Surfside Beach offers a laid back coastal experience away from Galveston’s bustle. Its open shoreline welcomes campers, ...

Trinidad, California might be the antidote to modern life you never knew you needed – a coastal sanctuary where time seems to slow to the rhythm of waves against ancient sea stacks.

Oswald West State Park makes that dream come true at Short Sand Beach. A half-mile walk through an enchanted forest leads to a perfect cove where surfers brave the waves year-round. The trail crosses ...

Its “long-exhausted” volcanoes are “speckled and stained” in “painterly” tones, from ochre and orange to sandy brown. Its ...