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Beach information for the disabled
Beachwheels®
You can enjoy Volusia County beaches even when you travel in a wheelchair! If you cannot walk or your car has a handicapped ID, ask
any Beach Patrol member for a Beachwheels wheel chair. Beachwheels are designed for safe, comfortable travel in surf and soft sand.
Beachwheels are available free at the Volusia County Lifeguard stations: Cardinal Boulevard, Ormond Beach; Main Street, Daytona Beach; south of Browning Avenue, Daytona Beach Shores; Dunlawton Avenue, Daytona Beach Shores; Lighthouse Point Park, Ponce Inlet and Flagler Avenue, New Smyrna Beach.
Borrowers are expected to comply with all regulations. Beachwheels must be returned within the specified time and an able-bodied attendant must remain with the Beachwheels passenger at all times in the water.
A fishing pole holder is available for surf fishing.
Vehicles with a handicapped ID also are admitted to the beach free.
Handicap parking
Physically challenged beach patrons displaying a handicap insignia in their vehicles will be permitted to park adjacent to the east side of the established traffic lanes.
Conditions
East side parking is allowed only when tides permit.
Vehicles must display clearly a "handicap parking only" sign in a window facing the traffic lane. Signs may be picked up and returned at any Lifeguard Station or Beach Patrol vehicle.
Due to extreme congestion, east side parking is not to be permitted in these areas: from the Silver Beach approach to the University Beach approach in Daytona Beach and from Crawford Avenue approach to the 3rd Avenue approach in New Smyrna Beach.
"Handicap Parking Only" spaces are provided at all Lifeguard stations with the exception of the North County Lifeguard Station at 1665 Ocean Shore Boulevard (Roberta Road Cross Street) in north Ormond Beach.
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Volusia County Government
