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Handicap services and wheelchair access to the beach can sometimes be difficult if you don’t know where to look. Virtually all of our hotels/motels, restaurants and shopping centers offer access facilities for the handicapped.
Ramps from the boardwalk to the beach are located at every street along the boardwalk. Additionally the boardwalk and streets are easily navigable by a wheel chair, crutches or any other handicap aid.
Handicapped Parking Spaces are located throughout the resort area.
We also have a comprehensive list of
FREE Beach accessible wheel chairs can be obtained up and down the boardwalk.
The locations that offer FREE beach accessible wheel chairs and other handicapped items are available on a first come, first served basis. They can be found on the boardwalk at
If you cannot find satisfaction with any of the above FREE options or if you want to secure your chair for a longer duration and not just daily, please contact one of these local companies for rental options.
The streets were there is an extended wood walkway for you to get closer to the beach are at
Permanent Restrooms (with running water)
Portable Restrooms
Grommet Island Park, located at the end of the boardwalk near 1st street, is the first handicapped accessible beach park of its kind in the nation. It is mostly for kids but it will allow a wheel chair to have access to the sand.
Ramps and wood polymer decking lead to beach seating areas. The playground includes modified slides, monkey bars, and raised sand tables for building sandcastles. Visitors may also rent beach wheelchairs that can be used on sand.
Read more about Grommet Island Park here.
If you are looking for beach equipment rentals (chairs, umbrellas, lounge chairs, etc..) please visit our Beach Chair and Equipment Rental page.
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