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The accessible baseball field and viewing area at Bluemont Park

Bluemont Park

Accessibility rating: Mostly Inaccessible

Near SPARC Arlington

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LocationRatingAddress / coordinates
Bluemont ParkMostly Inaccessible38.8696809, -77.1312908

Unique Feature: Accessible Baseball Field

This park has an accessible baseball field and viewing area.

The accessible baseball field and viewing area at Bluemont Park

Accessibility Ratings

Each amenity was scored against an ADA-based checklist. N/A means the amenity is absent; parks are not penalized for it. See the methodology for how scores were assigned.

Parking

6/6

There is plenty of accessible parking near the main shelter.

Accessible parking near the main shelter at Bluemont Park

Trails

5/7
  • There are long, fairly flat walking and biking trails.
  • The trail from the parking lot to the East trail system has one narrow area that is only 4 feet wide.
  • The path from the parking lot to the West trail system is wide and easily accessible.
A long, flat paved walking and biking trail at Bluemont Park

Bathrooms

0/7
  • There are no accessible bathrooms.
  • The bathrooms are marked with the international sign of accessibility, however there is a step to enter the bathroom and no maneuverability space, and no accessible features in the bathroom.
A restroom entrance at Bluemont Park marked with the accessibility symbol but blocked by a step The interior of a Bluemont Park restroom lacking accessible features and maneuvering space

Visitors Center/Clubhouse

N/A
  • There is no visitors center at this park.
  • There is a park service building at the main shelter with a small office only accessible to park staff.
The park service building at Bluemont Park's main shelter, with a staff-only office

Picnic Shelter & Seating Areas

5/5
  • There are two picnic shelters, which are both accessible.
  • The main shelter is nice and spacious, and the path to the shelter is wide enough for a wheelchair, however watch for some overgrown bushes over the path.
  • The second shelter is down the West path, and has an accessible table.
The spacious main picnic shelter at Bluemont Park with a wheelchair-accessible path A second accessible picnic shelter with an accessible table down the West path at Bluemont Park

Signage

3/6
  • The whole area has both new and old signs, the newer signs have high contrast color and text, but the old signs don't.
  • None of the signs contain Braille, and some are higher than wheelchair height and could be hard to see.
New and old park signs at Bluemont Park; the newer sign uses high-contrast text