The 20 best beach wagons and carts to roll through soft sand

Publish date: 2024-05-14
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Summer will be here before you know it and there’s a host of products to add to your shopping cart before you hit the beach. Today, we’re giving all the love and attention to beach carts.

We know what you’re thinking: If I’m only going to the beach for a day trip, why do I need a larger-than-life cart? Well, here’s why.

Those beach days add up, and you need a centralized wheeler to carry your beach chairs, a quality umbrella and some odds and ends (like bikinis, oversized sunglasses and cover-ups).

With a quick add-to-cart action, you’ll be thanking yourself for this practical, convenience-bringing essential that everyone will be asking about.

Ahead, we pulled the best ones to keep you locked and loaded during these warmer temps. From Amazon to Walmart, you’re sure to find your next go-to.

Mac Sports’ All Terrain Collapsible Beach Wagon Cart has industrial-looking wheels, a roomy interior and nearly 3K beach-goers who back it up. It holds up to 150 pounds and even has two built-in cup holders to keep your beverages secure.

Much like its prized selection of beach chairs, Tommy Bahama has a roll-on-over cart that’s waiting for you to store it in your trunk. Speaking of beach chairs, it can hold up to four of them, has ergonomic tread wheels for easy traction and an ocean blue shade that screams summertime.

For a brand that makes high-quality power tools (including tool boxes and kits), Black+Decker offers a Collapsible Utility Wagon that’s waiting for your next beach trip. It features all-terrain wheels, an ergonomic handle and a quick-fold and easy-transport design, most notably.

If you have kiddos, you will love this find. Not only does the Wonderfold easily maneuver through all terrains, but it provides the perfect hideaway for your little one while featuring a removable 50+ UV protective canopy. You’ll also have more than enough space to stash all of your beach-going belongings.

Designed for any type of use this beach caddy option does the job of carrying it all. From its two large rear wheels to its mesh make (to easily see beach essentials and groceries), you’ll thank us later.

What’s better than a beach cart? One with a hooded canopy of course! This well-designed roller has an incredible amount of storage compartments — including cup holders — and the canopy can be removed. Plus, it comes in royal blue for the same price.

Go classic with Radio Flyer’s All-Terrain Cargo Wagon. You probably recognize this baby from your childhood, but that doesn’t mean it can’t provide epic use in adulthood too.

We love this find because of it’s do-it-all superpowers (which serves well for gardening). Trust us, you’ll want to add it to your cart for less than $80.

What’s great about Mac Sports’ Utility Wagon isn’t just its coveted collapsible functionality. Its extra storage space at the bottom — which looks like a serving tray — comes in handy for easy-grab items like your sunscreen. Plus, it’s durable and can hold up to 150 pounds.

Specially designed with sand wheels, Quest’s Beach Wagon is difficult to pass up. It folds for simple storage and transportation, has extra-large cup holders and can hold up to 225 pounds with a single trolley down the beach path.

We love Huckberry’s Tupelo Heavy-Duty Wagon for its sky-blue color but also for its powder-coated metal frame that’s built to last. Its nylon fabric is also abrasion-resistant, too, so you know you’re getting quality and convenience with this model.

If you’re on the market for a compact beach cart, RollX’s Big Balloon Wheel Beach Cart is your best bet. Though affixed with an oversized wheel, it’s the perfect wheel-around tool for beach trips and vacations.

Looking for a tough and durable cart that can hold it all? Well, you’ve stumbled across the ideal beach cart for you: The Gorilla Carts Steel Cart. Measuring 34-inches long by 18-inches wide and offering 10-inch pneumatic tires, nothing can stand in your way.

This wagon may be compact in size, but it can hold a load capacity of 120 pounds. Look forward to an adjustable handle and durable rubber wheels.

Add some summer color to the season with this Veer Wagon. Mix and match your sidewall and wheel colors for ultimate creativity while simultaneously lugging around your belongings.

Keep it simple with L.L. Bean’s collapsible wagon — it comes with a side and front mesh storage pockets for placing drinks, snacks and more. It can hold up to 150 lbs and when you’re done just fold it up for compact storage.

Minimize how much you lug to the beach with this all-in-one beach cart that folds out into a chair. When you’re done unpacking your beach supplies fold the bottom out, then kick up and relax.

Sometimes small wheels just don’t do the trick, which is where this Kings Trek wagon comes in. The larger wheels making trudging through the sand a breeze and can hold everything from your cooler to beach chairs.

You’ll be able to carry more without having to sacrifice arm space thanks to tailgate built in to Old Bahama Bay’s beach wagon. It fit up to 225 llbs on the grass and 150 lbs on sand allowing you to pack that extra chair with room to spare.

No matter what terrain you’re pushing this through it’ll be able to handle it thanks to the oversized front and back wheels. It even comes with multiple storage compartments and side holders to securely hold your drinks, towels and more.

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