This guide copies what 16 Missouri places print on their own accessibility pages: wheelchairs, parking, elevators, captioning, sensory kits and service-animal rules, each with its source and date.
Facilities and services only. We do not give health advice, and we do not rate a place as accessible for you. The wording is a close paraphrase of each page, read October 31, 2026. Call the number on the venue’s page before you go.
7National Park Service units
6museums, theaters and attractions
3state park pages
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National Park Service Sites
Seven National Park Service units in Missouri print an accessibility page. Each is quoted for facilities and services only, with the page’s own update date.
Free wheelchairs, first come, first served, in standard and extra-wide sizes, at the museum entrance desk or Tucker Theater; a state ID is held while you borrow one.
The paved paths across the grounds are fully accessible. The Old Courthouse has an elevator to the second-floor courtrooms.
The top of the Arch is not wheelchair accessible: at least 96 steps in six flights.
Assistive listening devices at the entrance desk; all media are closed captioned. Sign language for live programs needs two weeks’ notice at 314-655-1614.
Service animals allowed at the top of the Arch, in the museum and in Tucker Theater.
Wheelchair-friendly picnic tables in the major campgrounds and picnic areas; the newer restrooms and showers are wheelchair accessible.
The page lists 12 ADA restrooms and four ADA showers (Alley Spring, Pulltite, Big Spring and Round Spring campgrounds).
Accessible bridges at Alley Spring, on Highway 106 over the Jacks Fork and on Highway 103 at Big Spring. Big Spring and Peavine pavilions are ADA compliant.
Four trails are described as level and paved with gravel and possibly accessible, depending on the user’s equipment: Slough Trail, the Big Spring access trail, River’s Edge Trail and the trail to Round Spring. No lengths are printed.
One accessible street space on Main Street at the visitor center; one van-accessible space behind the Noland Home with a ramp.
The Truman Home is not wheelchair accessible. A portable stair-climbing lift gives first-floor access (250-pound limit, dry conditions, two trained staff). The Truman Farm Home is accessible on the first floor only.
Closed captioning and assistive listening devices on request; tour scripts in large print and in German, Spanish, Japanese and French.
The visitor center has accessible parking, an elevator, and accessible restrooms and water fountains. Wheelchairs are loaned at the visitor center and must stay in the park.
Carver Trail: about three-quarters of a mile of boardwalk, compacted aggregate and asphalt, with benches; the steepest slope is 5.2 degrees. The 1881 Moses Carver house is reachable only by stairs.
Leashed service dogs are allowed throughout the park. Brochures in Braille and large print.
Free wheelchair loans at the visitor center desk; two accessible parking spaces near the entrance. The house is about 400 feet uphill from the visitor center.
All but one room on the main floor of the house is wheelchair accessible; the basement Winter Kitchen is reachable only by stairs.
The 22-minute film is open captioned; T-coil induction loops in the visitor center theater and the historic dining room. Service animals are welcome throughout, including the house.
The Welcome Center has one accessible space in the adjacent lot and a ramp at the front; its restroom doors are 31 inches wide.
The Bauvais-Amoureux House (seven steps), Green Tree Tavern (eight steps, then nine) and the Valle House (seven steps, stone pavers) are not currently wheelchair accessible.
Service animals are permitted anywhere in the park, including the historic houses.
These venues print an accessibility page of their own. None shows an updated date, so each was read October 31, 2026 and is only as current as that day.
Wheelchair and companion seats for all performances, bought through the Fox Box Office or MetroTix at (314) 534-1111. The accessible entrance is on the north side at the blue canopy.
Free infrared hearing headsets at Guest Services; closed-captioning devices for theatrical productions need a request two weeks ahead. Audio description with Lighthouse for the Blind.
The page lists ASL-interpreted and audio-described dates for the 2026-27 season.
Accessible seats in Muriel Kauffman Theatre and Helzberg Hall. Elevators reach every level except the Upper Grand Tier in Helzberg Hall.
A free sensory kit (headphones, weighted lap pad, handheld item) for an ID card at Coat Check; two serenity rooms, first come, no time limit; free assistive listening device at the Gift Shop.
Sign language, captioning and audio description: ask two weeks ahead at 816.994.7222.
Accessible parking in the North Lot, South Lot and on Government Drive. Wheelchairs rent for $11 a day; electric convenience vehicles for $38 a day, or $48 with a canopy; first come, first served.
Equal Access Passes skip the line at the Zooline Railroad, Stingrays at Caribbean Cove, the 4D Theater and the indoor route to Penguin & Puffin Coast. Free assisted listening at the Sea Lion Arena, 4D theater and VR experience.
Service animals: check in at a Welcome Desk. They are not permitted in the 1904 Flight Cage or the Bird House.
Elevators and ramps serve all public areas. Wheelchairs and strollers rent free in the Oakland and Planetarium lobbies; a limited number of motorized scooters cost $25.
Free sensory bags at the box offices, Guest Services and security; quiet areas and headphone zones; Sensory Friendly Science Time on Sundays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
OMNIMAX captioning and descriptive narration; questions to 314.289.4400.
Most public areas are wheelchair accessible; the 45th and Oak garage is ADA accessible. Free wheelchairs and walkers at the Bloch Lobby coat check. The Sculpture Park has limited accessibility (brick paths, inclines, stairs).
Low Sensory Mornings, free, an hour before opening, registration required; dates listed on the page run from November 21 through July 17.
ASL interpreter on request two weeks ahead (816-751-0441); assistive listening devices at the Bloch Lobby Info Desk. Service dogs and miniature ponies are welcome in the museum.
Accessible entrances at the East Building and the garage; elevators on every level; free wheelchairs at the Welcome Desks.
Magnifying glasses and large-print labels at the Welcome Desks; sensory kits for youth and adults at the Taylor Hall and Sculpture Hall desks. ASL requests: 314.655.5368.
Missouri State Parks writes accessibility information park by park. We found no statewide list, so these are the three park pages we could read. Two of them are years old.
Accessible camping: seven electric sites (Devil’s Backbone, Raccoon Ridge and Buck Ridge loops) and four basic sites (Wild Turkey Ridge and Thorny Ridge loops), with water hydrants on concrete paths nearby.
The page says there are no accessible trails at this time. Campground 1 has two fully accessible sites; Campground 4 has two accessible concrete-paved electric sites and an accessible showerhouse.
Cabins: one River Area unit is fully accessible, and two units in the Central Cabin Area duplex are modified. Motel: two of 10 units are fully accessible.
Silver Dollar City: its accessibility page did not load, so it is not listed.
A statewide Missouri State Parks accessibility list: not found. Only three park pages are included.
Enterprise Center, Busch Stadium, Arrowhead Stadium and Mark Twain Cave were not checked.
Whether any of these facilities changed after the dates shown. The Wilson’s Creek (2017), Bennett Spring (2017) and Route 66 State Park (2021) pages are old.
Wheelchair rental prices and event dates can change; the zoo, science center and Nelson-Atkins numbers are as printed on October 31, 2026.
The Gateway Arch page does not mention the tram, so we say nothing about the tram.
Is the top of the Gateway Arch wheelchair accessible?
No. The National Park Service page says the top is not wheelchair accessible and takes at least 96 steps in six flights of stairs.
Can I borrow a wheelchair at Missouri attractions?
Several loan them free, including Gateway Arch National Park, Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site and the Saint Louis Art Museum. The Saint Louis Zoo rents them for $11 a day.
Do these venues allow service animals?
Most pages say yes, with limits at the Saint Louis Zoo (not in the 1904 Flight Cage or the Bird House). The Kauffman Center page does not mention them.
Checked October 30, 2026 by It’s Missouri. Cite this page: It’s Missouri (https://itsmissouri.com/visit/accessibility/), checked October 30, 2026. Free to quote with a link.