This Brilliant Beach Chair Allows You to Read on the Beach Without Neck Pain

We updated this article in August 2022 to ensure all picks selected by the Good Housekeeping Institute were in stock, available and correctly priced.

No beach experience is complete without a great beach chair. But when you're also toting around a beach bag stocked with sunscreen and beach towels, plus other gear like beach umbrellas, you want your haul to be light and breezy. Fortunately, we've found the best beach chairs that are worth the trip.

Our Good Housekeeping Institute textiles experts rounded up beach chairs with a range of features like multiple position recline for tanning and back pain relief, backpack straps for portability and adjustable canopies for extra sun protection. We sent several beach chairs to our panel of GH consumer testers to try out in real life: They tested for comfortability, how easy it was to carry, how it held up and how it suited their needs. When it comes to shopping for beach chairs, our pros recommend considering the chair's height: Some people prefer being low to the sand, but if you're older or have bad knees, tall beach chairs are easier to get out of. You'll also want to consider weight capacity. Most beach chairs will support up to 250 pounds on average, but there are camping and beach chairs that claim to support up to 500 pounds.

Our top picks:

See below for the 9 best beach chairs of 2022 for every beach-goer and camper, including Lab-tested picks and highly reviewed brands vetted by our product experts.