A very short fully accessible trail leads from across the road from the Kautz Creek picnic area to an overlook of the 1947 debris flow. The Trail of the Shadows, .7 mile round trip distance, begins just across the park road from the National Park Inn. Half of the trail is passable by wheelchairs with some help. This is an excellent trail for families with children. Strollers can be used with a few short carries required.
Signs describe the early home steading and development of the mineral springs.
The Nisqually Vista Trail , beginning just south of the Visitor Center, leads to an overlook above the Nisqually Glacier. Pick up a trail guide from the box at the top of the staircase above the parking lot. Although not accessible to wheelchairs, this trail is used by many families with strollers. Active wheelchair users with helpers can reach the lower meadows by way of a steep paved ramp leading from the main trail head at the upper parking lot. Upper trails are very steep.