Northwest WA

Visit Fort Casey near the Coupeville ferry dock on Whidbey Island for great views of the Puget Sound and Olympic mountains. There is new ADA compliant sidewalk that takes you alongside the old fort and the restrooms and picnic area are also ADA. Key stats: Distance: The paved sidewalk...

We found this trail in the spring of 2020 not long after Covid-19 settled in and many public parks closed down. Therefore parking was tough but it looked like wheelchair accessible spots would usually be available near the Lowell Boat Ramp. You could also park at Lowell Riverfront Park...

This wonderful, accessible trail stretches from the delta of the Skagit River to the estuary where the river meets the Puget Sound, and then along the bay until nearly reaching Bayview State Park. You can access the trail from the north end (near the park) or at the south...

Lucas writes: “Recently we went to the new sculpture forest on Whidbey Island. I would recommend this trail if you are okay with bumpy, steep, hilly trails, but if flat and paved is your style I wouldn’t recommend it as much.” The sculpture forest just opened to the public...

Rockport State Park was once a campground, but because some of the giant trees started to fall in storms the state shut down the camping.  Now there are five miles of trails, 2 miles of which is accessible.   The old growth trees and ecosystem are breathtaking: huge Douglas Firs...

This has  got to be one of the most spectacular paved, wheelchair accessible trails in Western Washington. Weaving through sand dunes and by 750 year old trees, while also being so close to the Puget Sound, with amazing views of the Olympic mountains in the distance… you really can’t...

We’ve been doing the trails in South Whidbey State Park for years as Lucas and Ida’s grandparents live nearby in Greenbank. The state park used to be a popular place for camping but the campsites were shut down some years ago because of tree disease and risk of falling...

We’ve been hearing about the Tommy Thompson trail for years and finally got a chance to check it out during a road trip in the summer of 2021. It is indeed worth the hype — a very unique, paved path that includes a land-bridge through the middle of Fidalgo...

On Whidbey Island just a few miles from the Clinton ferry terminal off Highway 525. This is a relatively new trail system and they seem to be still adding trails to it. The basic loop is short and labeled as “ADA compliant”; the larger loop is still relatively wheelchair...

We learned about this one from a great website summarizing a number of accessible outdoor adventures on Whidbey and Camano Islands. As it happens, there was some major construction on the park (also known as City Park) back in 2019 that apparently made it a lot more accessible. We...