Nobody has ever hassled me in either of the public lots (now only one). If they did, I would just have fun with them and fish anyways, maybe scratching my sac and belching some on the beach too. Heh...nah. But I check the surf from their private parking lot sometimes and never have a problem...I just drive right on by the valets and shoo them away with a thoughtful hand gesture.

What you've heard is right, they HAVE to provide access to that beach. I haven't heard of anyone having problems with Bacara employees to date tho.