national seashore
noun
: a recreational area adjacent to a seacoast and maintained by the federal government
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Shorelines change rapidly along the 75 miles of beach included within the national seashore, the park service wrote in a report to Congress in late 2024.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Where to stay: Campgrounds in the state park and national seashore
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Beach Vacations Many of our favorite beaches are national seashores, like Canaveral in Florida, Cape Cod in Massachusetts, and Point Reyes in California; or lakeshores, like the many along the Great Lakes.
—Cassidy Randall, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The national seashore is a hot spot for birding, with 380 different species reported, thanks to the island’s location on a major migration route.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2025
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Where to stay: Campgrounds in the state park and national seashore
The-CNN-Wire
™ & © 2025 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025
Beach Vacations Many of our favorite beaches are national seashores, like Canaveral in Florida, Cape Cod in Massachusetts, and Point Reyes in California; or lakeshores, like the many along the Great Lakes.
—Cassidy Randall, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The national seashore is a hot spot for birding, with 380 different species reported, thanks to the island’s location on a major migration route.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2025
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