When first-time visitors imagine California, one of the first things that comes to mind is likely the beach. One might envision bathing suit-clad beachgoers strolling down sunny California boardwalks ...

From the surf waves of Malibu to the mist-gathering redwood forests of the Big Sur and the utopian land of lagoons and beaches that is the Point Reyes National Seashore, the California coast holds ...

Set across a vast geographic and Red/Blue-state divide, what do Florida and California have in common? A deep appreciation for clothing-optional recreation, according to a ranking of nudist beaches in ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KABC) -- How does your favorite beach rate? Heal the Bay released its annual Beach Report Card on Wednesday, ranking hundreds of beach locations in California. The organization ...

It’s a story of haves and have-nots. Some have more than they need and others have been stripped bare. We speak today not of California’s notorious wealth divide but of our beaches. A recently ...

California’s beaches have, on average, widened in the past four decades. Areas of severe beach erosion are offset by areas of dramatic beach expansion. Researchers used satellite data and newly ...

Los Angeles County has announced it would spend $5.1 million to restore and protect a number of beaches that have been disappearing at an alarming rate in part due to rising sea levels, according to a ...