Category: Washington State

Westport Light State Park
Westport Light State Park features tall dune grasses with pathways along low bluffs down to sandy stretches of shore.
Here is the Park website.   Phone 360-268-9717  Brochure
Dune Trail 1.2 miles ADA mostly paved from the light house to Westhaven Jetty.

Deception Pass State Park
“Deception Pass State Park spreads over 3,854 acres, a marine and camping park with 77,000 feet of saltwater shoreline and 33,900 feet of freshwater shoreline on three lakes. The park is actually located on two islands — Fidalgo to the north and Whidbey to the south. The Canoe Pass and Deception Pass bridges connect the two islands, creating a gateway for exploration.”
Here is the Park website.   Phone 360-675-3767  Brochure 
Whidbey Island
Sand Dunes Interpretive Trail ADA compliant paved 1.2 miles round trip.

Cranberry Lake Trail 1 mile one way

? Upland Interpretive Trail 0.25 mi. round trip

Lincoln Rock & Wenatchee Confluence State Parks
Both Lincoln Rock and Wenatchee Confluence Parks are camping parks.  The south section of Wenatchee Confluence is a designated natural wetland area.
Here is the Lincoln Rock State Park website.  Phone 509-884-8702  Brochure
Here is the Wenatchee Confluence State Park website.  Phone 509-664-6373 Brochure
Rocky Reach Trail, a paved, mixed-use ADA-accessible trail “…connects to the Apple Capital Loop Trail, a paved walk/bike path that stretches southwest to Wenatchee Confluence State Park, encircles the Wenatchee and East Wenatchee riverfronts and extends south to Rock Island Hydro Park. Altogether, these trails offer more than 20 miles of walking, jogging and bicycling fun. ”

Columbia Plateau Trail State Park
“The Columbia Plateau Trail is a 130- mile corridor and 4,109-acre day-use area located on an abandoned railroad right-of-way in eastern Washington. Currently, 23 miles of the trail between Lincoln County and Cheney and 15 miles in Franklin County are developed and open for public use. ”
Here is the Trail website.  Brochure.   Columbia Plateau State Park South (main) Office 509-646-9218,  Riverside State Park (north portion only) 509-465-5064
“The 3.75-mile trail section from Fish Lake Trailhead to Cheney Trailhead has an asphalt trail surface and is great for hiking, bicycling and inline skating. The remaining 19.25-mile trail section from Cheney Trailhead to Martin Road Trailhead has a crushed rock trail surface and is useable by horseback riders, mountain bikers and hikers. Both trails are ADA accessible”

Wallace Falls State Park
“Wallace Falls State Park is a 1,380-acre camping park with shoreline on the Wallace River, Wallace Lake, Jay Lake and Shaw Lake. Located on the west side of the Cascades, the park features a 265-foot waterfall, old-growth coniferous forests and fast-moving rivers and streams.”
Here is the Park website.    Phone 360-793-0420   Brochure  Map
Although the Park touts its ADA trail, neither the brochure nor website say which trail it is.  I suspect it is the Small Falls Interpretive Trail 1.5 miles round trip.

Beacon Rock State Park
“Beacon Rock overlooks a breathtaking section of the Columbia River Gorge, a deep, wide gouge in the earth carved by Ice Age floods. Now, the mighty Columbia rushes down to the ocean in a froth of whitecaps, bisecting Washington and Oregon, with walls of columnar basalt and mountains rising thousands of feet on both sides. ”
Here is the Park website.   Phone  509-427-8265
Little Beacon Rock  Trail 0.5 mi. round trip ADA compliant

Hadley Trail 1.18 miles  round trip  ADA compliant

Cape Disappointment State Park
“Hike through old-growth forest or around freshwater lakes, saltwater marshes and ocean tidelands. … The beaches at Cape Disappointment also lure kite-fliers, sand-castle builders and those who love to walk and explore.”  There are eight miles of hiking trails.  The website claims an ADA compliant trail, but does not say which of the seven trails it is.  Neither the brochure nor the map give indications of the difficulty of the trails.
Here is the Park website.  Phone 360-642-3078  Brochure    Map  On EveryTrail.com
Cape Disappointment Trail  1.2  miles  OregonHikers.org

Palouse Falls State Park
“The Palouse River runs through a narrow cataract and drops 200 feet to a churning bowl. From there, the current moves swiftly, through a winding gorge of columnar basalt, to its southern end at the mighty Snake River.”
Here is the Park website.    There is no phone service at the park, and staff and volunteer hosts are not always available.    Brochure  Phone for information 509- 646-9218
There is a 0.1 mile ADA trail to a view of the falls.  Thank you, JP Bruce for the suggestion and the photo.

Washington State Parks ADA Recreation Map
Washington has over 100 State Parks.  About 34 of these have ADA accessible trails.  I am only posting about a few.  Here is Washington State Parks’ searchable ADA Recreation Map.  Click on each state park to see what ADA amenities are available.  If you have a favorite accessible or just very easy trail in a state park I don’t mention, please let me know and I will add it to this website.
The Discover Pass, required for Washington State Parks and other State lands, is not needed by those holding Disability placards and license plates.

The Washington State Accessible Outdoor Recreation Guides:

Coastal,   Southwest,   South Puget Sound,   North Puget Sound,   Island,   Northwest,         North Central,   South Central,   Northeast,   Southeast