Accessibility

Many of the facilities at Lowell National Historical Park are historic and were built before current accessibility standards were set. The terrain at our park sites can contain many uneven surfaces and may provide difficulty for visitors with mobility issues or visual impairments.

If you require special accomodations for your visit to the park we invite you to email us.
For more information, please check out the information below or give us a call at (978)-970-5000.

 

Accessibility at Lowell National Historical Park

Select from the options below for more information about how to make the most of your visit to the Mill City!

If you require special accomodations for your visit to the park, we invite you to send us a request by email.
 
  • The Lowell National Historical Park brochure and Park maps are available in Braille at the Visitor Center.
  • Tactile objects and representations of objects can be used on tours, in the Boott Cotton Mills Museum, and in the Mogan Cultural Center to aid with interpretive experiences with advanced notice.
  • Large print scripts of all Lowell National Historical Park multimedia programs are available at the Visitor Center front desk upon request.

Multimedia Presentations:

  • Lowell: The Continuing Revolution - Visitor Center; audio described.
  • The Worker's Remember Series - Boott Cotton Mills Museum Second Floor; oral testimony from former Lowell textile factory workers. 
 
 
Access Pass with image of boardwalk through the Cypress Swamp at Congaree National Park

Access Pass

U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are permanently disabled are eligible for the Interagency Access Pass. This free, lifetime admission pass is valid at National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, US.. Fish and Wildlife Service, US.. Forest Service, Bureau of Reclamation, and Army Corps of Engineers sites.

Passes are available at Lowell National Historical Park, at the Visitor Center (246 Market Street) and at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum (115 John Street).

The Access Pass may be issued to U.S. citizens or permanent residents of any age that have been medically determined to have a permanent disability (does not have to be a 100% disability) that severely limits one or more major life activities.

A permanent disability is a permanent physical, mental, or sensory impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, such as caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working.

The pass generally allows free admission to any federal land that charges and entrance fee. The pass is good for a whole carload, if the property charges by the carload, or if charged by individual, the pass allows the passholder and three guests free entry.

The pass generally does not apply to special tours, programs, and some museums, such as a boat tour, bus tour, cave tour, etc.

For more information on the access pass, including ways to procure a pass by mail, please visit the Access Pass information page at the U.S. Geological Survey. Note that while the access pass is free in-person, a processing fee will be applied if purchased online. For information about acquiring an access pass in-person at Lowell National Historical Park, refer to our page on Fees & Passes.

 

Last updated: August 9, 2023

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67 Kirk Street
Lowell, MA 01852

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978 970-5000

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