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This windswept stretch of California's coast is a camping sanctuary with ocean charm and dune paths

The Golden State has no shortage of amazing camping spots along its hundreds of miles of coastline. This state beach is one ...
WESH

Sand piles up as Volusia County prepares for beach restoration

YOU’LL DEFINITELY NEED THAT RAIN GEAR COMING UP. NEW AT FOUR. YOU MAY SEE A LOT MORE SAND ON VOLUSIA COUNTY BEACHES RIGHT NOW. THAT’S BECAUSE A MAJOR PROJECT IS UNDERWAY TO REBUILD THE COASTLINE. AS ...

Sand being relocated from Mout Baldy’s parking lot for beach nourishment

The parking lot at Mount Baldy will grow this year as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shaves the back of the dune to nourish ...
Yahoo

Fed by snowmelt, Medano Creek transforms the dunes into a sandy, inland "beach" every spring.

Medano Creek in Great Sand Dunes National Park in southern Colorado. Located in southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley, Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve is home to North America’s tallest sand ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Sand dunes return to South Carlsbad State Beach

Flower-speckled sand dunes have returned to South Carlsbad State Beach thanks to a successful restoration started a little more than two years ago. Wooden slats and fences were installed in various ...
Willamette Week

Plunge Into the Mind-Bending Landscape That Inspired the Novel “Dune”

The sand is hard at the water’s edge. South of Florence, on the Oregon Coast, you can walk the beach for miles and barely leave an imprint. Dig holes, build castles, turn somersaults, your meager ...
Wired

Sand and Deliver: We Raced Across Dunes to Find the Best Beach Wagon

The family beach day. Nothing but blue sky, crystal waters, and beaming smiles. Unless you’re the packhorse responsible for maneuvering a mountain of gear from the parking lot to the perfect spot on ...