Over 100 years ago, the Ziegler family acquired Hay Island, an 18-acre spit of land off the Connecticut coast with a 8,684-square-foot New England colonial home, a two-bedroom guest house, an ...

You can also walk from the ship to any of the beaches. The path is easy to follow. The family beach is about 10 minutes from the dock, while Serenity Bay is about a 20-minute walk.

These Colonial Ordinances, passed in 1641-47, make it so the public is no longer allowed walk on a private beach in the “private tidelands,” or the intertidal zone between high and low tide.

Price: $4.95 million This new two-bedroom oceanfront retreat is one of 13 “Shore Cottages” at Montage Cay, a private island resort community in the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas.

In New Hampshire, public trust doctrine means you can walk on a private beach under the high tide line. But you’ll have to get your feet wet if you want to walk on most private beaches in Maine.

Azura Azura is set at the edge of a cliff, offering spectacular Atlantic vistas at almost every turn. The resort has a private beach and a saltwater infinity pool set right on the shore. A variety ...

A private island in the Chesapeake Bay is listed for sale at $2.7 million, offering up a dock, sandy beach and a luxury home.