Littoral Rights

Woodsy · 07-20-2010, 09:03 AM

The lakes in NH are essentially State Parks, open to the public.

Scupper is pretty much spot on with the way the laws are written.... In fact the people can put chairs on your beach as long as they don't cross the high water mark.... people can walk along any of the Winni shoreline and cross anyones dock they wish...

However.... they cannot block access to your dock! You cannot anchor your boat in such a fashion as to block a property owners access... I am sure the property owners have other rights as well... I know Bear Islander is pretty up on this stuff?? BI???

Why someone would want to park thier boat in front of someones property like that is beyond me. Although with more and more No Rafting Zones this is probably going to become a larger issue.

Woodsy

07-20-2010, 09:03 AM	#5
Woodsy Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Weirs Beach Posts: 1,974 Thanks: 80 Thanked 984 Times in 443 Posts	The lakes in NH are essentially State Parks, open to the public. Scupper is pretty much spot on with the way the laws are written.... In fact the people can put chairs on your beach as long as they don't cross the high water mark.... people can walk along any of the Winni shoreline and cross anyones dock they wish... However.... they cannot block access to your dock! You cannot anchor your boat in such a fashion as to block a property owners access... I am sure the property owners have other rights as well... I know Bear Islander is pretty up on this stuff?? BI??? Why someone would want to park thier boat in front of someones property like that is beyond me. Although with more and more No Rafting Zones this is probably going to become a larger issue. Woodsy __________________ The only way to eliminate ignorant behavior is through education. You can't fix stupid.