In most coastal states, including New Hampshire, the public has the right to walk on even private beaches on the wet sand below high tide. Maine is one of just two coastal states where private ...

A new Florida law makes it easier for local governments to allow the public to access the beach even when there are disputes over private property, an issue that has often been hotter than the middle ...

An upscale hotel in the Orange County coastal community of Laguna Beach has run afoul of long-standing state regulations. The hotel, located on a popular stretch of public sand, built a berm and put ...

Senate Bill 1622 allows county government authority to recognize recreational customary use of beaches It's a way to get around costly legal battles over private versus public beach access ...