Recreation

In 2019, a woman filed a lawsuit against the city of Newport after she fell on a trail. Some coastal towns are now closing trails to avoid similar lawsuits.

Tillamook County has closed two beach access points in Oceanside and Rockaway Beach’s City Council will consider temporarily closing all beach accesses in their city at their January council meeting.

For years, South Anchorage residents have used informal trails that run through the undeveloped area — land also critical to Potter Marsh’s thriving wildlife habitat.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Maui teen competing in the Haleiwa Pro is going viral for a memorable surf session last week — in which he caught a giant wave at Maui’s Peahi surf break. “Baby Steve” Roberson is just 15 years old.

It is robust, concrete, utilitarian and looks like it came out of a sci-fi film, yet already this tower has won a number of awards, shortlisted for a global prize in Portugal.

When the rent is too damn high

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has unanimously voted to develop a coastal resiliency strategy as sea levels continue to rise worldwide.

Sebastian Steudtner already holds the world record for the largest wave ever surfed, but as the giant wave season begins, the German is looking to science and technology to chase a new high.

When word got around that Orange Beach boat "Best Trait" was headed to Orange Beach Marina with a huge blue marlin on board, a crowd quickly gathered at the marina to watch the weigh-in.

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) — Walton County Sheriff’s officials have released a standard operating procedure for enforcing public and private beach accesses.

WAKEFIELD, R.I. — Shoreline access made big waves earlier this year when lawmakers widened the public access corridor allowable under state law, but the bill only tackled part of the issue of getting to the beach.

The tourism minister said that the Shack Policy, which was recently passed by the cabinet, also intends to address the challenge of illegal hawking and vending on the beaches.

A Jersey Shore landowners association is asking a state judge to intervene and allow it to continue restricting beach access in Ocean Grove on Sunday mornings in a summer tradition tied to the community’s Christian roots.

Thou shalt not set foot on our sand! A Jersey Shore group that has been issued violations for banning people from the beach in Ocean Grove on Sunday mornings is suing to maintain the restriction, according to a report.

The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission has voted to allow beach driving to continue in fall, winter, and spring at one access point in Lincoln City and to prohibit it year-round at the other starting Oct. 1 due to ongoing safety issues.

The state Department of Environmental Protection says the closures are a violation of state laws governing coastal use permits.

On the afternoon of Sept. 1, Cape Hatteras National Seashore temporarily closed a stretch of beach between the Buxton Beach Access and the area of the Buxton jetties after substantial post-storm beach erosion was observed and reports of a strong smell of fuel were received from visitors.

The toxic algal blooms can cause respiratory and sinus irritation in humans, according to park officials.

A dead body was found in the jaws of a huge alligator in Florida on Friday. The body has been identified as Sabrina Peckham, 41, who was previously caught trespassing onto nearby wetland.

Jenkinson's has been warned by the state to reopen access to the beach in Point Pleasant Beach after closing all entrance points last week.

“We want to promote the connection between Portugal and California through surfing”

Facebook group is leading the charge for access to the beach

Beachgoers in Seaside Heights who enter the ocean when no lifeguard is on duty, or when there are red flag conditions prohibiting swimming, are being put on notice they could face police summonses, the borough’s mayor said Thursday.

The skies were sunny Tuesday, with a moderate breeze of about 10 m.p.h. and temperatures in the 80s. The beach in Point Pleasant Beach, however, was fully devoid of – anybody.