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Looks like that's a standard public access to public beach.

You can bring your own stuff, although vendors have been known to lie. Vendors do not have any special rights or privileges outside of private beach. There is a vendor zone, but you are not restricted from that zone, they are limited to it and it's usually defined by smaller PVC pipes placed near the dune.

Tents are required by county ordinance to remain on the upper 1/3 of the beach and the 10x10 limit remains. To be honest this is rarely enforced and unless it's really busy people use them closer to the beach.

You can always reach out to Beach Code Enforcement or the TDC. I would recommend programming beach code enforcement in your phone just in case.

Code Enforcement:

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Tourist Development:

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Looks like that&#039;s a standard public access to public beach.<br />
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You can bring your own stuff, although vendors have been known to lie. Vendors do not have any special rights or privileges outside of private beach. There is a vendor zone, but you are not restricted from that zone, they are limited to it and it&#039;s usually defined by smaller PVC pipes placed near the dune.<br />
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Tents are required by county ordinance to remain on the upper 1/3 of the beach and the 10x10 limit remains. To be honest this is rarely enforced and unless it&#039;s really busy people use them closer to the beach.<br />
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You can always reach out to Beach Code Enforcement or the TDC. I would recommend programming beach code enforcement in your phone just in case.<br />
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Code Enforcement:<br />
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UofL

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Hi, we are visiting down there this coming October. I’ve seen mixed messages about what items we can bring to the beach. We are staying on Seacrest Drive and will be using the Seacrest Drive beach access point. Can we use our own beach chairs or do we have to rent chairs? Also, can we set up our own shade sources? Thank you very much!
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If that's a public beach access, you can bring your own setup to the beach.  Tents cannot be placed on the front row in many/most places.  At Ed Walline, the tent line was clearly marked with signs, but people still put them up.  A volunteer and umbrella rental person both would tell them they had to take them down.  At places like Seaside, you can't setup in front of their beach setups, but behind or in a area designated open setups.  We have bringing our own setup (2 umbrellas & 2 chairs) since 1998, staying in 5 different places.  No, I'm not local, just a long time visitor.  Ellen

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If that&#039;s a public beach access, you can bring your own setup to the beach.  Tents cannot be placed on the front row in many/most places.  At Ed Walline, the tent line was clearly marked with signs, but people still put them up.  A volunteer and umbrella rental person both would tell them they had to take them down.  At places like Seaside, you can&#039;t setup in front of their beach setups, but behind or in a area designated open setups.  We have bringing our own setup (2 umbrellas &amp; 2 chairs) since 1998, staying in 5 different places.  No, I&#039;m not local, just a long time visitor.  Ellen

ShawnD

Jenksy

There seems to be a war going on between Beach chair vendors trying to dominate the places closest to the water and people with their own chairs and tents.

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There seems to be a war going on between Beach chair vendors trying to dominate the places closest to the water and people with their own chairs and tents.
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Yep, someone's gonna get beat to death with an umbrella.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Jenksy">There seems to be a war going on between Beach chair vendors trying to dominate the places closest to the water and people with their own chairs and tents.</blockquote><br />
Yep, someone&#039;s gonna get beat to death with an umbrella.

karl

Beach Lover

Atlanta man impaled by Beach Umbrella. Live at 11!

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There's a photo around here of a beach umbrella open and upside down under the water, it could happen.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="karl">Atlanta man impaled by Beach Umbrella. Live at 11!</blockquote><br />
There&#039;s a photo around here of a beach umbrella open and upside down under the water, it could happen.

PoppaJ

SoWal Insider

[QUOTE="karl, post: 966961, member: 2087"]
Atlanta man impaled by Beach Umbrella. Live at 11!
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This is from 2022.

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<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="karl">Atlanta man impaled by Beach Umbrella. Live at 11!</blockquote>This is from 2022.<br />
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Hi, we are visiting down there this coming October. I’ve seen mixed messages about what items we can bring to the beach. We are staying on Seacrest Drive and will be using the Seacrest Drive beach access point. Can we use our own beach chairs or do we have to rent chairs? Also, can we set up our own shade sources? Thank you very much!

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