Students in Gulf Shores traded the classroom for the coast Thursday for a hands on lesson planting sea oats and grasses that ...

At Island Beach State Park ... with wildlife. The dunes are dominated by hardy plants like beach plum, heather, and bayberry. And interestingly, these species hold the sand in place and prevent ...

You can visit Huntington State Beach between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. daily. There is no entrance fee, but a $15 fee applies to park in the ... you need a break from the sand and sea, cycle along ...

If you're dreaming of warmer weather, check out these seaside spots, from Kiawah Island in South Carolina to Kā'anapali Beach ...

Sand Beach in Acadia National Park in Maine ... including a mini-golf station. Kohler-Andrae State Park in Wisconsin has dunes, clear blue water, and over 2 miles of sandy beaches.

For brunch, there's 60-year-old Myrtle Beach mainstay the Sea Captain's House, a 1930s home with a grassy lawn that backs up to the sand ... south to Huntington Beach State Park.

“Tahquamenon Falls State Park encompasses nearly 50,000 ... It was bizarre to be hiking on desert-not-beach sand, but seeing water accompanied by polar-wind gusts. 70K plus acres made up the greater ...

Muskegon State Park is home to some of the most impressive dunes on this side of the Sahara. These aren’t your run-of-the-mill sand piles – oh no. Meet the park’s tiniest sunbather. This little guy’s ...

Outdoors: When driving on the beach, never park atop areas with soft sand or vegetation ... Never walk on beach dunes—the zone is a vital buffer against beach erosion and an important habitat ...

Should you decide to make the trek, you'll be rewarded with memorable desert landscapes, including walkable sand dunes ... State Park, which receives praise for its beautiful setting between ...