Nearly all of us all be mobility challenged at some point in our lives, if we live long enough. For me, it almost happened while I was researching this project on a knee that needed replacement a month after the project was published (in 2008).
New construction requires public agencies to meet ADA standards, but in the real world of the outdoors this isn’t always possible (mostly for trails). Campgrounds are easier to make the accommodations and many have developed accessible sites since ADA became law in 1990.
South Beach State Park
Newport
A 370-foot long boardwalk to a 20-foot high oceanview platform, plus a mile long 10-foot wide paved trail to town, sets this park apart.
Lost Lake campground
Mount Hood National Forest
The classic setting just northeast of the state’s highest peak serves all comers with barrier-free camping plus a trail along the lake through an old-growth forest.
Blue Hole Recreation Site
Prineville BLM
An accessible campsite and restroom makes this a user-friendly site three miles downstream from Maupin on the Deschutes River.
Horsfall Beach (boardwalk)
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
Stub Stewart State Park
Vernonia
Detroit Lake State Park and Hoover campground
Willamette National Forest
Detroit
William Tugman State Park
Lakeside
Loon Lake Recreation Area
Roseburg BLM
Cove Palisades State Park
Culver
Farewell Bend State Park
Huntington
Yukwah campground
Willamette National Forest
Devils Lake State Park
Lincoln City
Emigrant Lake Park
Jackson County
Source: Oregon Live
