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Originally Posted by bmcgowan13
Wait.What? They charge for beach access?
Florida Statue guarantees you access  1) “Access” or “public access” as used in ss. 161.041, 161.052, and 161.053 means the public’s right to laterally traverse the sandy beaches of this state where such access exists on or after July 1, 1987, or where the public has established an accessway through private lands to lands seaward of the mean high tide or water line by prescription, prescriptive easement, or any other legal means, development or construction shall not interfere with such right of public access unless a comparable alternative accessway is provided.
Is it a State or County Park that is charging you? At Daytona and New Smyrna we have never been charged to walk onto the beach--only fees to park our car away from the beach. I understand having to pay to park on private property near the beach (market rate) and modest fees for state or county parks to pay for lifeguards, beach grooming and trash control.
Are they charging access for you to walk onto a public beach?
The country/state parks I have been to charge less than $4 entry.
What beach is charging you--I'll put in on my no-go list. Too many others do not charge. |
Excellent reply ! I too did a "double take" when I read this. Made me wonder, is this from a person new to Florida ? Florida native here, so we've always used public beaches so no fees and no parking charges. However, after moving "north" (lol!) to retire, we do (once in awhile) go to Jetty beach and pay the county fee, and occasionally go over to Honeymoon on the Gulf and pay the state park fee. However we go to the beach at least 4 times a month, sometimes more. 90% of the time we just go to one of the MANY free access public beaches, after all, it's more difficult to find a Florida beach with an entrance FEE than it is to find a fee beach, LOL !
Seems a "tempest in a tea pot" to me, but perhaps, I misunderstand the post ? Even at beaches like Jetty and Honeymoon, would such a small fee really make a individual not enjoy 6-8 hours of beach time ? Maybe so ?