Trail Access Project

The Trail Access Project is a totally volunteer-run 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. We have no employees. We strive to help those with physical disabilities have safer, more meaningful outdoor experiences in public lands and parks. Our goal is to facilitate the removal of barriers to recreational trail use by:
providing info about trails that may be considered for adaptive hiking
increasing the number of “accessible” features​
support park managers’ development and/or modification of facilities that can be safely navigated and that provide meaningful experiences consistent with each park’s mission.​
Conduct adaptive hiking events to introduce hiking styles and locations to individuals.

An important part of our mission is to identify “low-hanging fruit”, existing facilities that could be easily modified to meet U.S. Access Board (ADA) standards for recreational facilities, propose those improvements to the park managers, and help identify funding sources for such projects. This effort could quickly increase accessiblilty in parks.