Free. Find beach wheelchairs in Massachusetts state parks. You MUST bring your own transfer help. Because these chairs have large balloon tires, you will also need to bring someone to push you.
* You might need to make a reservation to use a chair, especially at coastal beaches.
* Two types of beach wheelchairs at DCR beaches.
Sand and sunbathing beach wheelchairs are made of PVC pipe. This style of chair can’t enter the water.
Floating beach wheelchairs let you move across the beach and into the water, and feature a reclined position, a harness for travel across the beach, and floating armrests. Subject to weather and water conditions.
* Wearing a Coast Guard-certified personal flotation device (PFD) while you are floating is required. You will need to bring your own life jacket or PFD with you. Close assistance and supervision from an able bodied user while you are in the water is required.
More information can be found at the Massachusetts DCR Web Page
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| Park | Town | Sunbathing Chairs | Floating Chairs | Use | Phone |
| Beaver Brook Spray Deck | Belmont | 1 | 0 | Spray Pool | (617) 727-1058 |
| Houghton’s Pond | Milton | 1 | 1 | Beach | (617) 698-1802 |
| Carson Beach | South Boston | 3 | 2 | Beach | (617) 727-5290 |
| Connell Memorial Swimming Pool | Weymouth | 1 | 0 | Indoor Pool | (781) 335-2090 |
| Connors Memorial Swimming Pool | Waltham | 0 | 1 | Pool | (781) 642-8594 |
| Constitution Beach | E. Boston | 1 | 1 | Beach | (781) 485-2803 |
| Malibu Beach | Dorchester | 1 | 0 | Beach | (617) 727-5290 |
| Nahant Beach Reservation | Lynn | 1 | 1 | Beach | (781) 485-2803 |
| Nantasket Beach Reservation | Hull | 4 | 4 | Beach | (617) 727-5290 |
| Pleasure Bay | South Boston | 2 | 0 | Beach | (617) 727-5290 |
| Revere Beach Reservation | Revere | 2 | 1 | Beach | (781) 485-2803 |
| Shannon Beach | Medford | 1 | 0 | Beach | (617) 727-5380 |
| Spectacle Island | Boston Harbor | 1 | 1 | Beach | (617) 223-8666 |
| Olsen Spray Deck | Hyde Park | 1 | 0 | Spray Pool | (617) 333-7404 |
| Winthrop Shore Reservation | Winthrop | 1 | 0 | Beach | (781) 485-2803 |
| Wollaston Beach | Quincy | 1 | 1 | Beach | (617) 727-5290 |
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| Park | Town | Sunbathing Chairs | Floating Chairs | Use | Phone |
| Ashland State Park | Ashland | 1 | 0 | Beach | (508) 435-4303 |
| Bradley Palmer State Park | Topsfield | 1 | 0 | Wading Pool | (978) 887-5931 |
| Breakheart Reservation | Saugus | 1 | 0 | Beach | (781) 233-0834 |
| Cochituate State Park | Wayland | 1 | 1 | Beach | (508) 653-9641 |
| Halibut Point State Park | Rockport | 1 | 0 | Trails | (978) 546-2997 |
| Harold Parker State Forest | North Andover | 2 | 0 | Beach | (978) 686-3391 |
| Hopkinton State Park | Hopkinton | 2 | 1 | Beach | (508) 435-4303 |
| Maudslay State Park | Newburyport | 2 | 0 | Trails | (978) 465-7223 |
| Salisbury Beach State Reservation | Salisbury | 20 | 3 | Beach | (978) 462-4481 |
| Sandy Point State Reservation | Ipswich | 1 | 0 | Beach | (978) 462-4481 |
| Walden Pond State Reservation | Concord | 2 | 1 | Beach | (978) 369-3254 |
| Willard Brook State Park and Pearl Hill State Park | Ashby-Townsend | 1 | 0 | Trails | 978-597-8802 |
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| Park | Town | Sunbathing Chairs | Floating Chairs | Use | Phone |
| Demarest Lloyd State Park | S. Dartmouth | 1 | 1 | Beach | (508) 636-8816 |
| Fort Phoenix State Reservation | Fairhaven | 1 | 1 | Beach | (508) 992-4524 |
| Horseneck Beach State Reservation | Westport Point | 7 | 5 | Beach | (508) 636-8816 |
| Massasoit State Park | E. Taunton | 1 | 0 | Beach | (508) 828-4231 |
| Myles Standish State Forest | Carver | 2 | 0 | Beach | (508) 866-2526 |
| Nickerson State Park | Brewster | 1 | 0 | Beach | (508) 896-3491 |
| Scusset Beach State Reservation | Sandwich | 4 | 2 | Beach | (508) 888-0859 |
| South Cape Beach State Park | Mashpee | 2 | 0 | Beach | (508) 457-0495 |
| Watson Pond State Park | Taunton | 1 | 0 | Beach | (508) 822-7405 |
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| Park | Town | Sunbathing Chairs | Floating Chairs | Use | Phone |
| Douglas State Forest | Douglas | 1 | 0 | Beach | (508) 476-7872 |
| Dunn State Park | Gardner | 1 | 1 | Beach | (978) 632-7897 |
| Erving State Forest | Erving | 1 | 0 | Beach | (978) 544-3939 |
| Lake Dennison Recreation Area | Winchendon | 1 | 0 | Beach | (978) 939-8962 |
| Lake Wyola State Park | Shutesbury | 1 | 0 | Beach | (413) 367-0317 |
| Quinsigamond State Park | Worcester | 1 | 1 | Beach | (508) 755-6880 |
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| Park | Town | Beach-only Chairs | Floating Chairs | Use | Phone |
| Beartown State Forest | Monterey | 1 | 0 | Beach | (413) 528-0904 |
| Chicopee Memorial State Park | Chicopee | 1 | 0 | Beach | (413) 594-9416 |
| DAR State Forest | Goshen | 1 | 1 | Beach | (413) 268-7098 |
| Hampton Ponds State Park | Westfield | 1 | 1 | Beach | (413) 532-3985 |