Abstract: There is provided a beach mat comprising a generally rectangular sheet of a flexible material which can be folded into a bag for carrying beach clothes. The rectangular sheet has secured along an obverse face thereof a substantially continuous loop of flexible material sewn along two substantially parallel portions of its length over a substantially central portion of the sheet. A free standing loop extends from each end of the sewn down portions, one loop portion extending beyond a first end of the sheet. Flexible fastening means are secured to the reverse face of the sheet along one edge thereof and second, mating flexible fastening means are connected to the obverse face of the sheet at a location of approximately one-third the distance from the second edge towards the first edge.