Even the most saltwater-loving, boogie-boarding, toes-in-the-sand beach buffs among us want to keep sand where it belongs: by the shoreline and not trailed into our cars, trunks, beach bags, and home ...

If you're an avid beach-goer, you likely have a favorite place to park your beach chair and catch some rays. And even if you only make a few day trips each summer, we bet you throw your beach towel or ...

When the fog lifts and San Francisco's mild climate turns hot and balmy, I often take my 2-year-old to Ocean Beach. We always spread our towels in the same spot that's just below the parking lot at ...

One of the biggest problems during a beach outing is not the heat or the salty breeze, but the sand that somehow finds its way into everything we carry. It slips into bags, clings to towels, sticks to ...