There’s a particular kind of magic in standing on sand that feels like an entirely different world, with grains of volcanic history beneath your feet, the waves echoing like ancient rhythms, and the ...

Gwen Pratesi is an avid travel adventurer and beachgoer who lives less than a mile from the ocean in Amelia Island, Florida.

Oceanside is one of the most consistently surfable stretches of coastline in California. Its three-plus miles of beachbreak are open to nearly all swell directions, year-round. But over the past ...

A hidden Maine beach with powdery sand, calm water, and Midcoast charm proves the rocky coast still has a few soft surprises.

This is the third installment in Bring Back Our Beaches’ three-part introductory series, in partnership with Surfline, on coastal infrastructure and sand management. Part one explored San Clemente’s ...