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Beach Chair Program

at Missouri State Parks

Missouri State Parks strives to provide accessible outdoor recreation for all. The beach chair is a beach wheelchair that floats thanks to its wheels and armrests. Beach chairs can help visitors will limited mobility the opportunity to access designated swim areas that may not be suitable for traditional wheelchairs. Missouri State Parks currently has 18 beach chairs in place across the state.

User Information

  • Use of a beach chair is free and available on a first-come, first-served basis, during normal beach hours.
  • Visitors should contact the park office or designated location to check out a beach chair.
  • Park staff is not permitted to assist in transferring a person into or out of a beach chair or in pushing the beach chair with a person in the chair.
  • Beach chairs must be checked out by an adult, 18 years of age or older.
  • The prospective chair user, or a responsible adult, must present a valid photo ID and a completed Beach Chair Program User Agreement at the time of checkout.
  • A responsible adult, age 18 years or older, must always accompany the beach chair user.
  • The weight limit for those using the beach chair is 253 pounds.
  • It is recommended that a Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device be worn at all times while using the beach chair.
  • Avoid using the beach chair in adverse weather and other poor conditions.

The beach chair is available for use at the following facilities:

Park Beach(es)
Cuivre River State Park, Troy Swimming beach
Finger Lakes State Park, Columbia Swimming beach
Lake of the Ozarks State Park, Kaiser Grand Glaize Beach
Public Beach #1
Lake Wappapello State Park, Williamsville Swimming beach
Long Branch State Park, Macon Swimming beach
Pomme de Terre State Park, Hermitage Hermitage Beach
Pittsburg Beach
St. Joe State Park, Park Hills Monsanto Lake Beach
Pim Lake Beach
Stockton State Park, Dadeville Swimming beach
Thousand Hills State Park, Kirksville  Swimming beach
Trail of Tears State Park, Jackson Swimming beach
Harry S Truman State Park, Warsaw Campground beach
Day-use beach
Mark Twain State Park, Florida Swimming beach
Wakonda State Park, La Grange Swimming beach
Watkins Mill State Park, Lawson Swimming beach