The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says it’s reached its fundraising goal of $400,000 to acquire track chairs for parks statewide.
Track chairs are off-road, electronic chairs that can easily handle trails, snow, sand, and even up to eight inches of water, allowing users to explore areas of the parks that traditional wheelchairs might not reach. They’re available for use at no cost at the parks that have them.
Those parks include Warren Dunes State Park, which had a goal of $15,833 to purchase a new track chair.
The DNR says over the past five years, 300-plus donors have raised more than $444,000 to purchase track chairs at 15 locations around the state, with ten additional locations soon to receive chairs.
A recent report by Bridge Michigan noted the state has the most accessible parks system thanks to its acquisition of the chairs.
