South Suburban Parks and Recreation
South Platte Park, Littleton – This riverside park has lots to offer the disabled nature lover.
The paved Mary Carter Greenway multi-use trail runs 8 miles along the South Platte River. Parallel to the concrete bike trail is a crusher fines side path that is meant for pedestrians and wheelchairs. Snow melts off the concrete sooner than from the crusher fines so winter wheelchair users might prefer the pavement although that is discouraged. Many hard natural surface side trails within the park take you to the river’s edge and through lovely stands of trees and other streamside vegetation. There are waterfowl, raptors, deer, coyotes and other wildlife. Here is their website.
Park staff (303-730-1022) are very helpful and say that most of their nature programs can accommodate disabled participants. The Colorado Center for the Blind have frequent field trips here.
