Is it comfortable to sleep on sand?

Sand has a fairly high thermal mass and you will find that it has absorbed a fair bit of heat from your body overnight. I would still use a pad and you may find yourself camping off the beach proper. On the Olympic NP beaches you won't find that much sand and you will want protection from the wind, etc.



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