[HillRat]

It's more like a private company has bought the only access road to a public park and is now charging you to get there.

[p4bl0]

> It's more like a private company has privatized at no expenses the only access road to a public park and is now charging you to get there.

FTFY.

[chias]

This sort of thing happens a lot in California -- all beach land is public property, but the private land that controls access to said beach can impose arbitrary restrictions.