Dave,

Please forgive my ignorance, but what are the laws regarding beach access in the US? The laws are Federal or State? Or are they just regulations? How can someone have the right to restrict access to a beach? Just by owing beachfront property?

After so many summers spent almost entirely on the beach, the concept of a "restricted beach access" seems so anti-democratic... In most or all South American countries the beaches are Federal or Navy property, and it is ilegal to restrict access. And this law IS enforced.

Maybe a similar legislation could also work in the US? Anyway, it is an idea worth fighting for.

Luiz