22 Tennessee State Parks Provide All-Terrain Wheelchairs for Visitors to Use

credit – Tennessee State Parks

Tennessee has just launched a program offering at 22 of its state parks for providing all-terrain electric wheelchairs to visitors.

These allow disabled users to explore the beauty of the Volunteer State’s scenery for free to all kids and adults.

“We’re trying to extend other parts of accessibility so everybody feels welcome and invited to come to Tennessee State Parks,” deputy commissioner Greer Tidwell said.

There are only a few available at each park, so one TN news website recommends calling ahead and making a reservation.

“I thought that with a spinal cord injury, I would never be able to enjoy a nature trail again, and these chairs have just opened up that world again for me,” Tennessee resident Mary Lu Shipstad told Scripps News.


You can find the contact information for each park on the Tennessee State Parks website, which, however, is currently down for maintenance.

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