re: Beach rules in Walton County, Florida

OP, yes you are correct.

You can't leave crap on the beach overnight because the county picks up trash on the beach. Anything left overnight is considered trash, that's where a lot of this "easement" stuff comes from. Otherwise you'd have homeowners with their portion of the beach full of trash.

You are correct in that most owners own to the mean high tide mark, as others said the wet sand. You have to look at the property appraisal to official see this.

Beach owners can do essentially what they want on their own beach during the day, but it must be removed at night so it can be cleaned.

There's a HUGE difference between a county "easement" and public use.