Accessibility

Storm King welcomes visitors of all abilities to experience art and nature. A variety of amenities and services are available to make Storm King more accessible. If you have additional questions, please email info@stormkingartcenter.org, or call 845.534.3115.

Service Animals: Storm King welcomes ADA Title III service dogs only. Pets, emotional support animals, therapy animals, or animals whose function is to comfort do not qualify as service animals under the ADA and are not permitted. Handlers are solely responsible for the care and control of their service animal, which must remain on-leash. If you need support throughout your visit, please locate a member of Visitor Experience or call the mainline at 845.534.3115.

Terrain: Storm King’s grounds comprise varied terrain including rolling meadows, hills, wooded areas, paved paths, gravel paths, and mown lawn. The visitor map indicates paved and unpaved paths and steep areas (where slope exceeds that of a wheelchair-accessible ramp, or 12.5%). Suggested accessible routes can be found in the accessibility section of our free digital guide on Bloomberg Connects.

Tram Loop: A free wheelchair-accessible tram is available to help visitors move around the site. Visitors may get on or off the tram at any of the scheduled stops. The route and schedule are included on the visitor map. The tram service includes pre-recorded announcements and transcripts are available in print or via qr code on the tram.

Courtesy Carts: Visitor Experience staff on carts can help visitors reach destinations across our site. While we are happy to help with point-to-point transportation, we are not able to provide tours, or extended rides.

A wheelchair accessible cart is also available to assist with point-to-point transportation, including to Martin Puryear’s Lookout. The accessible cart can be requested by speaking with a Visitor Experience staff member or may be reserved ahead of time by calling our mainline at 845.345.3115. The cart can accommodate one visitor using a wheelchair and three additional passengers in seats.

Mobility aids: Visitors with a disability are welcome to bring their own adaptive bikes, mobility scooters, or other mobility aids. Not all roads and pathways will be appropriate for all devices. Storm King staff can help describe terrain and suggest accessible routes.

Wheelchairs: Manual wheelchairs are available for complimentary use on a first-come, first-served basis. Please speak to a member of Visitor Experience for more information. A wheelchair-accessible tram is available for free to all visitors

Care Attendants: Admission is free for a care attendant accompanying a visitor with a disability.

Vision Access: A guided touch tour is available on request for visitors who are blind or have low vision. A Storm King educator will guide visitors through a tactile experience, exploring a variety of artworks. Gloves will be provided to facilitate safe interaction with the artwork. Please allow two weeks advance notice, subject to staff availability. Every effort will be made to fulfill requests on shorter notice. To request a tour, please contact info@stormkingartcenter.org.

Verbal descriptions for a number of permanent collection works are featured on Storm King’s free digital guide on the app, Bloomberg Connects. Visitors are invited to touch interactive artworks, which are indicated on the map and onsite with a hand symbol on the visitor map and the artwork’s label.

Hearing Access: Two windows in the ticket and information pavilion are equipped with induction loops that transmit directly to hearing aids with T-coils.

Assistive listening devices are available for public programs and tours. The system can be used with headphones (provided) or with a neck loop for use with hearing aids with T-coils. Event pages on our online calendar will indicate whether devices for that event will be used by all participants or if they are available on request.

ASL interpreters or CART services are available for all public programs with 2 weeks’ advance request. Every effort will be made to honor requests made with less notice. To make a request please email info@stormkingartcenter.org.

Our free digital guide on Bloomberg Connects includes transcripts of all audio content and all videos are captioned.

The Tram Loop includes pre-recorded announcements. Transcripts of those announcements are available in print or via qr code on each tram.

Restrooms: Accessible single-user and family restrooms are available at the outdoor lobby near the entrance.

Indoor, multi-stall restrooms on Museum Hill are equipped with somewhat accessible stalls. These stalls include grab bars but are too narrow to accommodate the full turning radius of most wheelchairs.

Additional portable restroom stalls are located throughout Storm King and are indicated on the visitor map. The portable restrooms near the Outdoor Café include an ADA stall and are along a mostly level path. The portable restrooms near the South Picnic Area include an ADA stall but are about 100 feet from a paved path across level mown grass.

Museum Building: There are four galleries on the first floor of the Museum Building that are open to the public during special exhibitions. Galleries 2, 3, and 4 can be entered through the Museum Store, which is accessible by ramp. Gallery 1 is three steps down from the rest of the first floor. Staff stationed outside the Museum Building are happy to open the exterior doors to Gallery 1 so that visitors may enter from the patio.

Natural Hazards: The site is open to the elements, is wooded, has running or sitting water, and is home to wildlife. Storm King does engage in maintenance and landscape management, visitors must be aware of the natural surroundings, including fallen and falling limbs, insects, reptiles, wild animals, mud, water hazards, steep slopes, and loose and uneven surfaces.

If you have additional questions about accessibility, please email info@stormkingartcenter.org. Visitor Experience Staff onsite are available to assist you during your visit. Should you need anything during your visit please call 845.534.3115 to talk to a member of staff onsite.