Wheelchair Access
Myrtle Beach has a number of beach-going wheelchairs available for use at no cost on first-come, first-served basis. The chairs are equipped with balloon tires and safety belts for people with disabilities.
69th Avenue North
54th Avenue North
24th Avenue North
15th Avenue North
12th Avenue North
Second Avenue North
Third Avenue South
Eighth Avenue South
20th Avenue South
- To acquire the use of one of these wheelchairs from April 15 through September 15, contact the nearest lifeguard stand or police dispatch at 843-918-1382. Visitors will be directed to the nearest wheelchair box at the beach accesses listed below. Either a lifeguard supervisor or a Beach Patrol officer will unlock the box and make the chair available. Chairs are issued on a first-come, first-served basis for an hour at a time during this period and must be signed out at the box. Please bring a form of identification with you to leave with officials while you are using the chair. In addition, you are responsible for checking back in after the hour is up to see if anyone is waiting to use the chair. If no one is waiting, you may continue to use the chair for another hour. When finished with the chair, please contact the nearest lifeguard or dispatch, and someone will meet you at the box to sign in the chair. Wheelchairs are not available after 5:00 p.m. Note also that all chairs may be in use at some times. Here's the list of wheelchair boxes:
69th Avenue North
54th Avenue North
24th Avenue North
15th Avenue North
12th Avenue North
Second Avenue North
Third Avenue South
Eighth Avenue South
20th Avenue South
- From September 15 to April 15, call police dispatch at 843-918-1382 to arrange for use of a chair for up to one week. We will bring the chair to your residence or hotel lobby during the fall and winter months. Use of the chairs is free, but we do require a photo identification.
Parking and Parking Meters
In South Carolina, any vehicle displaying a valid handicapped, Purple Heart, Disabled American Veterans or Medal of Honor license tag, or a valid and official handicapped hang tag, may park for free at any public-operated parking meter. If your vehicle displays one of these, then you do not have to pay a municipal parking meter anywhere in South Carolina. Of course, city buildings have designated handicapped parking spaces.
Accessible Beach Access Points
Myrtle Beach has 42 public beach access points (street ends, parks and other access points) that are accessible in varying degrees to people with physical disabilities. Here is the list of those public locations, from south to north.
- 29th Avenue South (fully accessible)
- 24th Avenue South (partially accessible)
- 23rd Avenue South (partially accessible)
- Hurl Rock Park at 20th Avenue South (fully accessible)
- 19th Avenue South (partially accessible)
- 17th Avenue South (partially accessible)
- 16th Avenue South (partially accessible, has step at beach end)
- 15th Avenue South (fully accessible)
- 12th Avenue South (fully accessible)
- 11th Avenue South (partially accessible)
- Ninth Avenue South (fully accessible)
- Seventh Avenue South (partially accessible)
- Third Avenue South (fully accessible)
- First Avenue North (fully accessible)
- Second Avenue North (fully accessible)
- Fourth Avenue North (fully accessible)
- Seventh Avenue North (fully accessible)
- Ninth Avenue North, north side of Plyler Park (fully accessible)
- 11th Avenue North (fully accessible)
- 13th Avenue North (fully accessible)
- 1600 North Ocean Boulevard (fully accessible)
- 1708 North Ocean Boulevard (partially accessible)
- 1802 North Ocean Boulevard (fully accessible)
- Anderson Park at 20th Avenue North (fully accessible)
- 2104 North Ocean Boulevard (partially accessible)
- 2302 North Ocean Boulevard (partially accessible)
- 25th Avenue North (fully accessible)
- 2504 North Ocean Boulevard (partially accessible)
- 31st Avenue North (fully accessible)
- 34th Avenue North (partially accessible, has steps at beach end)
- 38th Avenue North (fully accessible)
- 41st Avenue North (fully accessible)
- 44th Avenue North (partially accessible)
- 47th Avenue North (partially accessible)
- 48th Avenue North (fully accessible)
- 51st Avenue North (partially accessible)
- 53rd Avenue North (fully accessible)
- Gardens by the Sea, 5400 North Ocean Boulevard (fully accessible)
- Seaside Place (fully accessible)
- 64th Avenue North (fully accessible)
- 65th Avenue North (partially accessible)
- 66th Avenue North (partially accessible, has steps at beach end)
- 69th Avenue North (partially accessible, has steps at beach end)
- 70th Avenue North (fully accessible)
- 75th Avenue North (partially accessible)
- 76th Avenue North (partially accessible, has steps at beach end)