If you live near a beach, chances are you and your kids have hauled sloshing buckets of seawater to build sandcastles. While visions of turrets, moats, and intricate brickwork might feel out of reach, ...

It's fun to take your kids to the beach, but keep an eye out for deep holes that could bury them. Juan Silva/Photodisc via Getty Images While millions of Americans vacation on beaches every year to ...

A shot of last year's Cannon Beach Sandcastle Contest. Since 1964, Cannon Beach has hosted one of the largest sandcastle building competitions on the West Coast. This year, the Cannon Beach Sandcastle ...

Even without the massive, multi-ton intricate sculptures that Imperial Beach made famous for years, the allure of sandcastles remains as constant as the tide. Thousands of people flocked to the most ...

THE SANDS OF TIME: It isn't too hard to connect grains of sand to the concept of time; after all, hourglasses are filled with the good and grainy stuff. Still, one must show a bit of grit when it ...

Here's a look at some of the events taking place across our Central Coast communities this weekend, from Friday, June 14th through Sunday, June 16th. It is time to celebrate music and the joys of ...

The annual sandcastle competition at South Beach State Park, south of Newport, will return Aug. 24. The competition will be from 10 a.m. to noon and is free to competitors and spectators. Competitors ...

NEWPORT, Ore. (KATU) — The annualSandcastle Competition returns this year to South Beach State Park. Officials say this is a free family-friendly event. This event has been a South Beach State Park ...

While some families may have still been lingering at their breakfast table Saturday morning, others were digging up some fun at the annual Balboa Island Family Sandcastle Contest, a two-hour ...

Shark Beach isn’t just a clever name. It’s a destination covered in 900 tons of sand on East Farm-to-Market Road 1151, where families eat burgers, play games and dance barefoot under the stars, all in ...

Since 1964, Cannon Beach has hosted one of the largest sandcastle building competitions on the West Coast. This year, the Cannon Beach Sandcastle Contest returns on June 15 with a variety of events ...