There’s an All-Terrain Wheelchair Waiting for You at Zion National Park
Quick answer: Zion National Park keeps a free all-terrain wheelchair, the Extreme Motus, at the Zion Canyon Visitor Center. Any visitor can check it out first-come, first-served at no cost, including for trails like the one to Emerald Pools that standard wheelchairs can’t handle.
If you or someone you love uses a wheelchair, there is now a very good reason to put Zion National Park on your list: an Extreme Motus all-terrain wheelchair lives at the Zion Canyon Visitor Center, and any visitor can check it out for the day.
How the All-Terrain Wheelchair Got There
This chair wasn’t bought with a park budget. A donor who believes nature should be wheelchair accessible gave the funds to 2LIV4, a nonprofit that gets adaptive equipment into the outdoors. 2LIV4 purchased the Motus and gifted it to Zion National Park — and now it carries visitors up trails their everyday chairs could never touch. One person’s generosity, multiplied across every family who borrows it, season after season.
How to Check Out the Motus at Zion
Straight from the National Park Service’s official page, here’s how it works:
- Where: the Zion Canyon Visitor Center information desk.
- First come, first served — the park doesn’t take reservations, so arrive early.
- Bring a pushing partner. The Motus is assistant-pushed, so the rider and an assistant check it out together. Both fill out a short waiver, and one of you shows ID and proof of insurance.
- A ranger gives you a quick training and walks through the chair’s features before you head out.
- You get to drive the Scenic Drive. The chair is too long for the park shuttle, so rangers issue an accessibility pass to drive and park along the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive — even during shuttle season.
- Single-day checkout: the chair comes back to the Visitor Center before it closes the same day.
Questions before your trip? The park’s number is 435-772-3256, and rangers answer from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Time.
What You Can Do With It
The Motus rolls over sand, gravel, and rocky trail on oversized balloon tires that turn a jarring path into a gentle bounce. Park staff have taken it to spots like Weeping Rock — the kind of trail most wheelchairs simply can’t attempt. For a lot of families, this is the first time everyone gets to the view together.
Want This in a Park Near You?
Zion isn’t alone — Motus chairs are available for public use at parks and programs across the country. Check the public-use chair map to find one near you.
And if there’s a park, beach, or program in your area that should have one: this is exactly what we help with. Between grants, donors, and nonprofits like 2LIV4, the funding routes exist — we help organizations find and write the applications at no charge. If you can introduce us to the right person at your local park, we’ll take it from there.
Frequently Asked Questions About the All-Terrain Wheelchair
Do I need to reserve the all-terrain wheelchair ahead of time?
No. The chair is handed out first-come, first-served at the Zion Canyon Visitor Center information desk, so arriving early during busy months gives you the best shot at securing it for the day.
Does it cost anything to use?
Checking out the all-terrain wheelchair is completely free. The program runs on the original donation and continued support from 2LIV4, so no visitor ever pays a rental fee.
Which trails can it handle?
Rangers steer visitors toward routes suited to the chair’s oversized tires, including stretches near Weeping Rock that standard wheelchairs can’t reach. Ask at the desk which trail fits your plans that day.
What if the chair is already checked out?
Since only one all-terrain wheelchair is stationed at Zion, it’s first-come, first-served with no waiting list. Calling ahead at 435-772-3256 can help you time your visit around when it’s most likely available.
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