Accessibility

There are over seven miles of trails within the Arboretum. There is an Improved Access Loop of lowland trails as well as a Barrier Free Loop.

Learn more about our trails, including maps and in-depth descriptions, here. 

Thanks to the support from people like you and our partners at David’s Chair, Lane County Parks, Mackenzie River Trust, and Travel Lane County, the Arboretum has two all-terrain track chairs that you can reserve and use for free!

In order to reserve these chairs, you must go through the David’s Chair website. Click here to book your chair. 

The use of our trails it at your own discretion. To see suggested trails and further information on using David’s Chair, click here. 

Dozens of benches are located throughout the Arboretum, offering opportunities to pause during a visit. Below is a virtual map of our benches, compiled in 2021 by Liza Holtz, then Master of Landscape Architecture Candidate at the University of Oregon. Click on each bench for photos of the bench and the view.

The Arboretum parking lot is a terraced gravel lot. There are not currently parking spaces that meet federal accessibility guidelines and standards in this main terraced lot, but parking on the lower level of the lot provides direct and level access to the network of river-front trails and the Improved Access Loop. A drop-off area is located near the kiosk at the entrance to the Arboretum. There are two ADA accessible spots next to the White Oak Pavilion.

Lane County Parks day passes are $5. You can purchase a parking pass at the gray vending machine next to the Mount Pisgah Summit trailhead, which is located above the parking lot. The fee machine accepts only cards.

You may also pay with the Lane County Parks Passport Parking App or at the Arboretum office at the top of the parking lot, where cash and cards are accepted. This pass is required. Annual passes are also available for purchase at the office.

The public restrooms west of the White Oak Pavilion, next to the Riverbank Trail and the entrance to the Patricia Baker Wildflower Garden are open seven days a week and are accessible and ADA compliant.

During special events, the restrooms immediately east of the White Oak Pavilion are open as well. These restrooms are accessible and ADA compliant. 

Mount Pisgah Arboretum has two drinking fountains close to the entrance to the park and next to the White Oak Pavilion and public restrooms. Drinking fountains are turned off during extended periods of freezing weather. 

The Arboretum’s office is located at the top of the parking lot, on a gravel driveway. Parking passes can be purchased there.

When the White Oak Pavilion is rented for a special event, guests may use the two accessible parking spaces immediately adjacent to the Pavilion during the course of the event. Outside of rental events, vehicles are not allowed to drive up to the Pavilion.

During rented special events, the restrooms immediately east of the White Oak Pavilion are open as well. These restrooms are accessible and ADA compliant.

Horses and bikes are not allowed on our trails. Dogs are allowed but must be on-leash. As a kid-friendly area, there are often children on our trails.

There is cell phone service with  most major carriers throughout the Arboretum. This may not be the case once you leave the Arboretum boundaries. 

Please contact our office directly if you have any questions about accessibility by calling 541-747-3817 or emailing [email protected].

Updated on: September 12, 2024