The invention relates to a beach maintenance and cleaning vehicle (10) for cleaning the beach (2) with a vehicle frame (12) and vehicle wheels (14), with a receiving container (20) for receiving contaminants (6), and with a conveying and separating device (30) for raising up the underlying surface (2) and for separating contaminants (6) out of this underlying surface and for conveying the contaminants (6) into the receiving container (20), the conveying and separating device (30) having a pick-up (32) which is arranged and formed in such a way that it comes into contact with the underlying surface (2) while the beach maintenance and cleaning vehicle (10) is driving and raises up parts of said underlying surface (2), and a screen belt (36) which is moved relative to the vehicle frame (12). There is provision according to the invention for the conveying and separating device (30) to have a comminutor (34) which is arranged between the pick-up (32) and the screen belt (36) and is configured for breaking up sand lumps (4) of the received underlying surface. The use, in particular, for damp/wet sand and/or in the case of great penetration depths of the pick-up.