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We hope you have an enjoyable visit to our parks. Five Rivers MetroParks supports the Americans with Disabilities Act by making reasonable accommodations in serving individuals with disabilities. Programs and facilities are offered on a non-discriminatory basis. If accommodations are needed, please call (937) 275-PARK (7275) (7572) at least one week in advance. You can also find information about accessibility in the MetroParks on park maps and brochures, available at trailheads of your favorite park, in the lobby of our main office at 409 E. Monument Ave., Third Floor, Dayton, OH 45402, and online for downloading on each park’s page.
 
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Aullwwod Garden MetroPark
Aullwood Garden MetroPark
Call (937) 275-7275 ext. 1761 if you need special access M-F 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. or during public programs. There is one accessible port-a-john at the accessible parking lot. The house is not open to the public and is not ADA accessible. The path from the parking lot to the front garden area is accessible (packed limestone).  Gently rolling paths and trails limit ADA accessibility. The trail surfaces include: gravel, grass, soil, and chip & seal. No snow removal in winter. There are 6 park benches along the path in the garden areas.
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Carriage Hill MetroPark Carriage Hill MetroPark
There are disabled parking sites at the Visitor Center and lake parking lots. Both the farm and Visitor Center have accessible restrooms. The Visitor Center does contain an elevator.  Current drinking fountains are of the older style and work well for some, but not all wheelchair users. An accessible fishing pier is also provided.
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Cox Arboretum MetroPark Cox Arboretum MetroPark
Buildings, gardens and paved paths comply and/or exceed ADA standards. Handicap accessible with the exception of natural trails.
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Deeds MetroPark Deeds Point MetroPark
There are no restrooms at this facility. All amenities of the park are accessible. There are handicap accessible parking areas.
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Eastwood MetroPark Eastwood MetroPark
There are Handicap accessible parking areas and an accessible restroom.
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Englewood MetroPark Englewood MetroPark
All restroom facilities at Englewood MetroPark are accessible. There is accessible parking available along with an accessible nature trail in the Patty Shelter area
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Germantown MetroPark Germantown MetroPark
There are two ADA accessible parking sites at the Nature Center parking lot and two located at each reservable shelter and/or restroom area. Both restrooms are accessible. Drinking fountains at the restroom facilities are ADA accessible.
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Hills & Dales MetroPark Hills & Dales MetroPark
Accessible parking sites at White Oak, Dogwood and Paw Paw Camps with accessible restrooms at White Oak and Paw Paw Camps.
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Huffman MetroPark Huffman MetroPark
There are handicap accessible parking areas and an accessible restroom.
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Island MetroPark Island MetroPark
The restrooms, picnic shelters, playground area, and Bandshell are all accessible. There are two disabled parking spots in the parking lot area. Two of the public restrooms have an accessible stall. There is one drinking fountain that works well for accessibility and two other that have dog watering capabilities.
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Possum Creek MetroPark Possum Creek MetroPark
All parking lots have accessible parking. The reservable shelters are accessible. The farm and barn are accessible as are the restrooms at the farm, reservable area, pond lot and the Argonne picnic area. The first fishing pond is connected to the pond parking lot by a handicapped accessible asphalt path.
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RiverScape MetroPark RiverScape MetroPark
RiverScape is wheelchair accessible. Wheelchairs are welcome on the ice rink. RiverScape MetroPark received a certificate of excellence from the Access Center Dayton in recognition of our efforts to ensure that people with disabilities have complete access to the communities in which they live.
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Second Street Market Second Street Market
Building has 3 ramps, with parking spaces by both ramps on 2nd Street, restrooms.
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Sugarcreek MetroPark Sugarcreek MetroPark
There are several disabled parking sites at the Trail Center parking lot off Conference Road. The restrooms at the trail head are accessible. The drinking fountains are of the older style and work well for some, but the one at the trail head is new and accessible for wheelchair users. There is a level, paved path that goes from the parking lot, past the public restroom and the new drinking fountain and makes a quarter mile loop through the scenic prairie. A picnic shelter with an accessible table is also located just off of the path.
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Sunrise MetroPark Sunrise MetroPark
There are no restroom facilities at this location and accessibility is limited to immediate areas of the paved sidewalks.
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Taylorsville MetroPark Taylorsville MetroPark
Accessible parking available. Accessible restroom located in the south, west parks & reservable area.
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Twin Creek MetroPark Twin Creek MetroPark
There are three ADA accessible parking sites at Lake George parking lot.
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Wegerzyn MetroPark Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark

Parking lot has curb cuts and ramps to the sidewalks. All pathways in the Formal Gardens and the Children’s Discovery Gardens are handicapped accessible. There is an elevator as well as a handicapped ramp for the Wegerzyn Center. Restrooms inside and outside are ADA accessible.
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Wesleyan MetroPark Wesleyan MetroPark
There is accessible parking. Adventure Central building is accessible. On the trail spur that goes behind the Adventure Central building, the trail is accessible through the bridge.
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RiverScape MetroPark
RiverScape MetroPark
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Parking lots at facilities and trailheads within MetroParks have designated parking spaces marked with the international access symbol. These spaces are reserved for visitors with physical disabilities whose vehicles display a special license plate, tag or sticker.
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Five Rivers MetroParks accommodates individuals requiring mobility assistance with a wheelchair (defined by the Department of Justice as “a manually operated or power-driven device designed primarily for use by an individual with a mobility disability for the main purpose of indoor, or both indoor and outdoor locomotion”). The designation “accessible,” indicates access for wheelchair users in compliance with Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Wheelchairs are permissible in all Five Rivers MetroParks facilities, in accordance with ADA regulations.

At this time, only limited Five Rivers MetroParks designated facilities are open for the use of “Other Power-Driven Mobility Devices” (OPDMD) by individuals with mobility disabilities. OPDMDs are “any mobility device powered by batteries, fuel or other engines—regardless of whether it was designed primarily for use by individuals with mobility disabilities—used by individuals with mobility disabilities for the purpose of locomotion.”  Five Rivers MetroParks is in the process of further assessing our facilities and trails to ensure the ease of accessibility for our guests. Please check back at this page over the next several months for facilities approved for use of OPDMDs by individuals with mobility disabilities and our staff’s top picks for easy-access trails.

At this time, OPDMDs that are a maximum of 34” wide, powered by electric motor and capable of traveling at speeds no more than 6 MPH are allowed on all Five Rivers MetroParks managed paved recreational trails, also known as “bikeways.”

 
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