I'm a lake front owner and here's my experience. I've had a number of fishermen get out of their boat and pee in front of my 6 and 8 year old daughters while fishing. My road is not public access and has never been public access, but my gate has been broken into 3 times. At any given time there is numerous garbage and crap washed up on the shore. Beer bottles, cans, styrofoam worm containers, fishing stuff etc I've snorkled all over my lake and it would make you sick to see the garbage on the bottom. You name it and it's on the bottom. I would never want the public access to be denied, but I can see both sides of the story. Would you mind if I came over to your house and partied and trashed your yard every week or so??? I don't think so! That's what's happening here, so it's no wonder the gates are locked and access denied.