Beach Fee for Day-Trippers

Who should have access to public beaches?  In California private beach property boundaries extend to the mean high-tide line, the beach going public gets the ocean side. This means private beaches occur the length of California that everybody can go to.

In Carbon Beach Malibu, billionaire moguls scoffed at rightful public beach access putting up "NO Parking" signs, painting curbs red, and building fake garage doors to enforce their illegal excluded visitors. 

The restaurant owners at Paradise Cove Malibu, placed "NO SURFING" signs to discourage the surfing riff-Raff (us). In 2014 the restaurant withdrew their restrictions on order by the California Coastal Commission, then in June 2022 restaurant owners began charging a $20 Beach Membership to access the beach. 

The Commission reminded Paradise Cove Land Co. threatening to levy fines of up to $11,250 per day for blocking public access.  The $40 parking fee remains although visitors may park along the highway for free. So how should beach communities otherwise pay for city services bestowed on beach visiting guests? Some resort to parking fees and membership fees.

Notice the absence of visitors walking, biking, busing in these short videos.

Malibu Beach Parking

Blocking Beach Access

Paradise Cove, Malibu  (drone view)

 Paradise Cove, Malibu (walking view)

Carbon Beach, Malibu 

Malibu Solution: New Beach Parking because "Nobody Walks in LA"

Cape Cod National Seashore

Beach entrance fees (below) are collected daily from late June through Labor Day, weekends and holidays from Memorial Day through September.  All passes are sold during the months that the fees are collected. Passes are sold at the beaches not the park visitor centers.

Daily Vehicle - $25.00

Daily Motorcycle - $20.00

Daily Bicycle or On-Foot - $15.00 (under 16 free)

California State Park Beaches

Parking for Peak Season Weekend and Holidays: $20

Day Parking: $10

Small Bus: $30

For California State Parks entry fees apply for all motorized entry into the park and there is no parking available outside of the park. However, there is no fee for hikers or bicyclists entering the park.

-LS