Editor's Choice
Selling fast this weekBeach Bags
Oversized Woven Straw Beach Tote
4.8(3,421)
Holds two towels, a 32oz bottle and sunscreen without losing its shape. Sand shakes straight out of the open weave.
$38 – $52View on Amazon
Category
Beach Essentials
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Showing 6 of 9 tested products
Best Value
Beach Towels
Sand-Free Quick-Dry Turkish Towel
4.7(8,917)
Dries in under 20 minutes, folds down smaller than a paperback and never drags sand into the car.
$24 – $34View on Amazon
Staff Pick
Low stock in sand beigeBeach Chairs
Low-Profile Backpack Beach Chair
4.6(5,140)
Five recline positions, padded backpack straps and rustproof frame — the chair that survives a full season of salt air.
$69 – $89View on Amazon
Beach Umbrellas
UPF 50+ Wind-Vented Beach Umbrella
4.5(2,288)
Double-vented canopy and sand anchor keep it planted in 25 mph gusts while blocking 98% of UV.
$54 – $72View on Amazon
Editor's Choice
Peak-season priceCoolers
48-Hour Ice Retention Rolling Cooler
4.9(6,702)
Keeps ice solid through a two-day trip, rolls over soft sand on oversized wheels and doubles as a bench.
$129 – $189View on Amazon
Reef Safe
Sunscreen
Reef-Safe Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50
4.7(11,940)
Non-nano zinc, no white cast, water resistant for 80 minutes and legal in Hawaii and Australia's reef zones.
$16 – $22View on Amazon
Buying guide
How we test beach gear
Salt-water soak, 48-hour ice tests, 25 mph wind trials and a full season of family use. Nothing gets ranked from a product page.