ShoreLeave North, South, East, or West: National Seashores offer year-round fun
By Dave G. Houser
For most of us, there’s no better day than one spent visiting the seashore. Our nation is embraced by nearly 12,000 miles of coastal shoreline, so we Americans are truly fortunate. The U.S. Congress designated some of the nation’s most important and least developed coastal areas as national seashores, based upon natural, cultural, and recreational attributes. Responsibility for preserving and protecting them falls to the National Park Service (NPS) that administers ten national seashores gracing the coastlines of ten states. While no written description or static image can match the experience of a live visit, here’s a summary of each of America’s national seashores. Seashores are listed from west to east.
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