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Accessible Recreation Program
(Access for Persons with Disabilities)

The BLM is committed to providing the highest possible level of access to its facilities, programs, services, and activities on the public lands for persons with disabilities. This level of access must be consistent with BLM’s mandate of multiple-use management and dispersed recreational use of the public lands, and also includes access to employment opportunities.  The following link has more information on the BLM's Accessibile Recreation Program.


The Moab Field Office is expanding programs that offer access to whitewater rafting for America’s injured veterans, and for other special populations, including adaptive sports organizations and educational institutions. The Moab Field Office Accessibility Summary highlights several of these accomplishments. For a listing of outfitters offering river trips in the Moab Field Office, please refer to the following links:

2013 Moab Daily Access Program

2013 Westwater Canyon Pilot Program 

Results of the 2012 Programs on the Moab Daily and in Westwater Canyon: 

2012 Moab Daily Pilot Use
Permitted EntityPermitted Launch Dates# of Users# of User DaysParticipant Information
Weber State UniversityJune 4 to 1099Weber State University students
 Oct. 15 to 212424Weber State University students and staff
Colorado Discover AbilityJune 18 to 24  Trip was not used due to last minute cancellation
 July 16 to 2266Grand Junction, CO Veterans Administration- theraputic recreation dept.
Durango Adaptive SportsMay 28 to June 3  Trip was not used due to last minute cancellation
 July 23 to 2955At risk youth/partnership with SOS Outreach Program
 Aug. 27 to Sept. 21515Teenagers & adults with cognitive disabilities
Southern Ute Community Action ProgramJuly 9 to 15  Trip was not used
 July 30 to Aug. 5  Trip was not used
 Aug. 13 to 19  Trip was not used
Adaptive AdventuresAug. 6 to 12  Trip was not used
Total  5959 
     

    
2012 Westwater Pilot Use
Permitted EntityPermitted Launch Dates# of Users# of User Days
Adrift-SLC VAAug-3000

Links to Comercial Outfitters: 

 Commercial Outfitters - Westwater Canyon

Commercial Outfitters - Moab Daily

Commercial Outfitters - Lower Dolores

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