6 Best Stroller Wagons, Tested By Parents

Best for: Strolling the beach, rocky trails, and other rough terrain.

Why I like it: If you're an adventurous family who wants something top-of-the-line for hikes and beach jaunts, the wheels can handle sand and stones. It also has a large weight capacity: 250 pounds.

I recommend purchasing some of the add-on accessories, including the retractable canopy and the rain canopy. That does mean that the price starts to add up.

Testing notes: The Veer is compact and folds relatively flat. This wagon can be gate-checked at the airport like a regular stroller, and we had a parent confirm that.

If you have a baby, you can use this with a car seat adapter (available for seven different popular brands) or in bassinet mode. For older kids, it's easy to pop in the snack tray.

Other versions: The Cruiser XL features four seats.

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Best for: Taking four toddlers, or seating two with lots of room.

Why I like it: This folds more easily than most, key if you have young kids and not a lot of time to fuss. But mostly it's great for fitting four kids for less than the cost of other quad stroller wagons.

The Voya can not hold a car seat so it is for babies starting at 6 months, and ideal for toddlers and preschoolers.

Testing notes: Our tester families loved it. "The adjustable handles make it easy for my husband and I to switch who uses it," one parent wrote.

Another said that Radio Flyer solved a few pain points. "I love that the parent caddy stays upright when you fold the handle. The parent cupholders are great and not in the way when maneuvering through tight spaces, and it folds up very easily."

This does take some assembly though. While at least one tester told us it was "easy," another wrote, "Putting it together was a bit more intricate than it needed to be."

Other versions: The Voya comes in 2- and 4-seat versions, and with high or low sides. We tested the 4-seat, high-sides version, but you could get 2 Seats, High Sides, 2 Seats, Low Sides, or 4 Seats, Low Sides and those are each under $500.

Best for: Fitting a wagon your vehicle to get where you're going.

Why I like it: The Pivot Xplore is compact for a stroller wagon, suitable for taking on road trips. (It folds, very roughly, to about 2' x 2' x 3'.) Because of its reasonable size, moving the Pivot Xplore around is similar a regular stroller—it's easier than many wagons to steer and turn.

Flip the handle over to go from pushing to pulling, whichever is easier for the terrain you're on.

Testing notes: Some interior storage space had to be sacrificed to keep the footprint small, but added storage baskets attached to the exterior help contain all your kids' essentials. Two individual canopies offer shade for each kid. Each kid gets a snack tray and drink holder, too.

Parts of the body are mesh, so if rain gets inside, it can drain out. You can add a car seat adapter to bring an infant, but it is only compatible with Evenflo car seats.

Other versions: Two other colors may cost a bit less, the black and the green.

Best for: Getting everything you need right out of the box.

Why I like it: Jeep's stroller wagon comes with a car seat adaptor that works with many Graco, Evenflo, Britax, and Chicco infant car seats, making this suitable from birth for many families. It's also sold with a detachable cooler bag, large storage pouches, and a parent cupholder (in the newest version I saw, the cupholder can hold a Stanley).

The two handles adjust to any of five angles, allowing you to push or pull from either side. A roll-down canopy can provide full sun protection.

Testing notes: The inside of the wagon is spacious and the full canopy does a good job of keeping little ones in the shade. It can handle most terrain, but for something like sand, you'll need to lift the front end and pull it through the sand on the larger rear wheels.

Other versions: Take four kids in the Delta Children Jeep Wrangler Deluxe 4-Seater.