GENERAL INFORMATION:
Living History Farms is constantly working to improve accessibility while maintaining historic accuracy. With the assistance of staff from the Iowa Paralyzed Veterans group, Living History Farms has evaluated each of the farm sites, trails, buildings and boardwalks. We have improved building thresholds, realigned boardwalks, and eliminated unnecessary stoops and steps. We have also constructed or modified ramps to provide greater accessibility to visitors. We strongly recommend that anyone with a disability have one or more adults to assist him or her. If you have specific questions or special needs, please call the Living History Farms administrative office prior to your visit at 515/278-5286, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

REST ROOMS:
Accessible modern rest rooms are located at the Visitor Center, Walnut Hill rest room building and Wallace Exhibit Center. A portable handicapped station is located at the Ioway Indian Farm drop-off point.

WHEELCHAIRS:
Wheelchairs donated by the Iowa Paralyzed Veterans group are available to use free of charge. Please call ahead to reserve a chair at 515/278-5286.

Unreserved chairs are available on a first come, first serve basis.

BOARDWALKS:
Six-foot wide wooden planks connect most of the Walnut Hill town sites. Be cautious when traveling, as boardwalks can be slick when wet or frosty.

WALNUT HILL TOWN SITES:
Most of the town sites are wheelchair accessible with ramps, wide doorways and low thresholds. Access to the first floor of The Flynn Home is available through the east side kitchen door. A book of photos and descriptions of the second floor rooms is available from the interpreters.

TRACTOR-DRAWN CARTS:
Open-air carts have an aluminum ramp for wheelchair boarding.

PERIOD FARM SITES AND CONNECTING TRAILS:
The period farms are located in a wooded area with a connecting trail (about three-fourths of a mile in length). Terrain ranges from flat land to gradual slopes to steep hills. Milled asphalt (resembling hard-packed dirt) covers 75% of the trail; wood chips the remainder. The Ioway Indian Farm and 1850 Pioneer Farm both have wood-chipped paths through the site. The 1900 Farm barnyard is bare ground. Because of the rugged terrain, we recommend that visitors who have difficulty walking not attempt to visit the Ioway Indian Farm and the 1850 Pioneer Farm. Upon request, the tractor shuttle can drop off visitors at the 1900 Farm, then pick up as usual at the Wallace Exhibit Center.