I was at the beach during one of their "ghost story fires" and was absolutely shocked by the behavior of these business ""owners"". They firstly drove past the sign stating that no cars were allowed pay a point, only to park directly next to a fenced off sea turtle nest. Their car was less than 10 feet from these poor species that face enough danger as is. When confronted about their driving onto a no cars beach they stated that they "had a business" which obviously prevents them from following any rules or regulations. They then lit a bonfire less than 50 feet from the sea turtle nest, with rings of chairs practically touching the fence. A park ranger happened to drive by and was alerted to the issue, then confirmed they were not allowed to drive on the beach. They did move their fire to the legally-allowed location below the tide line, finally a decent distance from the sea turtle nest. Not only that, they were instructing people to climb the *protected* dunes to take photos of the sunset. This is completely irresponsible behavior from people profiting off the beach, absolutely ridiculous entitlement. If i could give 0 stars based on their poor behavior alone I would. read more

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