Can I use my powerchair on a trail?
What adaptive hiking machines can I use on trails?
Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and the National Park Service specify in Code 36 of Federal Regulation (CFR) 212.1 and Forest Service Manual 2363.05, “A device, including one that is battery-powered, designed solely for use by a mobility-impaired person for locomotion and suitable for use in an indoor pedestrian area. A person whose disability requires use of a wheelchair or mobility device may use either device if it meets this definition anywhere foot travel is allowed even in federally designated Wilderness.” .
Put this paragraph in your backpack in case you need to explain to someone why you are allowed have your adaptive mobility device on a particular trail. Could you reasonably use your special trail wheelchair in the Visitor Center? The reason for that statement is to distinguish adaptive devices from ATVs.
You could actually use a lever-powered wheelchair in a visitor center, although it may be more awkward than a normal day chair. The regulation doesn’t address awkwardness.
Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and the National Park Service specify in Code 36 of Federal Regulation (CFR) 212.1 and Forest Service Manual 2363.05, “A device, including one that is battery-powered, designed solely for use by a mobility-impaired person for locomotion and suitable for use in an indoor pedestrian area. A person whose disability requires use of a wheelchair or mobility device may use either device if it meets this definition anywhere foot travel is allowed even in federally designated Wilderness.” .
Put this paragraph in your backpack in case you need to explain to someone why you are allowed have your adaptive mobility device on a particular trail. Could you reasonably use your special trail wheelchair in the Visitor Center? The reason for that statement is to distinguish adaptive devices from ATVs.
You could actually use a lever-powered wheelchair in a visitor center, although it may be more awkward than a normal day chair. The regulation doesn’t address awkwardness.