The California Coastal Commission has voted to phase out off-road vehicle use at Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area within the next three years. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) The ...

California State Parks has been tasked with finding a way to make a naturally dusty area — Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area — less dusty. Now, recent data collected from last year — when ...

The California Department of Parks and Recreation has known for decades that off-road vehicle activity at its park on the Oceano Dunes contributes to a plume of dust that’s a health risk to downwind ...

Supporters say the decision was long-awaited and will benefit the sensitive dune ecosystem. But critics say that the decision will disrupt decades-old family traditions of visiting the Oceano Dunes ...

It's been a little more than two weeks since the California Coastal Commission voted to phase out off-highway vehicles (OHV) at the Oceano Dunes within the next three years. A couple of nonprofit ...

Off-roaders like Serra Dellavalle travel hundreds of miles to visit the Oceano Dunes. “It’s a beautiful view,” described Dellavalle, who traveled from Buena Park in northern Orange County. “It feels ...

The Oceano Dunes are something like a massive natural sandbox, perfect for adventuring all day. The rolling hills of white sand overlook the ocean and offer a sense of tranquility away from the large ...

Meanwhile, harmful particulate matter continues to drift across the Nipomo Mesa from the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area at levels that violate the state’s own air quality standards, put ...

A decision in March by the California Coastal Commission prohibits off-highway vehicles at Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area by 2024. The Oceano Dunes, which is managed by California State ...