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Sand Masters Favorite Beaches

We asked the <i>Sand Masters</i> crew what their favorite beaches were for summer. Here are their picks for some of the top seaside locations.

"Sun Bay in Vieques, Puerto Rico" - Kirk Rademaker

"Drakes Beach in Point Reyes, California" - Kirk Rademaker

"Stinson Beach in Northern California" - Kirk Rademaker

"Carmel, CA" - Rusty Croft

"Tulum, Mexico" -Rusty Croft

"Santa Cruz, CA" - Rusty Croft

"Simpson Bay, St. Maarten" - Rusty Croft

"Stocking Island (Great Exuma, Bahamas)" - Andy Gertler

"Jones Beach (Wantagh, NY)" - Andy Gertler

"Sea Cliff Beach (Sea Cliff, NY)" - Andy Gertler

"Cape May, New Jersey" - Matt Long

"Long Beach, Long Island" - Matt Long

"Siesta Key, Florida" - Matt Long

"Kahana Bay, Oahu HI" - Sue McGrew

"Almost the entire Oregon coast!" - Sue McGrew

"Dash Point State Park, Federal Way, WA" - Sue McGrew

" 'Cranberry Beach', North Coast- Santa Cruz, CA" - Morgan Rudluff

"Harbor Beach, Santa Cruz, CA. Most beaches are excellent. Beauty is a plus. Awesome sand is a plus. But ... you've gotta make a beach your own for it to be the best. Be there. Play there. Build memories. Only then can it be a favorite beach. Any beach can be the best beach in the world." - Morgan Rudluff

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