Wayfarers Accessibility Project
The Wayfarers accessibility project aims to create new pathways for outdoor recreation, addressing the challenges faced by thousands of Montanans living with disabilities.
Western Montana, with its monumental peaks and vast valleys, is a haven for outdoors enthusiasts, but accessing these landscapes can be difficult for people with disabilities.
For thousands of Montanans living with disabilities, accessing those treasured landscapes can be a challenge.
Kalispell resident Erin Hoch rarely visits state parks due to the lack of wheelchair-accessible trails and facilities for her son, Jaxen Flores, who uses a wheelchair.
- Public forestlands and glacial lakes are popular destinations, but often inaccessible to people with disabilities.
- The Wayfarers Unit of Flathead Lake State Park is working to improve accessibility with walk audits and new pathways.
Author's summary: Improving outdoor accessibility for people with disabilities in Montana.
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