Wheelchair accessible boardwalk, vault toilet, and covered picnic table
Interpretive Trails
The surface of park trails is generally compacted soil. Slopes vary from level to 20 percent grade. Be prepared for uneven rough surfaces including rock steps and water bars.
Vault toilets at each trailhead are wheelchair accessible.
Scenic Drive
7.5 miles long (3.5 miles paved, 4 miles gravel)
The gravel road which leaves from the Nature Trail and Picnic Area is very narrow and steep.
Visitors driving large RVs or pulling trailers are encouraged to turn around at the picnic area.
Allow 30 minutes to an hour to complete.
Waysides along the road interpret the landscape. Check out Fossil Butte NM on the NPS app for audio descriptions of the waysides under self-guided tours.
Service Animals
The visitor center is accessible to service animals that meet the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) guidelines. Service animals must be harnessed, leashed, or tethered, unless the individual’s disability prevents using these devices or these devices interfere with the service animal’s safe, effective performance of tasks. In that case, the individual must maintain control of the animal through voice, signal, or other effective controls.
Dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA.
Interagency Access Passes are available at the visitor center for U.S. citizens medically determined to have a permanent disability that severely limits one or more major life activities.
To acquire a pass, visitors must present proof of residency and documentation of permanent disability.
The Access Pass is free and has the same benefits as the Annual Pass (free entry to parks) along with accessibility discounts when applicable.