Beach wheelchairs provide mobility for those suffering from medical and mobility impairments. Without such special devices, the soft sand can quickly trap even a powered wheelchair and leave its user stuck in the hot sun. Beach wheelchairs allows impaired individuals to enjoy beach access while adapting to their specific medical limitations. Rolling beach wheelchairs are generally designed to transition their users from hard surfaces like the boardwalk or beach mat onto the beach and even into the water. They are ideal for people with special needs, disabled children and anybody with a mobility issue that requires a handicap aid to navigate on the soft surface of sand.
If beach wheelchairs are not yet available on your local beach, contact one of the below vendors and/or reach out to your local Parks and Recreations department to see about updating their offering. Many states have untapped budgets for accessibility and have a legal responsibility to provide each access to public spaces.
Beach Wheelchair Vendors
• Accessible San Diego, 619/325-7550; access-sandiego.org
• Aqua Creek Products, 888/687-3552; aquacreekproducts.com/floatingbeachwheelchair
• Beach ‘N Wheelchairs, 251/978-8051; www.beachnwheelchairs.com
• Beach Powered Mobility, 800/533-1168; beachpoweredmobility.com/sales-2
• Box Wheelchairs, 760/801-6399; www.boxwheelchairs.com/#!beach-bomber/c1thn
• Crosswind Concepts (Freedom Chair), 707/523-7535; www.crosswindconcepts.com
• De-Bug Beach Wheelchairs, 850/478-5765; www.beachwheelchair.com
• Freedom Trax; www.freedomtrax.com
• Global Extreme Mobility, 205/337-3911; www.facebook.com/global.extreme.mobility
• Hippocampe, www.vipamat.com
• Mobi-chair, 800/957-6287; mobi-chair.com
• Other Side of the Dunes, www.facebook.com/othersideofthedunes
• Sand Rider Custom Beach Wheelchairs, 757/847-9338; www.custombeachwheelchair.com
• Water Wheels, 973/955-0514; www.accessrec.com/waterwheels
• WheelEEZ Balloon Tires, 707/751-3999; www.wheeleez.com/beach-wheels-polyurethane.php
• Wheeling Cal’s Coast, www.wheelingcalscoast.org