A look behind the Hollister Ranch gates. Will the public ever access these exclusive beaches?

[Zorro]

Tucked off a turn on Highway 101, down an unmarked fork in the road, the elusive gates of Hollister Ranch swung open to a 14,500-acre oasis — described by many as the last vestige of the old California coast.

Andy Mills waved to the guard and, familiar with every bump and turn, navigated his truck around the ranch’s first narrow curve. He braked for a cow that ambled across the pavement. Three more grazed nearby.

“These fellas have the right of way around here,” said Mills, who lives and works on the ranch. “This place is really quite something.”

Here along the rolling hills west of Santa Barbara, where willows line the creek and cattle roam free, the verdant land unfurls to reveal a rugged coastline largely unspoiled by man. Few have stepped their toes in this sand, but those who have say it evokes a feeling so vast — even spiritual — that it must be experienced to be understood.

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-hollister-ranch-20190412-htmlstory.html

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1. A nice slice of CA ... hopefully it can be shared without damaging the environment and ...

without costing so much:

A timeshare to a cabin today goes for almost $1 million. A full parcel with a home was recently listed for more than $17 million.

How can someone of normal means ever afford something like this on their own? Can't.