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Missouri State Parks offer track chairs, so people with disabilities can get out on the trails
KSMU | By Michele Skalicky
Published June 25, 2025 at 6:28 AM CDT
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Missouri State Parks
Missouri State Parks now offer track chairs, electronic off-road chairs for visitors with limited mobility
Six state parks in Missouri now offer the vehicles, which are like wheelchairs but with a bulldozer-like track instead of wheels.
Some of Missouri's state parks offer a way for those with mobility challenges to be able to enjoy the trails like everybody else. And a recent donation has expanded accessibility even further.
Every state parks region in Missouri now has two Action Trackchairs. They're wheelchairs, but instead of wheels, they have a track — like tank or a bulldozer. . . .
Track chairs are now at six state parks in Missouri after a recent donation by the Missouri Parks Association. The organization's Executive Director Kendra Varns Wallis said in a press release that the donation was made possible by an endowment from Ben and Bettie Breeding. . . .
Trackchairs are at Bryant Creek in Ava and Bennett Spring State Park in Lebanon, the Battle of Lexington State Historic Site, General John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site in Laclede, Elephant Rocks State Park in Belleview, and Castlewood State Park in Ballwin.
If you'd like to use one, Fritsche recommended calling the park a couple of days in advance to make sure a chair is available. There are no fees to reserve them. The user must be accompanied by someone 18 or older.
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