Travel Reference
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State road & weather conditions
(
Wyoming 307-772-0824, Montana
800-226-7623, Idaho 208-336-6600)
Travelers with Disabilities
Yellowstone has many accessible boardwalks and trails, and even several wheelchair-ac-
cessible backcountry campsites, including Goose Lake (OD5) south of Fountain Flats
Drive in Geyser Country and Ice Lake on the Norris−Canyon road, which is half a mile
from the trailhead and has a wheelchair-accessible vault toilet. The Madison River in the
west of the park offers a wheelchair- accessible fishing platform.
The pamphlet
Visitor Guide to Accessible Features in Yellowstone National Park
lists
accessible sights and facilities, and is available online at the 'Plan Your Visit' section of
the park website. In Yellowstone there are wheelchair-accessible campsites at Bridge Bay,
Canyon, Grant Village, Madison and Mammoth.
Deaf visitors can get information at TDD 307-344-2386 (Yellowstone) or TDD
307-739-3400 (Grand Teton). The park will provide sign language interpreters for ranger-
led programs if booked three weeks in advance - call 307-344-2251.
Wheelchair-accessible trails in Grand Teton include the 6-mile paved trail along String
Lake. Accessible accommodations are available at several campsites and all lodging facil-
ities. For more details view the Accessibility brochure on the park's website.
Blind and permanently disabled people can get a free lifetime access pass, good for all
federal parks (see the boxed text,
Click here
)
. Get one at the park entrances.
Access Tours
( 208- 787-2338;
www.accesstours.org
;
PO Box 1320, Driggs, ID
83422)
runs tours in Grand Teton and Yellowstone for those with physical disabilities.
Volunteering
The NPS runs a Volunteer in Parks (VIP) program. See the website
www.nps.gov
/ volun-
teer and
www.nps.gov/yell/supportyourpark
/
volunteer.htm for details.
The USFS accepts a wider range of volunteers, from trail maintenance to campground
hosts, and normally supplies rooms and board with a subsistence wage. Visit the websites
www.fs.fed.us/fs
jobs/volunteers.html or
www.volunteer.gov
.
The
Student Conservation Association
(
www.thesca.org
)
places student volunteers in
the parks.
