 \u00a0Map<\/a>\u00a0 Accessibility<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Links to trail details<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Monument website<\/a>
\nPlug Hat Trail \u00a00.25 mile loop paved \u00a0“…trail on top of a butte affords excellent views of the surrounding landscape and provides an introduction to the pinyon pine-juniper community.”
\n<\/a>Cold Desert Trail\u00a0 0.5 mile loop\u00a0 “This short, level walk provides insight into the diversity of the desert shrub community found around Dinosaur National Monument.”
\n<\/a>Box Canyon Trail 0.5 mile in and out.\u00a0 “A level walk into a shady box canyon.”
\n<\/a>Gates of Lodore Trail\u00a0 0.75 mile one way.\u00a0 There are a “few steps” at the beginning of the trail and then it is a level walk above the Green River ending at a view of the entrance to Lodore Canyon.
\n<\/a>Hog Canyon Trail\u00a0 1.5 mile one way.\u00a0 “A relatively level walk into a box canyon.”<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The almost 2,000,000 acres of Dixie National Forest stretch for about 170 miles across southern Utah.\u00a0 The forest includes Red Canyon and Hell’s Backbone Bridge.\u00a0 There are many opportunities for “hiking, fishing, and viewing outstanding scenery.”
\nHere is the Forest website<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0Phone 801-466-6411 \u00a0Maps<\/a>
\nRed Canyon<\/strong><\/a> Powell Ranger District \u00a0Visitor Center Phone 435-676-2676 \u00a0Trails Map and Descriptions<\/a>\u00a0 The map omits the easy Hoodoo Trail. \u00a0Red Canyon is\u00a0a lovely place near Bryce National Park, but without the crowds.
\n<\/a>Hoodoo Trail #3011 \u00a00.3 mile “Walk under the hoodoos, through sagebrush, pinyon, and juniper trees.”
\n<\/a>Pink Ledges Interpretive Trail \u00a00.4 miles \u00a0This trail is a bit more difficult than the Hoodoo, so you may just want to go for part of it and then turn around if you don’t like the slope.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>
\n<\/strong>This 2.1 million acre forest is situated in south central Idaho and extends into northern Utah.\u00a0 It includes the\u00a0217,000 acre Sawtooth Wilderness.\u00a0 These lands include high granite peaks, narrow glacial valleys, deep forested valleys and high alpine lakes.\u00a0 It abounds with wildlife and flowers.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Map of SNRA<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Fairfield Ranger District 208-764-3202,\u00a0Ketchum Ranger District 208-622-5371
\nMinidoka ranger district 208-677-4878,\u00a0Sawtooth NRA 208-727-5000 or 208-744-3000\u00a0 Here is the website for the National Forest<\/a> and the website for the National Recreation Area.<\/a><\/p>\nMurdock Trail Map and information<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0A little over the first mile is wheelchair accessible. \u00a0From the guide, “The Murdock Creek canyon features wildflowers, wildlife, and dramatic rock outcroppings, and there are several nice picnic spot along the trail.” \u00a0The trail is dirt with small rocks. Thanks to trail guidebooks author Maryann Gaug for letting me know about this trail.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>
\n<\/strong>“The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest is one of the 12 National Forests in the Intermountain Region as well as one of the urban National Forests in the Forest Service System.\u00a0 It covers an area that includes northern and north-central Utah, and southwestern Wyoming.”
\n<\/strong>Here is the Forest website<\/a>.\u00a0 Supervisor phone 801-999-2103\u00a0 Contacts in the various ranger districts<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>?<\/strong> Limber Pine Nature Trail 1.4 miles<\/p>\n<\/a>?<\/strong> Cascades springs interpretive trail 0.9 mile paved and boardwalk path<\/p>\n<\/a>Devils Kitchen Trail to a geologic site 0.1 mile “Accessible”<\/p>\n<\/a>?<\/strong>\u00a0 Current Creek Nature Trail 1.25 miles\u00a0 self-guided interpretive trail.\u00a0 Call 435-654-0470 for more information on this trail.<\/p>\n<\/a>“Summer Lake Nature Trail\u00a0 3\/4 mile around a lake<\/p>\n
\nLocated at the junction of the\u00a0Colorado Plateau<\/span>,\u00a0Great Basin<\/span>, and\u00a0Mojave Desert<\/span> regions, the Zion has a unique geography<\/span>\u00a0and a variety of\u00a0life zones.\u00a0<\/span> The Virgin River flows through the 15 mile long Zion Canyon’s towering red and tan walls.
\nHere is the Park website<\/a>.\u00a0 Phone 435-772-3256 Accessibility<\/a> \u00a0Map and Brochure<\/a>\u00a0 Hiking Map and Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Pa’rus Trail 3.5 miles \u00a0“Paved trail follows the Virgin River from the South Campground to Canyon Junction.”
\nRiverside Walk 2.2 miles. \u00a0“Minor drop-offs. Paved trail follows the Virgin River along the bottom of a narrow canyon. Trailside exhibits.”
\n<\/a>Lower Emerald Pool Trail 1 mile paved with some minor drop-offs.
\n<\/a>Grotto Trail 1.2\u00a0 mile connects the Zion Lodge to the Grotto and is near the road most of the way.<\/p>\n<\/a>State<\/h2>\n
\n<\/strong>The park offers \u201cspectacular views of lake and island scenery.\u201d\u00a0 There are sandy beaches and you can “…take a dip in the lake\u2019s salty waters or step back in time with a visit to the Historic Fielding Garr Ranch. Antelope Island is home to free-ranging bison, mule deer, bighorn sheep, pronghorn (antelope), and many other desert animals. Millions of birds congregate along the shores surrounding the island…”
\n<\/strong>\u00a0Here is the Park website<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0Trails Map<\/a>\u00a0 Brochure<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Utah Travel Secrets trail guide<\/a>
\n<\/strong> Headquarters phone 801-649-5742, \u00a0Visitor Center Phone 801-725-9263
\n<\/strong>Lakeside Trail<\/a>\u00a0 2.8 miles one way. “An easy hike” \u00a0 that \u00a0“follows a nicely maintained gravel \u00a0path” with elevation gain of only 69′.
\n<\/a>Mountain View Trail<\/a> is 11.38 miles one way and can be accessed via four parking areas. \u00a0It follows the east shore of the island. \u00a0“Wetlands and wildlife are abundant on the trail.”<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>“From the prominence of Dead Horse Point, 2,000 feet above a gooseneck in the Colorado River, an ever-changing landscape unfurls. Immense vertical cliffs meet with canyons carved by ice, water, and wind creating a visual masterpiece.”
\n<\/strong>Here is the Park website<\/a>.\u00a0 Visitor Center phone 435-259-2614 \u00a0Map<\/a>\u00a0 Trail Map<\/a>
\nBrochure<\/a>\u00a0 Hiking<\/a>
\n<\/a>Overlook Trail \u00a0200′ one way. \u00a0“…a short paved pathway leads to breathtaking views of the Colorado River and adjacent canyon country some 2,000 feet below.”
\n<\/a>Visitor Center Trail \u00a01\/8 mile round trip. “The paved path just outside the Visitor Center offers great views of the basin to the east, the La Sal Mountains and Chimney Rock.” \u00a0There are eight trail-side exhibits.
\nThe East Rim Trail System \u00a01.5-2 miles \u00a0“Aside from a short hill a quarter mile from the visitor center, this trail is predominately flat. ”
\nThe Colorado River Overlook \u00a01 mile.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Discover artifacts, petroglyphs, and pictographs left behind by the Fremont Indians. This museum preserves treasures from the largest known Fremont Indian village\u00a0 site. “Hike on paths that lead you up close to Rock art panels left by the Fremont people. “
\n<\/strong>Here is the Park website<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0Phone 4335-527-4631 \u00a0Brochure<\/a>
\nParade of Rock Art<\/a>\u00a0 0.4 miles paved interpretive trail<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>“Weaving its way from Park City to Echo Reservoir, this 28-mile, non-motorized trail provides a close-up view of area wildlife and wildflowers.”
\n<\/strong>Here is the Trail website<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0Phone 435-649-6839 \u00a0Map<\/a>
\nThis rail trail is 28 miles following interstate 80 from Park City to Echo Reservoir. \u00a0It is mostly gravel, but there are 3 miles north from Park City and a 0.5 section in Wanship that are asphalt and suitable for wheelchairs. \u00a0 TrailLink’s description<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>“67 monolithic stone spires, called sedimentary pipes, accentuate multihued sandstone layers that reveal 180 million years of geologic time.\u00a0 The color and beauty found here prompted a National Geographic Society expedition to name the area Kodachrome…”
\n<\/strong>Here is the Park website<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0Phone 435-679-8562 \u00a0Brochure & Trails Map<\/a>
\nGrand Parade Trail 1.5 miles is easy, but check first to be sure it is suitable for you.
\nNature Trail \u00a00.5 miles hard surface interpretive trail.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Reserve is located along the southeast shore of the Great Salt Lake, adjacent to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources’ Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area (WMA). \u00a0The new (2019) George S. and Dolores Dor\u00e9 Eccles Wildlife Education Center at Farmington Bay\u00a0 is on the\u00a0 Reserve. The Center and trails provide “…. a gateway to the remarkable Great Salt Lake wetlands. ”
\nHere is the Eccles Center website<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0 Phone 801-451-5536.
\nFarmington Creek Trail<\/a> 1.5 miles ADA compliant. The “trail loops through the wetlands of Farmington Bay with several side trails. The trail features a 1700-foot-long boardwalk with a bridge over Farmington Creek, a long bridge across a large pond, and a winding boardwalk through a delightful marsh filled with birds of many kinds.”<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>“Explore the trails and dunes of beautiful Snow Canyon ….. Camp in the peaceful campground surrounded by ancient lava flows and red Navajo sandstone.”
\n<\/strong>Here is the Park website<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0 Brochure & Trail Map<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Overview Map<\/a> \u00a0Phone \u00a0435-628-2255
\nWhiptail Trail \u00a06 miles. “Level with some slopes. Accessible to people with disabilities. Tucked along the canyon bottom, this paved trail is suitable for walking, jogging, and biking.”
\nJenny’s Canyon 0.5 mile, Johnson Canyon 2 miles, Pioneer Names 0.5 mile, West Canyon Road 8 miles, and Sand Dunes 0.5 mile are trails rated as easy with some slopes and\/or steps. \u00a0Check with the Visitor Center to see if some of them would work for you.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>“The Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter is a 1,200 acre nature Preserve ….with interactive exhibits about the surrounding environment. \u2026 Visit the EcoCenter to learn more about our wetland ecosystem and the 10 miles of trails to explore!”
\nHere is the Center website.<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Utah State University 435-649-1767 \u00a0Preserve and Trails
\n<\/a>Leslie, who answered my inquiry (and provided the photos) writes, “The EcoCenter and the pier going out onto the preserve are wheelchair accessible. However, in the winter the pier is\u00a0covered with snow for snowshoeing. \u00a0<\/span>I would say summer and fall would be the best times for elderly and people with wheelchairs to visit.” \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>Local<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Private<\/h2>\n
\n<\/strong>This 152-acre nature preserve and education center is open to the public year-round offering a wide variety of activities.\u00a0 “The center has limited paved paths. The rest of the center is leveled dirt trails.”\u00a0 \u00a0Call to learn if any of these trails will accommodate your wheelchair.
\nHere is the Center’s website<\/a>.\u00a0 Phone 801-621-7595 \u00a0Map<\/a>\u00a0 Virtual Tour<\/a>
\n<\/a> There are 1.5 miles of “easy walking trails and paths. Most are dirt trails, and a few are paved…”<\/p>\n<\/a>Miscellaneous<\/h2>\n