Jason - The Equinox ground balances in all modes. It only needs to GB down to salt for the saltwater wet sand. The Park mode will work fine in the dry sand just like it will in a park, school, yard, ghost town, railroad siding, field, fresh water beach wet & dry, and your backyard. Want to use single frequency? Put it in Park or Field mode, GB and go hunt. Want to hunt saltwater wet sand? put it in Beach mode so it can GB down to salt. Pretty easy Huh?