The Best Pop-Up Beach Tents and Baby Beach Tents

So this looks...weird. Sure it does. But it covers up to seven people. It weighs just five pounds. And to keep it in place, you simply fill the corner anchors with sand or rocks. It's the ultimate in portability.

Because sipping lukewarm beers on the beach just plain sucks. You hold this tent up, toss it, and it pops open. Is it fancy? No. But it will protect you from the sun's rays while you and a buddy toss back a drink, eat a sandwich, and read a book. It folds flat into a disc when you're done, and it weighs just five pounds.

One of the easiest tents to both set up and take down, this one is made of UV-resistant ripstop polyester fabric with a UPF 50+ rating. It has three nylon pockets that can be filled with sand to keep the tent in place. You can hang the floor extension over the front of the tent for privacy, and the screen windows with privacy panels roll down for ventilation. You open it as you would an umbrella.

If bugs are the bane of your existence, this is the tent of your dreams. It's designed specifically to keep out mosquitos and other critters, thanks to its mesh walls. It has a bottom drape that basically seals up any openings. Because this tent weighs 20 pounds, it's definitely not something you haul around. The floor area is 100 square feet in diameter.

Think of this as the Tesla of kiddie tents. To open it, you just ... pop it open. And it folds down just as fast. It comes fully assembled, is made from water-resistant polyester with mesh sides and roof, and has a removable UPF 50 cover. It's roomy enough for three kids, and weighs just seven pounds, by far one of the lightest ones on the market and so easy to tote around from the house to the car to the beach and back. The height limit is 35 inches.