Accessibility

 

 

Physical/Mobility Resources

• Handicap accessible parking spaces
• Ramped entrances from parking lot to sidewalk
• Automatic door opening buttons
• Wheelchair available for public use
• Seating available in the visitor center lobby
• Picnic shelter is paved with wheelchair accessible picnic tables
• Benches available on trails along the mission grounds, Great Grave, and Monument Hill
• Trails on the mission grounds, around the Great Grave, along the base of the hill, and to the top of the hill are paved
• Panorama of the view from the hilltop is available online. The trail up the hill is steep and may not be accessible for everyone.

Deaf/Low Hearing Resources

• Park film has open captions in English and Spanish. The park film with captions is also available on our website
• Assisted listening devices available for public use
• Large print transcript of the park film audio

Blind/Low Vision Resources

• Large print and braille copies of the park brochure
• Audio described park film available in visitor center upon request. Audio described film is also available on our website.
• The park brochure is available through the Unidescription App for iOS and Android devices and is also available to download on our park brochure page
• Large print transcript of the park film audio
• Tactile cultural items are available in the visitor center when the visitor center is open

 

Service Animals

Service animals are allowed anywhere that individuals are allowed in the park. NPS policy defines a service animal as a dog that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. The tasks performed by the animal must be directly related to the person’s disability.

More information about the National Park Service service animal policy is available on the Service Animals in National Parks webpage.

 

America the Beautiful Access Pass

Steven Koehler, Yellowstone National Park

Access Pass

The Access Pass is a free, lifetime pass - available to U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States that have been medically determined to have a permanent disability (does not have to be a 100% disability) - that provides admittance to more than 2,000 recreation sites managed by five Federal agencies. A pass covers entrance, standard amenity fees and day use fees for a driver and all passengers in a personal vehicle at per vehicle fee areas (or up to four adults at sites that charge per person). Children age 15 or under are admitted free


You can obtain an Access Pass:

• In person at a federal recreation site (see PDF list of federal recreation sites that issue passes). Whitman Mission National Historic Site does not issue passes, but there are many federal sites in Washington that do.
• Through the mail using this application form (PDF).
  • NOTE: The cost of obtaining an Access Pass through the mail is $10 for processing the application (the pass is free).

For more information about interagency passes, visit the America the Beautiful Passes webpage or Frequently Asked Questions about the Interagency Access Pass (USGS website).