(Update: The accessway closed 3 weeks later. See post on 6/15.)

(Malibu Beaches Owners Manual--Click for parts 1, 2, and 3).

The brand-new accessway on Carbon Beach is at 21950 PCH, on the west edge of the property. Look for the "Coastal Access" sign on the highway.

For now, it is open Thursday-Sunday ONLY, from sunrise to sunset.

How to operate: If the blue-grey wooden gate is closed (and it's Thursday-Sunday), just push on it--It should be unlocked.

You are welcome on the dry sand in front of the property (the blue house). Most, though not all, of the nearby properties also have public easements on the dry sand:

Public easements--Upcoast:
1st house (massive white)--to bldg
2nd house (white balconies)--to bldg
5th house (tile roof)--25 ft from daily high water line (DHWL)--to 10 ft. from bldg
6th house (white w/blue roof)--25 ft from mean high tide line (MHTL)--to 5 ft from bldg
7th house (1-story)--25 ft from MHTL--to 5 ft from bldg
8th house (grey modern)--25 ft from MHTL--to 5 ft from bldg
9th house (grey w/brick seawall)--to 10 ft from bldg

Public easements--Downcoast:
1st house (blue w/accessway)--to 5 ft from bldg
5th house (grey/white 2-story, L-side stairs)--to 10 ft from bldg
6th house (grey/brn 2-story, R-side stairs)--to 10 ft from bldg
7th house (brn A-frame)--25 ft from DHWL--to 10 ft from bldg
8th house (white modern)--25 ft from DHWL--to 10 ft from bldg
10th house (big white w/dark roofs)--to bldg
12th house (long brn 1-story)--25 ft from DHWL--to 10 ft from bldg
13th house (white 1-story)--25 ft from MHTL--to 5 ft from bldg
14th house (tan 2-story)--25 ft from MHTL--to 5 ft from bldg
15th house (white 2-story)--25 ft from MHTL--to 5 ft from bldg
16th house (brn w/white windows)--25 ft from DHWL--to 10 ft from bldg

Future operation: The homeowner has opened this accessway voluntarily, and on a trial basis. So no guarantees--though he does say it may become permanent and/or may open daily in the future.

And--Ideally, he'd like to make the bathroom in the house available to public visitors in the future.

Yes, you just read that sentence.

Enjoy your accessway.