[DuncanWaring]

There's a park in Albuquerque that's the origin of a lot of hiking/mountain-biking trails, with a HC parking space at the beginning of one of the trails, positioned far from anything else a handicapped person might legitimately need access to, such as picnic spots or restrooms.

And Yes, I defend my use of the word "legitimately"; if you're healthy enough to use a hiking trail, you're healthy enough to walk a few more feet through the parking lot.

[Between the Lines]

if you're healthy enough to use a hiking trail, you're healthy enough to walk a few more feet through the parking lot.

You may not know it but they do make off road wheel chairs capable of handling a pretty rugged trail. The only reason I can see for handicapped parking at trail heads is to provide a wide enough parking space to get the person and chair out of the vehicle. Off road wheel chairs are usually much larger than what you would normally see being used for everyday purposes.

[Publius6961]

There's a park in Albuquerque that's the origin of a lot of hiking/mountain-biking trails, with a HC parking space at the beginning of one of the trails, positioned far from anything else a handicapped person might legitimately need access to, such as picnic spots or restrooms.,p>I was involved in the design and construction of an indoor skateboard park (which ultimately was not built).
Part of the review process was the requirement that two handicapped spaces be provided.
The reasoning was that a handicapped person someday might want to accompany a skateboarder as a spectator.

Possible, I must admit; every other year maybe?

[doorgunner69]

There's a park in Albuquerque that's the origin of a lot of hiking/mountain-biking trails, with a HC parking space at the beginning of one of the trails

Just saw this insanity yesterday, two HC spots at the start of the hike up Makapuu in Hawaii. A hot, steep hike to the summit, not a darn thing around but the trail. I will damn sure never see a wheelchair whizzing up that trail, but I am sure some bureaucrat somewhere gets the warm fuzzies because he cared!