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Originally Posted by klinton
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In general all ocean beaches, in almost every state in the USA, must have public access. There are no legal 100% private ocean beaches. The theory is based upon the "Public Trust Doctrine". You can read California's Public Truist Doctrine here:
http://www.slc.ca.gov/About_The_CSLC...t_Doctrine.pdf
However, in practice, there have been many property owners who tried to make their backyard or front yard (which happens to be a beach) private by closing off pathways, putting up fences/gates/no trespassing signs, or just simply making the path way from the road to the beach very obscure and hard to find. This happens a lot around Malibu and Santa Barbara. And it doesn't seem like law enforcement is quick to reprimand those home owners.