The publication provides guidelines for the design of new facilities or rehabilitation of existing facilities to accommodate physically handicapped persons in the South Carolina State Parks system. The guidelines are also recommended for use in regional, special district, county, and municipal parks within the state. The guidelines were developed within the context of the following goals: (1) making facilities more accessible without destroying the character of the site, and (2) providing different levels of challenge and individual options. The first section gives general standards for the following: space allowances and reach ranges, clear floor or ground space for wheelchairs, controls and operating mechanisms, seating, tables, and work surfaces. Following sections provide standards on: circulation within the park (vehicular parking, walkways, paths, entrances and exits to buildings); swimming (beaches, pools, lakes); boat docks; fishing facilities; picnicking (tables and benches, grills, water fountains, picnic shelters, trash receptacles); camping (developed camping, primitive camping, wilderness camping); natural/historic features (approach access, entrances, internal access); playgrounds (surfaces, swinging, sliding and climbing, balancing, games, water and sand); special programs; rental cabins and lodge rooms; amphitheatres; telephones; restrooms; signage; stores, tackle shops, and restaurants; and laundry areas. Numerous black and white drawings and diagrams illustrate the text. (DB)