Easy Access to National Parks: The Sierra Club Guide for People With Disabilities [Paperback]

Wendy Roth (Author), Michael Tompane (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1992 | ISBN-10: 078815298X | ISBN-13: 978-0788152986

Easy Access to National Parks enables those with physical disabilities to enjoy our national parks -- from Olympic National Park in Washington State to Everglades National Park in Florida and from Yosemite National Park in California to Acadia National Park in Maine. Those with mobility problems, vision and hearing impairments, seniors, families with young children -- anyone looking for gentle, low-effort hiking opportunities will find this thoroughly researched guide an invaluable resource. Features include:
-- Practical advice on planning safe and rewarding visits to fifty national parks, with in-depth descriptions of fifteen parks designated as "Best Visits" for their exceptional accessibility
-- Accessible park attractions and services, including trails. viewpoints, camp-grounds, lodging, restaurants, visitor centers, museums, ranger-conducted programs, tours, recreational opportunities, and much more
-- Tips on natural and human history, climate and terrain, and plant and animal life
-- Twenty color photographs, twelve black-and-white photographs, and twenty maps

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Amazon.com Review

A guide for intrepid travelers with physical limitations, this carefully-researched book has practical advice on planning safe and rewarding visits to fifty American parks, with in-depth descriptions of fifteen parks designated as "Best Visits" for their exceptional accessibility. Those with mobility problems, vision and hearing impairments, seniors, families with young children -- anyone looking for gentle, rewarding hiking and nature-observing opportunities in the U.S. will treasure this resource. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

With the increase in leisure time activities and the rising costs of traveling abroad, it is natural that America's national parks can expect an influx of visitors, some of whom will be physically challenged. To its credit, the National Park Service has made significant strides in making most of the national parks accessible to the handicapped. The Sierra Club has done an equally admirable job in presenting the facilities that are available in this easy-to-read guide. Anyone visiting the parks can profit from the information in this book, but those with disabilities will be served particularly well. Highly recommended for travel reference collections.
- Joseph L. Buelna, Vandenberg Air Force Base Lib., Cal.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 404 pages
• Publisher: Diane Pub Co (March 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078815298X
• ISBN-13: 978-0788152986
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,558,022 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Must have for people with disabilities, May 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: SC-Easy Acces Natl Prk (Paperback)

Although this book is also useful for senior and families with young children, we use it to learn which areas in the national parks are accessible and were private vehicles are restricted. It also advises when special passes can be obtained.

Visitors to restricted areas of the parks must ride in busses, special provisions are often made for the disabled (usually requires a state diabled permit for your vehicle) allowing you to drive your private vehicle in these areas. This book gives you advance notice of when you need a special permit for this privilege. In some cases, the book has provided us with information that is not easily available from any other source. This makes the park much more accessible for the disabled.

The only reason this is not a 5 star book is that the book is 8 years old and does not cover the newer parks.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars See the Parks, February 19, 2001

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This review is from: SC-Easy Acces Natl Prk (Paperback)

When you have a disability, traveling isn't easy. As the Disabilities Host on BellaOnline, I found this book to be very useful. It needs to be updated, but I think it is still beneficial and worth buying.