Breckenridge Accessibility
Breckenridge is for everybody to enjoy. No matter what your needs are, there is something incredible for you to experience in Breckenridge.
Activities, Facilities & Trails in Breckenridge
Breckenridge Welcome Center
The Breckenridge Welcome Center and Museum are available for exploration by all who visit town. The Welcome Center offers elevators for every level of the building, wheelchair accessible restroom stalls, and changing stations in both restrooms.
The Breckenridge Welcome Center has partnered with Aira and Aira ASL, a powerful tool to increase accessibility, improve visitor engagement, and ensure every visitor experiences the full value of each exhibit. Any visitor can download and open Aira or Aira ASL, and easily connect for free with a visual interpreter or an American Sign Language(ASL) interpreter. The visual interpreter uses the visitor’s camera and video to describe museum exhibits and events, read text associated with exhibits, and assist with navigation for blind or low vision visitors. The ASL interpreter also uses the visitor’s video to assist deaf and non-verbal guests in communication with welcome center staff.
Breckenridge Recreation Center
With adult classes, kids’ camps, and a newly renovated facility, Breckenridge Recreation Center has activities for all ages and abilities. The building is wheelchair accessible, boasts a lap pool equipped with a hydraulic lift, and a leisure pool with full ramp entry and rentable waterproof wheelchair.
Summer camp and after school camp have recreational therapists for children to assist with a multitude of needs. Private adaptive fitness classes also available with advanced notice.
Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC)
BOEC offers activities ranging from adaptive ski and ride schools, adaptive yoga, canoeing and kayaking, whitewater rafting, rock climbing, ropes courses, and more. BOEC offers incredible adaptive specialty camps for those with: MS, brain injuries, Parkinson’s, sensory processing disorders and autism, developmental disorders, and veterans who suffered injuries. BOEC also specializes in creating customized programs for private groups. Camps and customized programs require an application process and advanced planning, contact BOEC for application details.
Summer Trails
Reiling Dredge Trail
This short and scenic trail leads to the historic Reiling Dredge—one of the few remaining wooden mining dredges in the U.S.—and offers a way to connect with Breckenridge’s rich mining past as well as the great outdoors. Starting from ADA-designated parking on the west side of French Gulch Road, the trail spans about 800 feet to the dredge site. Along the way, interpretive signs tell the story of the area’s gold mining era and the dramatic impact dredging had on the landscape.
Trail Info:
- Two ADA parking spots on the west side of French Gulch Road
- 800 feet from parking area to the Reiling Dredge Boat
- 2 interpretive signs on local mining history and the dredge
- 48-inch wide trail
- Smooth, compacted crushed stone surface – free of roots, rocks, and obstacles
- Maximum grade of 8% for up to 30 feet
- Maximum cross slope of 2%
- Multiple rest areas after short incline sections
Trollstigen Trail (The Breckenridge Troll)
This short, whimsical trail winds through the woods to one of Breckenridge’s most beloved residents—Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll sculpture created by Danish artist Thomas Dambo. Originally built for the Breckenridge International Festival of Arts, Isak now welcomes thousands of visitors each year along this forested path that’s as fun and photo-worthy as the destination itself. In the summer 2024, the Trollstigen Trail was upgraded to better welcome all visitors. While the surface isn’t smooth, it is firm, compacted, and designed to support a wider range of mobility needs.
Trail Info:
- 48-inch wide trail
- Firm and compacted natural surface (not smooth)
- Maximum grade of 3%
- Two designated rest areas along the route
Sawmill Reservoir at the BOEC
Tucked just below the Snowflake lift, this peaceful and short trail leads through shady forest to the tranquil shores of Sawmill Reservoir. Located off the bus route, this short trail can easily loop or connect to nearby trails and is perfect for a quick nature escape, a peaceful picnic, or a fishing stop—and it’s designed to be welcoming for all users.
Trail Info:
- 700 feet from parking area to Sawmill Reservoir
- Two ADA parking spots to be established in fall
- 48-inch wide trail
- Smooth, compacted crushed stone surface – free of roots, rocks, and obstacles
- Maximum grade of 7% for up to 20 feet
- Maximum outslope of 3%
- Rest areas after short incline sections
Transportation
All Breckenridge Free Ride and Summit Stage buses are equipped with wheelchair lifts. The Town of Breckenridge provides ADA paratransit service to qualifying individuals through our Breckenridge Free Ride system in conjunction with the Summit Stage Mountain Mobility program. Mountain Mobility offers applications for paratransit services. Service animals are welcome aboard Breckenridge Free Ride buses per ADA regulations and must be kept under the control of their handler at all times and must not obstruct bus aisles nor interfere with the safe operation of the bus. Pets are permitted in a secure pet carrier.
