Visitors to one of the most gorgeous Southern California beach towns will soon be paying a whole lot more in order to park so ...

Ventura is one of the great West Coast beach towns.

The Central Coast is full of gems, but this is one of the prettiest.

Palm Springs isn't a beach town, but it's within a few hours drive of some of the top destinations in the country.

A popular surfing beach near San Francisco is seeing its parking lots filled not with surfers or tourists but with RVs — and ...

California’s coastline is a playground for those who love the ocean, whether you’re a seasoned surfer looking for the perfect wave or a traveler eager to explore breathtaking seaside vistas. The ...

As temperatures rise across the Southland, droves of people will hit the beach in search of a reprieve — but you might want to think twice before taking a dip near one of the region’s most famous ...

Two new studies from researchers at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography provide encouraging news about California's beaches at both local and statewide scales. The San Diego County ...

A breathtaking stretch of Bay Area coastline known for decades as a place where beachgoers could enjoy the beauty of the ...

Singers and scribes have waxed poetic for decades about the best beaches in California, in love with the wild coastlines, endless sky, and ever-present sunshine. As any self-professed beach aficionado ...

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 ...