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Kim & Big John's brother-in-law, Don (a double leg amputee), has been coming up to resort to visit for over 20 years. He's given us lots of great feedback for little improvements during this time, bless him!
The lodge and nine (9) cabins at CWC are currently more accessible to a disabled individual than many cabins at traditional MN resorts.
They all have vinyl, wood, or low pile carpet for ease of rolling a wheelchair around.
Keep in mind there's lots of grassy areas, the drive is hard packed sand and the only sidewalks are at the lodge.
Depending on your abilities, a vacation here may not be possible for you, but we have made efforts to accommodate many people with a wide range of motion restrictions in order to bring more families together on vacation so that they, too, can enjoy the fun and serenity of mother nature's healing embrace.
We welcome suggestions and questions.
The Lodge has small cement ramp/sidewalks leading from the hard packed sand driveway.
Lodge bathroom was not built for wheelchairs, although there is a tall toilet installed. There is also a 2" lip from laundry/arcade room into bathroom. Just FYI.
- Cabin #3 - The A-Frame
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- Small ramp to deck.
- Front door actual opening space 33".
- Spacious living room, dining and kitchen (no open underneath cupboards in kitchen - this cabin built circa 1973).
- Bathroom door actual opening 29" - decent size bathroom 7' x 8', open bath sink vanity for easy access to wheel up to.
- Handicap toilet
- Big shower stall, 45' x 31" with NEW hand held shower head and cord attachment.
- Bedroom with king bed directly adjacent to bathroom, bedroom door opening 31" (open frame underneath).
- Portable shower chair and attachable toilet grip bars kept in this cabin's bathroom at most times.
- Also available upon request: toilet booster seat
- Tricky Vine Cabin #4 - NEW in 2020
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- Small ramp to deck, into and over extra wide 8 foot sliding door.
- Spacious living room, king bedroom down, dining and kitchen with extremely low pile commercial carpeting (no padding)
- Bathroom door actual opening 36" - open bath sink vanity for easy access to wheel up to.
- Tall toilet with extra grip bars (additional grip bars to frame toilet bowl available upon request)
- Big shower stall with hand held shower head and cord attachment.
- Bedroom with king bed directly adjacent to bathroom, bedroom door opening 36" (open frame underneath the bed - frame is easily moved to accommodate).
- Portable shower chair and attachable toilet grip bars available upon request.
- Also available upon request: toilet booster seat
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Once inside cabin, it's about fair for accessibility. And there is a bit of a HILL from parking spaces to deck level of cabin. (Elevation difference approx. 2.5 feet. In photo above, try to find the electrical box on the telephone pole to right side of screen, look at the parking logs just below. This is where you park. That will give you an idea of how far from parking spot is front deck.)
(Owner's sister totes wheelchair hubby around resort in a golf cart. Don was able to wheel into this cabin for a look-see when we re-modeled it in 2011. A family with two kiddos in wheelchairs stayed in 2022 and they said they enjoyed their stay very much - yay! Just be aware of that little hill from parking.)
- Deck at ground level.
- Entry doorway is 8 foot sliding door ( 35 1/2 " actual opening size.)
- Vinyl flooring and commercial low pile carpet
- Two bedroom doorways are 36" (queen and full).
- BATHROOM has 36" door, pedestal sink (wheel underneath)
grip bar next to toilet, grip bar next to shower - Handicap toilet
- Shower is 36" (actual opening 32") (portable shower bench seat, toilet booster seat, and portable toilet grip bars available upon request).
- Open under kitchen sink.
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One of Don's top two favorite cabins! (the other is Cabin #19)
- Hard packed sand parking space.
- Deck at ground level (not shown: 4" wooden ramp from deck to parking area)
- Entry doorway into screened in porch 35 1/2 " actual opening size.
- Front doorway has 33" actual opening.
- Vinyl flooring and commercial carpet, no pad - very easy to roll around on.
- Two spacious bedrooms downstairs - door openings 31" and 35" actual opening space.
- BED HEIGHTS of bedrooms downstairs:
- Queen bed in back room is 23" high (metal frame is easy to move around as needed. It is "open" underneath. We typically set up bed so that there is 24" of space on left side of bed and 32" of space on right side.
- King bed in front room is 24" high (it has a platform base, NOT open underneath the king bed.)
- BATHROOM very spacious, grip bar next to toilet, grip bar next to shower
- Handicap toilet
- Shower has built-in seat (6 3/4" lip from floor on shower - shower stall 45" x 30") with hand held shower head and cord attachment
- Shower bench seat, toilet booster seat and portable toilet grip bars are now kept permanently in cabin
- Open bath sink vanity.
- Open cupboards in kitchen and under kitchen sink
- Cabin #9 - The Raspberry Cabin
- Shallow wood ramps to deck
- Extra wide 8' sliding door at main entrance
- Spacious kitchen (sprayer hose included on sink)
- Very spacious master bedroom with king bed downstairs (not open underneath, bed sits on closed platform).
- Downstairs bathroom very big. Extra grip bars next to toilet and bathtub. Wall mounted sink - open below to wheel under. Handicap toilets.
- Lever handles on doors and faucets.
- Possible issue: Jacuzzi BATHTUB/shower combo - we have a portable shower bench seat, but it's standard and not high enough to span/straddle tub. This may not be a workable situation for many wheelchair guests. (My bro-in-law enjoyed staying in this cabin for a weekend --- bathtub not an issue for him.)
- Cabin #9 has a wider central hallway than Cabin #10 by 4 inches . (3'3" vs. 2'11") This is the hallway between the lower bathroom and the master bedroom and back door. Hence, choose Cabin #9 over Cabin #10 if you have the choice for a better turning radius.)
- Cabin #10 - The Wildflower Cabin
- Shallow wood ramps to deck
- Extra wide 8' sliding door at main entrance
- Spacious kitchen (sprayer hose included on sink)
- Very spacious master bedroom with king bed downstairs (not open underneath, bed sits on closed platform).
- Downstairs bathrooms very big. Extra grip bars next to toilet and bathtub. Wall mounted sink - open below to wheel under. Handicap toilets.
- Lever handles on doors and faucets.
- Possible issue: Jacuzzi BATHTUB/shower combo - we have a portable shower bench seat, but it's standard size and not high enough to span/straddle tub. This may not be a workable situation for many wheelchair guests. (My bro-in-law enjoyed staying in cabin #9, other side of his duplex, for a weekend --- bathtub not an issue for him - guess he took a sponge bath?)
NEW in 2024!
- Cabin #12 - The Trail's End
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- Ramp to large 12 x 24' covered deck overlooking lake.
- Entry doorway 36" ( 35 1/2 " actual opening size.)
- Plank flooring and commercial low pile carpet
- All three bedroom and main bathroom doorways are 36" (half bath is only 30").
- BATHROOM (main) has 36" door, sink without base cupboard below (can wheel underneath)
- Handicap toilet (extra grip bars)
- Shower is extra wide and deep (36" x 60")
- Shower faucet is handicap approved with slide bar
- (Additional portable shower bench seat, toilet booster seat, and portable toilet grip bars available upon request).
- Open under kitchen sink.
- King bed and Twin in East bdrm are on steel frames (open underneath) and all but one of the five can be moved as needed.)
- Hard packed sand parking space directly next to cabin.
- Ground level deck, wraps around to lake side.
- Front door opening 35" to spacious living room.
- Wide bathroom door opening 35", 7' x 7.5' room, shower stall 25" x 28" with hand held shower head and cord attachment (portable shower bench chair, portable toilet booster seat, and toilet grip bars available upon request).
- Tall toilet (with optional bowl frame grips upon request - shown)
- Queen bedroom has wide 35" door opening. (Queen bed and platform can be pushed to one side of room for wider pathway, but it is a small bedroom. It is NOT open underneath this bed.)
- Concrete pad and wooden ramp up to deck and entry into 8' sliding kitchen door entryway
- Deck wraps around to front view
- Lower bathroom is very spacious with 40" door opening.
- Wall mounted sink, open underneath.
- Extra grip bars in bathroom around tub, shower
- Portable shower bench chair and toilet grip bars are now kept in this bathroom (typically next to washer/dryer hanging on wall) Grab 'em if you need 'em. (Ditto on toilet booster, look behind washer/dryer.)
- Handicap toilet
- shower head with double handicap head on a cord
- Wooden floors, vinyl in bathroom and low pile carpet in bedrooms are easy for wheelchair access.
- Bedrooms on lower level:
- King bed is OPEN underneath (on plastic legs, originally manufactured for a SleepNumber bed. A regular coil box spring and mattress replaced the SleepNumber bed when it malfunctioned.) Spacious bedroom size, and bed can be pushed off to one side if more accommodating.
- Queen/Twin bedroom: the queen bed in this other bedroom downstairs is on a typical steel frame, which means it's "open" underneath. This bed can be moved around a bit, too.