These accessible Ontario Parks are offering beach mats this summer

Ontario Parks welcomes all to enjoy its facilities, offering a barrier-free experience – especially on its beaches. There are a number of its park beaches with beach mats that allow accessibility for visitors on wheelchairs. We’ve compiled a list of Ontario Parks with this feature and here’s what we found.

From beach access to trail accessibility, Ontario Parks makes an effort to permit visitors to take part in the activities that they love. Some parks offer all-terrain wheelchairs, waterwheel chairs, and a Mobi Water Chair.

When it comes to its sandy shores and beaches, Mobi-Mats are rolled out to create a smooth surface for wheelchairs, strollers, and walkers to get from parking areas to the sand.

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According to Ontario Parks, they are installed in about 19 of its parks each spring and then removed in the fall.

Here’s a list of Ontario Parks with beach mats:

• Algonquin Provincial Park – Beach accessibility mat (Mobi mat), All-Terrain Wheelchairs, Waterwheels Chair
• Awenda Provincial Park – Beach accessibility mat (Mobi mat), All-Terrain Wheelchairs
• Blue Lake Provincial Park – Beach accessibility mat (Mobi mat), Waterwheels Chair
• Bonnechere Provincial Park – Beach accessibility mat (Mobi mat), Waterwheels Chair
• Darlington Provincial Park – Beach accessibility mat (Mobi mat), Mobi Water Chair
• Killbear Provincial Park – Beach accessibility mat (Mobi mat), All-Terrain Wheelchairs, Mobi Water Chair
• Mara Provincial Park – Beach accessibility mat (Mobi mat), Waterwheels Chair
• Mikisew Provincial Park – Beach accessibility mat (Mobi mat), Waterwheels Chair
• North Beach Provincial Park – Beach accessibility mat (Mobi mat), Mobi Water Chair
• Pancake Bay Provincial Park – Mobi Water Chair, Waterwheels Chair, Beach accessibility mat (Mobi mat)
• Point Farms Provincial Park – Beach accessibility mat (Mobi mat)
• Port Burwell Provincial Park – Beach accessibility mat (Mobi mat), All-Terrain Wheelchairs, Waterwheels Chair
• Presqu’ile Provincial Park – Beach accessibility mat (Mobi mat), All-Terrain Wheelchairs
• Restoule Provincial Park – Beach accessibility mat (Mobi mat), Waterwheels Chair
• Rondeau Provincial Park – Beach accessibility mat (Mobi mat), All-Terrain Wheelchairs, Mobi Water Chair, Waterwheels Chair
• Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park – Mobi Water Chair, Beach accessibility mat (Mobi mat)
• Sandbanks Provincial Park – All-Terrain Wheelchairs, Beach accessibility mat (Mobi mat), Mobi Water Chair
• Turkey Point Provincial Park – Beach accessibility mat (Mobi mat), Waterwheels Chair
• Wasaga Beach Provincial Park – Beach accessibility mat (Mobi mat), All-Terrain Wheelchairs, Waterwheels Chair

Overall, when it comes to accessibility features, it is important to note that though many parks do not require a deposit to use/rent their accessibility equipment, some parks charge a refundable deposit of between $100 to $500.

As always, visitors are asked to contact the parks before their visit to confirm the availability of services, facilities, and rentals if needed.

Make the most of this summer and head to these Ontario Parks – you know you’ll want to.