San Diego Wheelchair Accessible Beaches

I present to you a comprehensive list of all San Diego wheelchair-accessible beaches. First, I will be listing for the entire San Diego County, beginning North and making way to the South.

All addresses are linked to Google Maps, and a phone number is also provided.

Manual beach chairs are available for check-out for the opportunity for water access, but you will need someone to push you.

Power beach chairs must remain 5 feet from the water to prevent motor damage. You may only use it for one hour.

Beach access mats are only available from May to Sept… These mats are not used in the winter, early spring, or fall due to increased tidal action, high surf, and blowing sand.

Moonlight Beach Beach Access Mat San Diego Wheelchair

San Diego City Beach Hours

Waves on Beach San Diego Wheelchair

The peak season is from May to October.

Monday-Friday  11:30 am- 4:30 pm

Saturday-Sunday  11:30 am – 5:30 pm.

The off-season is from November to April (closed Jan-Feb).

Friday-Sun   11:30 am- 3:30 pm

Call for reservations- (619) 980-1876

For more information on any questions about San Diego City beach accessibility, please call (619) 525-8247.

North San Diego County Wheelchair Accessible Beaches

Old-Mans Pathway bamboo succulents dirt path

San Onofre State Beach

Beach Club Rd & Old Pacific Highway

  • Manual chairs available
  • The peak season is Jun 1- Sept 15
  • Call Lifeguard tower during peak season and weekends during the off-season (949) 366-8592.

Oceanside Harbor Beach San Diego Wheelchair

Oceanside Harbor Beach

1540 Harbor Drive

  • Manual and powered chairs are available here.
  • For reservations and more information, please call  (760) 435-4018

Oceanside Pier Beach View San Diego Wheelchair

Oceanside Pier View South Beach

 200 The Strand N

  • Two manual beach wheelchairs are available as first come, first serve between 8 am to 5 pm.
  • Pick up at the Lifeguard station headquarters below the pier.
  • For reservations and more information, please call (760) 467-4565

Moonlight Beach South View sandy shore

Moonlight Beach

386 B St, Encinitas

  • Manual beach chairs, powered beach chairs, and two floating beach chairs are available here at Moonlight Beach.
  • A 150-foot beach sand mat is found here year-round.
  • To make reservations or for more information, please call (760) 633-2740.
Floating Beach Chairs San Diego Wheelchair
Floating Beach Chairs

Cardiff State Beach San Diego Wheelchair

Cardiff State Beach 

 2500 S Coast Hwy 101

  • Manual beach chairs and power beach chairs are available here.
  • A beach access mat is next to Lifeguard station 15.
  • To make reservations or for more information, please call (760) 753-5091

San Diego City Wheelchair Accessible Beaches

La Jolla Shores San Diego Wheelchair

La Jolla Shores Beach

 Calle Frescota & Camino Del Oro

  • Manual beach chairs and power beach chairs are available here.
  • The beach access mat is north of the main lifeguard tower.
  • To make reservations or to get more information, please call (619) 221-8899.

Pacific Beach San Diego Wheelchair
Pacific Beach is next to Crystal Pier.

Pacific Beach

 Grand Ave & Mission Blvd

  • Manual and powered beach chairs are available here.
  • A beach access mat is south of the main lifeguard tower, which is south of the pier.
  • To make reservations or for more information, please call (619) 525-8247.

Mission Beach San Diego Wheelchair

Mission Beach

 Ventura Pl & Mission Blvd

  • Manual and powered beach chairs are available here.
  • A beach access mat is in front of the main lifeguard tower.
  • To make reservations or for more information, please call (619) 980-1876.

Ocean Beach San Diego Wheelchair

Ocean Beach

1946 Abbott St

  • Manual and power beach chairs are available here.
  • A beach access mat is in front of the main lifeguard tower.
  • To make reservations or to get more information, please call (619) 221-8899

Coronado Beach San Diego Wheelchair

Coronado Beach

 Ocean Blvd & Isabella Ave

  • Manual and powered beach chairs are available here.
  • To make reservations or for more information, please call (619) 522-7346

Silver Strand Beach San Diego Wheelchair

Silver Strand State Beach

 5000 CA-75, Coronado

  • Manual and powered beach chairs are available here.
  • To make reservations or to get more information, please call (619) 435-0126

 

Imperial Beach Beach Mats

Imperial Beach 

 10 Evergreen Ave

  • Manual and powered beach chairs are available here.
  • There are two beach access mats: one at Pier Plaza and the other at Dune’s Park.
  • To make reservations or for more information, please call (619) 685-7942

Additional San Diego Wheelchair Accessible Paved Pathways

Beginning Sea Wall Trail carlsbad San Diego

Carlsbad Sea Wall Trail

Tamarack State Beach

Over in Carlsbad, right on the coast, a small paved pathway parallel to the beach connects Robert Frazee State Beach to Tamarack State Beach. The walk is only 1.4 miles and is relatively easy, except for the slight decline of the path going down to the parking lot.

It should also be noted that there is a sidewalk on Carlsbad Blvd, which is parallel to the coast and connects the two beaches.

Mission Beach Boardwalk San Diego Wheelchair

Mission Beach Boardwalk

 West Mission Bay Drive

  • Here is a 2.3-mile paved boardwalk that connects Pacific Beach and Mission Beach.
  • The boardwalk is exceptionally narrow in Pacific Beach and much more extensive in Mission Beach.

Silver Strand Bike Path San Diego Wheelchair

Silver Strand Bike Path

  • Here there is a 7-mile bike path that connects Coronado to Imperial Beach. You may start at either city or midway at Silver Strand State Beach.

I hope this information on all of the San Diego wheelchair-accessible beaches has helped you to have an incredible adventure on the coast of San Diego!


 

 

18 Replies to “San Diego Wheelchair Accessible Beaches”

  1. This is great. I don’t currently need a wheelchair accessible beach, but I do have some friends who need one. I’ll send them over to this post!

    1. Thank you for the comment, Melinda! It was my pleasure researching and figuring out the best wheelchair accessible beaches for San Diego. Thank you for the referral, and I hope that they will find it helpful.

  2. This is a fantastic subject to write about – thank you for being so considerate.
    The details are great and it’s great there is access for everyone!

    All the best,
    Kelly

  3. Great read!

    It’s been too long since I have been down in San Diego.

    Good to know there are great wheelchair accessible areas down there. Wouldn’t want to miss any of the beautiful scenery!

    Brandon 🙂

  4. Thanks a lot for providing information about San Diego Wheelchair Accessible Beaches. All people should be able to enjoy a good day on the beach, and people in Wheelchairs are no exception, in fact, they may enjoy even more a day on the beach than a regular person. How much does a sand adapt wheelchair cost?

    1. Hi Ruben! I agree! All deserve to be able to enjoy the beach and the Ocean! I have no idea how much sand-adapted wheelchair would cost, that is something I will look into as soon as possible. Thank you for commenting!

  5. Thanks for this list. San Diego is a pretty great spot, and I would like to go there someday. You gave me some ideas here. Keep up the great work!

  6. After spending an entire day on the phone trying to find some way to rent some kind of powered beach wheelchair for my mother, so that she can go up to the ocean one last time for what we expect will be her last vacation, I found your blog and just cried. Thank you for all the work you put into this; it is amazing. There is a powered beach chair a tenth of a mile from where we are staying. She can use her regular scooter to that place and go to the beach many times during our stay. I am so grateful.

    1. Hi Cindy! I want to thank you, because you just made my day! I am so happy that you found the information helpful Please enjoy yourselves at the beach and send my love to your Mom! Thank you again for visiting and please come back again 🙂

  7. Thank you so much, Colleen! I’m disabled and am so thrilled to find out that I can get onto the beach again. I will use this information to plan my next vacation.

    1. Hi Jess. I am so happy that I was able to help you! At San Diego Beach Secrets, we want to make sure that everyone can enjoy what the beaches of San Diego have to offer. Have fun, and please share!

  8. Thank you!! We live here. My son is turning 15 in August and hasn’t really been to the beach much in a few years because he’s just too big to be carried down. We want to do his birthday at the beach this year. This information was amazing. Thank you again!

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