The Department of Conservation and Recreation offers camping opportunities for campers of all abilities.

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The Department of Conservation and Recreation offers camping opportunities for campers of all abilities.
Today, we're thinking more than ever about ways to make camping accessible to more people. Yurts and cabins provide shelter, access to electricity, and furniture. RV-only sites always have a paved parking area and a surface, and some of them also have an area for a tent. We've designed accessible pop-up and tent sites, too, with hard-packed level ground, pedestal grills, and accessible picnic tables. All our accessible sites are marked on Reserve America with a figure in a wheelchair.
You'll always find accessible restrooms in the same loop as accessible sites, though there usually isn't an accessible pedestrian route between the sites and the restrooms. Before you make a reservation, you should contact the park to see if their cabins, yurts, or tent sites fit your specific needs. Also, be sure to learn about DCR campground regulations before you reserve your campsite.
If you have questions about accessible camping in general, please contact the Universal Access Program.
All cabins provide bunk beds, tables, and chairs or benches. Linens are not provided. The cabins listed below are accessible. You can find out more information about each cabin in the park's section on this page.
Camp Nihan Environmental Education Camp, Saugus: Clarke Cabin
Mohawk Trail State Forest, Charlemont: Cabins 5, 6, and 7
Yurts are available for rent during the main recreation season. A yurt is a circular, domed structure supported by a wooden frame and covered in canvas. Our yurts are equipped with bunk beds, a table and chairs, and electricity. This electrical service is not reliable enough to use with medical devices and equipment.
Large yurts have 2 bunk beds with double mattresses on the bottom and twin mattresses on the top. Small yurts have 2 bunk beds with twin mattresses on both the bottom and the top, or one twin bunk bed and one full bed.
Accessible yurt sites have firm, flat surfaces, an accessible picnic table, and an accessible pedestal grill. DCR parks with accessible yurts are listed below. Navigate to the park on this webpage to find out more information about the yurts there.
Myles Standish State Forest, Carver: Small yurts A and B in the Barretts Pond Area.
Nickerson State Park, Brewster: Two large yurts and 4 small yurts in Area 4.
Otter River State Forest, Baldwinville: Three large yurts and 1 small yurt.
Shawme-Crowell State Forest, Sandwich: Four large yurts and 2 small yurts.
Wells State Park, Sturbridge: Three large yurts and 1 small yurt.
Willard Brook State Forest, Townsend: One group yurt.
Clarke Cabin is accessible, and sleeps 12 people. This cabin has bunk beds, a refrigerator, tables, and benches, and is heated by a pellet stove. The cabin has electricity, but the electrical service is not reliable enough to use with medical devices and equipment. An accessible portable toilet is provided near the cabin. The flush toilets and showers are not located on an accessible route from the cabin, but you can drive to them.
This forested campground has views of both the Berkshire Hills and the Green Mountains. Two accessible campsites have a crushed stone parking area that is designed for vehicle access only, and a stabilized stone dust camping area. The accessible comfort station has accessible parking and is located on a hilly paved road.
The accessible sites. The parking area on theses site is made of hard-packed crushed stone and is designed for vehicles only. The camping area on these sites is made of stabilized stone dust. The accessible comfort stations are on a paved, hilly road. The day use beach has both a floating and a sunbathing beach wheelchair. You will also find an accessible trail and accessible fishing platforms in the park.
Two sites made of compacted stone dust. The accessible comfort station has accessible parking and is on a gentle paved road. The park beach has a ramp to the water, an accessible pavilion, and a sunbathing beach wheelchair.
5 accessible sites with crushed stone parking areas and a compacted stone dust surface. This park also has two sunbathing beach wheelchairs and an accessible trail.
Nine accessible campsites are located in this flat coastal campground that lies right behind the dunes. The parking area of these sites is paved and the camping area is made of hard-packed crushed stone. Please note that the surface in the camping area may be too hard for tent stakes. The accessible comfort station has accessible parking and is on a flat paved road. All paths through the campsite are made accessible with beach mat. The playground has a poured-in-place surface.
Six sites have a 16-foot wide paved area for parking, and a hard crushed stone surface in the rest of the camp site. Water and electricity hookups are provided on an accessible route. Please note that the surface in the camping area may be too hard for tent stakes. The beach has a sunbathing beach wheelchair and beach mat. The park's large playground has accessible parking and has a poured-in-place surface.
Site B24: Standard electric, 35 foot back-in.
Site B25: Standard electric, 40 foot back-in.
Site B27: Standard electric, 40 foot back-in.
Site B31: Standard electric, 35 foot back-in.
Site B44: Standard electric, 25 foot back-in.
Site B51: Standard electric, 25 foot back-in.
Cabins 5, 6, and 7 are accessible via ramps. Cabin 5 sleeps 3 people, and cabins 6 and 7 sleep 5 people each. The cabins have bunk beds, tables, and benches, and are heated by wood stoves. The cabins have electricity, but the electrical service is not reliable enough to use with medical devices and equipment. These cabins are also available to rent in the off-season, on a limited basis.
Two small yurts are accessible in the Barretts Pond area. The accessible comfort station is located close to the yurts on a paved road with moderate slopes. Both yurts have a crushed stone parking area and a stone dust site. The path to the campers' beach is narrow, sandy, and steep.
Four sites are accessible in the Curlew Pond Area. The accessible comfort station has accessible parking and is located on a steep and hilly paved road. The path to the campers beach is grass and steeply sloped.
There are 11 total accessible sites at Nickerson State Park in 2 areas. The Cape Cod Rail Trail runs through the park, and Spaulding Adaptive Sports Centers offers accessible and adaptive recreational programming at the McGraw Center from June through September. The swim beach also has a sunbathing beach wheelchair.
The accessible comfort station in this area has accessible parking and is located on a hilly paved road.
The accessible sites in Area 6 are made of compacted stone dust. The accessible shower station has accessible parking and is located on a moderately sloped paved road.
This park has 1 accessible campsite and 4 accessible yurts. The accessible comfort station has accessible parking and is reached by a paved, steep road. The parking area at the yurts is paved, and the area around the accessible picnic table is made of compacted stone dust.
The modern accessible bathhouse has flush toilets and showers, as well as parking spaces. Each site has a parking made of hard-packed crushed stone that is designed for vehicles only. The camping area is made of compacted stone dust.
The accessible, paved Tranquility Trail is, located at the bottom of the mountain. The comfort station in the lower campground near site 35 is accessible and has accessible parking on a steep paved road. No flush toilets or running water are provided at the upper campground. There is an accessible composting toilet near site 2. The toilet is on a steep, unpaved road. Parking is provided at the toilet.
Four RV sites offer self-contained accessible camping. You can only camp on these sites if you have an RV or a pop-up: tents aren't allowed on the sites. Please note that the comfort station in the campground is currently not accessible. Each of these RV sites has electricity and water hookups on an accessible route, a 20-foot wide paved parking area, and stone dust camping area. You can get to the beach via a boardwalk and beach mat, or use the 4 sunbathing and 2 floating beach wheelchairs. The fishing pier on the Cape Cod Canal is also accessible.
Site 30: RV only.
Site 40: RV only.
Site 89: RV only.
Site 90: RV only.
You'll find 6 accessible campsites and 6 yurts at Shawme Crowell State Forest. Each accessible campsite is equipped with a picnic table and a fire ring. The parking areas are crushed stone and the camping area is stone dust. The playground and pavilion located in Area Two have accessible parking. There is a paved path leading to the playground, which is surfaced with poured in place rubber.
All comfort stations are accessible and have accessible parking. The path from each site to the closest comfort station is along a paved road with gentle to moderate hills.
The yurts are located near an accessible comfort station and reached by an unpaved road with moderate slopes. The sites have a crushed stone parking area and a stone dust camping area.
A quiet, tent-friendly campground that does not accommodate RVs, trailers, or 5th-wheels. The campground is wooded and hilly, with a paved road. One comfort station is accessible and has accessible parking. Accessible sites are made of stabilized stone dust.
There are two campsites in the lower area and four accessible yurts in the upper area. The camper's beach is reached on a hilly paved road and has beach mat. The park also has an accessible trail.
These sites have a crushed stone parking area that is designed for vehicles only, and a stabilized stone dust camping area. The comfort station is accessible and has accessible parking. It is located on a paved road with moderate slopes.
The accessible comfort station has accessible parking and is reached on a steep, unpaved road.
One group yurt that sleeps 10 people. The yurt has a crushed stone parking area and a compacted stone dust surface. This location has an accessible portable toilet, but no accessible comfort station or showers.
The park has a seasonally-available accessible kayaking dock. The sites have a paved parking and firm natural soils.
Last updated: | August 22, 2023 |
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