Exploring Hendersonville’s Accessible Outdoors: ADA-Compliant Trails and Spaces

Hendersonville’s accessible playgrounds offer safe, inclusive spaces where children of all abilities can play and explore, ensuring fun for everyone.

• Donnie Jones All-Inclusive Jackson Park Playground
  This inclusive playground is designed with accessibility in mind, featuring smooth, even rubber ground cover, ramps for playground equipment, music equipment at various heights, and supportive swings in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Additional amenities include wheelchair-accessible equipment, compliant restrooms and parking, ADA ramps, covered slides, merry-go-rounds, a climbing hill, exercise stations, parent and baby swings, and musical instrument stations. Sail shades are also available to provide shade during play.

• Etowah Park
  Etowah Park is a county park featuring a shelter, picnic tables, a playground, and a newly repaved walking trail. Other amenities include tennis courts, lighted ball fields, a concession stand, and a Frisbee golf course. The paved walking trail makes it easy for all to explore this park.

• Patton Park
  Patton Park is a city park with 19 acres, featuring 2 basketball courts, 1 tennis court, 4 pickleball courts, a general-purpose field, a playground for tots, and a paved one-half-mile walking trail. It’s a great spot for outdoor fun, with bathrooms and a skate park.

• The Park at Flat Rock
  This 66-acre park with creeks and ponds features various wildlife and has all trails with a flat, all-season walkable surface that can easily accommodate wheelchairs. The park also boasts a pollinator garden, playground with mom and baby swings, parking spots, restrooms, and a pavilion.

• Tuxedo Park
  This park features an ADA-compliant playground, 1 ADA-compliant picnic table, a restroom, and a flat walking trail. It’s an ideal spot for a relaxing family outing.

Hendersonville offers a range of accessible trails that allow individuals of all abilities to experience the outdoors and enjoy the scenic beauty of the area.

• Catalyst Sports
  Catalyst Sports is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing adaptive adventure sports for people with physical disabilities. The organization offers mountain biking and climbing programs, bringing a fun and exciting platform for challenging individuals mentally, physically, and emotionally. It’s a great opportunity for people with disabilities to engage in outdoor activities alongside a supportive and encouraging community.

• DuPont State Recreational Forest
  Known for its stunning waterfalls, hiking trails, and single-track trails, DuPont State Forest offers a limited mobility permit that allows visitors to drive into the Covered Bridge and High Falls shelters (available February to December), making it easier for those with mobility challenges to experience these beautiful sites.

• Jackson Park
  The largest municipally-owned park in Western NC, Jackson Park offers a half-mile paved nature trail, making it accessible for all visitors. The park has a variety of other facilities for recreational activities, making it an ideal spot for outdoor fun.
• Oklawaha Greenway
  This multi-use trail is fully paved and wheelchair accessible, making it an ideal path for individuals of all abilities. Winding through forests, fields, and wetlands, the Oklawaha Greenway provides a smooth and scenic route for walkers, joggers, cyclists, and mobility device users. Benches and rest areas along the way offer convenient spots to rest and enjoy the natural surroundings.

Hendersonville is home to a range of other outdoor spaces where people of all abilities can enjoy the beauty of nature and engage in recreational activities.

• Bullington Gardens
  Bullington Gardens is a public botanical garden on 12 acres of rolling land, providing hands-on education in horticulture. The gardens are accessible, with some paved walkways and ramps, and restrooms and parking spots for easy access. 

• Edwards Park and Laura E. Corn Mini Golf
  This park features an 18-hole mini golf course that is ADA-accessible. It’s a great place to enjoy a round of mini-golf with family and friends. Restrooms and parking spots are also available for convenience.

• Hendo Audio Public Art Tour
  Take a self-guided tour of the murals and other art installations in downtown Hendersonville. The tour, which can be enjoyed on foot, features paved sidewalks with parking nearby. Learn about the inspiration behind the art and hear from the artists who brought it to life.

• Veterans Healing Farm
  The Veterans Healing Farm is dedicated to enhancing the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of veterans through equine, canine, art, and music therapy. The farm also offers organic gardening and agritherapy programs. Tours of the facility are available by appointment.

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