Sand Dollar Island and surrounding sand bars are the only places Chris Mojica, of Raleigh, and his family have searched for and managed to find the little shell-like skeletons.

Sand dollars live on the sandy ocean floor just past the intertidal zone or low tide line out into deep water. At Hampton Beach, you will find the live sand dollars just off the beach at the sand bar.

Sand Dollar Beach is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Access and fees. It costs $10 to park your car. If you're driving south on Highway 1, turn right when you see the "Los Padres National Forest ...