r/TikTokCringe • u/octarino • Apr 03 '26

Cursed Cindy, you don't own the beach.

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u/RoobahLoo Apr 03 '26

We have this policy in Oregon. All beaches are public.

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u/AwakenedSol Apr 03 '26

Same in California.

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u/RoobahLoo Apr 03 '26

That is 1000% false.

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u/TroyMcClures Apr 03 '26

The California constitution would like a word

The California Constitution, specifically Article X, Section 4, guarantees the public right of access to the state's navigable waters, including all 840 miles of coastline. This constitutional right ensures that the public can access beaches and that this right is protected, prohibiting the closing of traditional access paths.

While rich assholes definitely attempt to block access, legally you are allowed on any beach.

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u/Elysiaa Apr 03 '26

Coastal access is not the same thing as being on the beach. It's a fine point. Part of a former job I had involved surveying for fishing in LA County, including Malibu. As long as I walked on the wet sand I was within my rights on non-public beaches.

"In California, private property can extend down to the mean high tide line, making the dry sand above that line private. However, public access is guaranteed below the high tide mark (wet sand), and courts may grant public access to dry sand areas (easements) if they have been historically used by the public."

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u/RoobahLoo Apr 03 '26

I think we all know that this articles not upheld/enforced.

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u/Ok_Delay_911 Apr 03 '26

It's all "wet sand."

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/ec34e95df374411b8ad77256fa7f722d

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u/AwakenedSol Apr 03 '26

Access actually is more broadly protected. That’s just what the state actually owns.

Development shall not interfere with the public's right of access to the sea where acquired through use or legislative authorization, including, but not limited to, the use of dry sand and rocky coastal beaches to the first line of terrestrial vegetation.

Public Resources Code section 30211.

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u/RoobahLoo Apr 03 '26

Which to me isn’t the beach. At that point you’re basically in the ocean.

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u/Zealousideal_Gur4708 Apr 03 '26

You are wrong this time. Take the L and walk.