Posted 6/28/24

Tennessee State Parks announced this week, the availability of new all-terrain wheelchairs at 10 state parks, enhancing accessibility for visitors and bringing the total of parks with all-terrain wheelchairs to 22.

The new wheelchairs announced this week are the result of a collaboration between the parks and Sunrise Medical, which designs and manufactures the wheelchairs, and the Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging.

New all-terrain wheelchairs were announced at these state parks:

David Crockett State Park, Cedars of Lebanon State Park, Cordell Hull Birthplace State Park, Fall Creek Falls State Park, Fort Pillow State Historic Park, Harrison Bay State Park, Indian Mountain State Park, Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park, Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park, and Sgt. Alvin C. York State Park

Local state parks that already have all-terrain wheelchairs include:

Henry Horton State Park, Natchez Trace State Park, and Tims Ford State Park

It’s possible to request an all-terrain wheelchair upon arrival at a park, but it may already be reserved for another guest, so visitors are asked to give advance notice of the need for a wheelchair. TDEC is working to expand access to all-terrain wheelchairs in parks across the state.