(Coastal Living)-- Whether scaling a mountain or rounding a bend, nothing beats the sight of water from a hiking trail. Shore to shore, here are great spots for hitting the trail and seeing the coast.

Typical beach vacations involve lazing around in the sunshine, catching up on a stack of novels, and zig-zagging through crowds of half-naked strangers as you make your way to the waves.

Olympic National Park's Second Beach offers serene coastal views and plentiful tide pools. Getting to the remote beaches of Dry Tortugas National Park is part of the adventure since you have to ...

If the idea of falling asleep to the sound of waves lapping the shore under a sky scattered with stars, casting for fish in crystal-clear water while watching the sunrise or paddling through ...

Across California are stunning destinations for campers, from the desert-scape of Joshua Tree National Park to the vast Sierra National Forest. Yet five places in California were named the ...