For people with paralysis living in or visiting Texas, three different hiking wheelchairs are available for free at several state parks throughout the state: The Tandem Hiking Cart, the Action Trackchair, and the Grit Freedom Chair. Beach wheelchairs are available as well. To use any of these wheelchairs, contact the park you’re visiting before you arrive to ensure availability.
Assistive Chairs
Multiple parks have all-terrain wheelchairs available for checkout. Please contact the park to see if one is available for your visit.
Parks with GRIT Chairs
GRIT Freedom Chairs can be propelled by the user.
- Atlanta State Park
- Bastrop State Park
- Brazos Bend State Park
- Cedar Hill State Park
- Dangerfield State Park
- Dinosaur Valley State Park
- Estero Llano Grande State Park
- Government Canyon State Natural Area
- Guadalupe River State Park
- Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site (coming soon)
- Inks Lake State Park (two)
- Lake Corpus Christi State Park
- Lockhart
- McKinney Falls State Park
- Mother Neff State Park (one adult, one junior)
- Palo Duro Canyon State Park
- Pedernales Falls
- Purtis Creek State Park
- Ray Roberts State Park – Isle du Bois Unit
- San Angelo State Park
- Sea Rim State Park
- Village Creek State Park
Parks with Beach Wheelchairs
People using these chairs will need a helper to push them.
- Galveston Island State Park (three)
- Mustang Island State Park
- Purtis Creek State Park (coming soon)
Parks with Motorized Trackchairs
The rider can operate the Motorized Trackchairs.
- Brazos Bend
- Cedar Hill
- Dinosaur Valley (two)
- Estero Llano Grande
- Fort Leaton
- Government Canyon
- Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site
- McKinney Falls
- Village Creek
Parks with Tandem Hiking Carts
Adults can use a Tandem Hiking Cart to hike with a companion half their size (up to 100 pounds).