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Welcome To Island Beach Access - Whidbey Island

In fact, there are just about as many laws and regulations on

the books that aim to ensure the public's right of access to

its beaches and shores as there are to ensure the rights of

owners of private property.

Yet, over time, there has been an expansion of private

beaches and accesses at the expense of the public. Much of

this erosion of the public's access to our shoreline has result-

ed from a history of persistent infringement and obfuscation

on the part of property owners in a county often hard

pressed to regulate and maintain its own assets.

Below are some of our goals of Island Beach Access

Universal Accessibility News

After more than two years of planning, fundraising, permitting, and

construction, Clinton Beach Park has been successfully modified to

become the first Universally Accessible Public Beach in the North-

western United States.

Island Beach Access completed this project with the unflagging sup-

port of the Port of South Whidbey, local citizen groups, and very

generous private individuals.

Clinton Beach is the first of what we hope will be many universally

accessible public beaches in Island County. The Island County Uni-

versal Accessibility Campaign was initiated because mobility-

challenged members of our community told us there was not a sin-

gle public beach in Island County where they could actually get to

the water’s edge. Please turn the page to continue reading