- Source: List of social nudity places in North America
This is a list of places where social nudity is practised in North America for recreation. This listing includes notable nude beaches and private resorts. This listing also includes places where female toplessness is permitted in jurisdictions where it is normally forbidden.
Anguilla
Nude bathing on beaches is illegal in Anguilla.
Captain's Bay is a secluded beach where people bathe nude (illegally).
Antigua and Barbuda
Hawksbill Bay, Antigua
Canada
= Alberta
=CottonTail Corner Naturist Beach, near Edmonton
GET NAKED BANFF is an annual activity in Banff National Park.
Helios Nudist Association, between Edmonton and Tofield, is billed as North America's northernmost nudist camp.
Hidden Beach, Fish Creek Provincial Park in Calgary
Sunny Chinooks Camping Association has a landed campground for members near Sundre.
Weaslehead Nude Beach, Calgary
= British Columbia
=British Columbia has thousands of kilometres of coastline and thousands of lakes, as well as millions of hectares of natural parks and undeveloped land. The vast majority of these areas are mostly uninhabited and nude swimming and sunbathing can be done with little concern for disturbing others. In the populated areas, particularly the Lower Mainland, Greater Victoria, and the Okanagan, nudity is generally practiced only in certain established or isolated locations (usually beaches) and on private properties.
Blackburn Lake, Salt Spring Island
Brunswick Beach, Lions Bay
Crescent Rock Beach, Surrey
Little Tribune Bay, near the Tribune Bay Provincial Park on Hornby Island
Lost Lake, Whistler
Mission Flats Beach, Kamloops
Nipple Point in Salmon Arm sees occasional nude use.
Norrish Creek, Mission
Prior Lake on Vancouver Island near Victoria
Red Sands Beach, Nelson
Sol Sante Club, north of Victoria on Vancouver Island
Three Mile Beach in Penticton, former clothing-optional beach
Van Tan Club, naturist club near North Vancouver
Witty's Lagoon Regional Park in Metchosin near Victoria, at the southern extremity of the beach (beyond the painted "nude" signs on fallen trees)
Wreck Beach is the second largest clothing-optional beach in North America with over 100,000 visitors each year. On the shore of the Georgia Strait and the north arm of the Fraser River, it is part of Pacific Spirit Regional Park, which is adjacent to the University Endowment Lands, just west of the city limits of Vancouver.
= Manitoba
=Naturist Legacy Park, a family-oriented naturist park
Patricia Beach
= Newfoundland and Labrador
=Soldiers Pond in St. John's, unofficial clothing-optional swimming area
= Nova Scotia
=Crystal Crescent Beach in Provincial Park, near Sambro, has a clothing-optional section.
= Ontario
=All areas of Ontario, unless otherwise specified by town or city by-laws, allow both males and females to be topless in public.
Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park is a year-round facility north of Toronto in East Gwillimbury.
East Haven Club in The Nation
The Grand Barn, former clothing-optional facility
Jewel Lake Wilderness Park in North Bay
Ponderosa Nature Resort in Flamborough
Port Burwell Beach in Port Burwell Provincial Park
Sandbanks Provincial Park has an unofficial nude beach area away from the mainstream beach area with signs posted against it.
Sunny Glades Naturist Park in Bothwell
Sunward Naturist Park in Calabogie
Turkey Point Provincial Park
Toronto
The city of Toronto permits nudity at public events, such as the World Pride Parade and the World Naked Bike Ride.
Bare Bluffs Beach, Toronto
Hanlan's Point Beach on the Toronto Islands
= Quebec
=There are no officially recognized nude beaches in the province, but there are places that have secluded areas where nudity is accepted.
Bare Cliffs on Meech Lake in Gatineau Park, unofficial nude beach
Oka National Park, Oka
Plage du Lac Simon, Duhamel
Plage du Parc de la Pointe-Taillon, Lac Saint-Jean
Plage de Boom Défense, Gaspé Peninsula
Plage de Cap-aux-Oies, Charlevoix
= Prince Edward Island
=Blooming Point Beach, in Prince Edward Island National Park along the northern shore of Prince Edward Island, contains an unofficial clothing-optional beach.
= Saskatchewan
=Greenhaven Sun Club, naturist campground near Regina
Paradise Beach (Bareass Beach), near Saskatoon
Costa Rica
Montezuma Beach – Playa Grande
Playa Playitas, west of Manuel Antonio National Park and south of Quepos
Cuba
Cayo Largo
Cayo Santa Maria
La Mariela
Dominican Republic
Caliente Caribe, former naturist resort near Abreu, Puerto Playa
French Antilles
The following beaches in the French Antilles.
= Guadeloupe
=Anse Crawen, near Bourg
Anse Tarare
= Martinique
=Anse Traubaud
Plage des Salines, Petite Anse
= St. Barths
=Toplessness is common on most beaches. Nudity is encountered at:
Gouveneur Beach (at the western end)
Saline beach (towards the east and little further in the small bay called Petite Saline)
= Saint Martin
=Toplessness is permitted on all beaches on the French side of the island, but many secluded beaches attract nude sunbathers.
The Jardin d'O is a couples-only clothing-optional resort located between Grand Case and Orient Bay.
Orient Bay Beach (Baie Orientale) includes an official nude south section which was the location of the Club Orient naturist resort that was destroyed by Hurricane Irma.
Residence Adam & Eve is an adult-only clothing-optional resort located at Orient Bay close to the nude beach. Nude catamaran sailing cruises are also available.
Grenada
Beach off Sandals LaSource Resort
Laluna, St. George's
Jamaica
While toplessness is accepted, there are no public nude beaches and few clothing-optional resorts.
Couples Negril
Couples Sans Souci
Couples Tower Isle
Hedonism II in Negril
Mexico
Beach nudity in Playa Zipolite, Mexico is legal. Elsewhere, Mexican law condemns only "immorality" and thus the issue ends up being a matter of the judge's criteria.
= Zipolite, Oaxaca
=As of 2016, Playa Zipolite is Mexico's first legal nude beach. Annually since 2016, on the first weekend of February, Zipolite has hosted Festival Nudista Zipolite organized by the Federación Nudista de México.
Hotel Nude, Zipolite's first nude-optional resort
CAMP, clothing-optional hostel and gathering center
= Tulum, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo
=AZULIK is a clothing-optional resort in Tulum. Beside Papaya Playa Project, its beach is accessible for nude sunbathing.
Intima Resort (formerly Mak Nuk), nude resort in the town of Tulum
Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, has beach areas where topless sunbathing occurs, especially at Playa Norte.
Playa del Carmen
Hidden Beach
Desire and Desire Pearl, adult lifestyle hotels
= Xcalak, Quintana Roo
=Playa Sonrisa is a clothing optional resort where nude sunbathing and diving occurs.
= Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
=Destilerías, Nayarit, north of Puerto Vallarta and Bucerías, has a beach where nudity is "tolerated."
Dutch Antilles
= Bonaire
=Sorobon Resort on Bonaire, former naturist resort
= Curaçao
=Curaçao has no legal nude beaches. There are several beaches on the west end of the island that allow topless sunbathing.
The Natural Curaçao is a clothing-optional mini-resort in Willemstad that also offers boat trips.
= Sint Maarten
=Club Orient, Orient Bay, family-friendly clothing-optional beach resort
Panama
Isla Contadora (especially at Playa de las Suecas) in the Pearl Islands
St. Lucia
Ladera Resort
Trinidad and Tobago
Back Bay, Tobago - nude bathing is practiced (illegally)
Number Five, Trinidad - members-only nudist club
United States
Additional and up-to-date information on public and private locations may be obtained on the web sites of the American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR) and The Naturist Society (TNS).
= Alabama
=Bluff Creek Falls Campground in Steele
Camp Rock Bottom in Sand Rock
Gymno-Vita Park near Pell City
Parksland Retreat in Talladega
Permanently closed:
Black Bear Camp in Waverly
CampOut Campground & Resort in Geneva
The ReTreat in Horton
= Alaska
=Public nudity is illegal in Alaska. Toplessness is legal when practiced without the intention of offending others.
= Arizona
=Public nudity is illegal in Arizona, but may not be enforced at hot springs.
Arizona Sunburst Inn in Phoenix, which caters to men.
Casa Cahava Clothing Optional B&B in Cave Creek
El Dorado Hot Spring in Tonopah
The Magic Circle is located in a clothing-optional portion of the La Posa South Long Term Visitor Area (LTVA) south of Quartzsite.
Mira Vista Resort in Marana, family-oriented clothing-optional resort
Royal Villa in Phoenix, male-only clothing-optional hotel.
Shangri La Ranch in New River, family-oriented naturist facility
Upper Tanque Verde Creek in Tucson
Valle de Vistas Clothing Optional B&B in Sedona
Verde Hot Springs (springs only; not the campground) is traditionally nude.
= Arkansas
=Public nudity is illegal in Arkansas in the presence of the opposite sex; however, same-sex nudity is legal in Arkansas.
Magnetic Valley Resort in Eureka Springs, a private male-only clothing-optional resort
= California
=Alameda County
The Sequoians, Castro Valley, nudist club
Humboldt County
Baker's Beach, between Trinidad and Moonstone. Humboldt North Coast Land Trust claims to own this property.
College Cove Beach, Trinidad
Inyo County
Keough Hot Springs, near Bishop
Saline Valley Warm Springs, Death Valley National Park
Lake County
Harbin Hot Springs, near Middletown. The center was closed for rebuilding after the Valley Fire of 2015.
Los Angeles County
Arroyo del Sol Clothing Optional B&B in Pasadena-Altadena is part of Clothing Optional Home Network and is an AANR Participating Business.
Marin County
Red Rock Beach, south of Stinson Beach
Mono County
Little Hot Creek east of Mammoth Lakes
Monterey County
Garrapata State Park
Marina Beach State Park (south side)
Zmudowski State Beach, unofficial clothing-optional beach in Moss Landing
Napa County
Meadowlark Country House near Calistoga
Nevada County
South Yuba River – Hoyts Crossing is an area of swimming holes on the South Yuba
Riverside County
Anahata Springs Spa and Retreat near Palm Springs, a clothing-optional zen spa and retreat
Desert Sun Resort in Palm Springs
Glen Eden Nudist Resort in Corona, membership-only naturist club
Living Waters Spa in Desert Hot Springs
Sea Mountain Couples Nude Resort and Spa Hotel
Tuscany Manor Clothing Optional Resort in Palm Springs
Sacramento County
Laguna del Sol in Wilton, clothing-optional resort
San Bernardino County
Deep Creek Hot Springs in the San Bernardino National Forest near Apple Valley, clothing-optional hot spring
Olive Dell Ranch in Colton, family-oriented naturist resort
Silver Valley Sun Club, permanently closed clothing-optional resort located in Newberry Springs
Starland near Joshua Tree, a clothing-optional campground and retreat
San Diego County
Black's Beach in La Jolla, San Diego is one of the largest and most-visited nude beaches in the United States. The northern part of the beach is in a state park where nudity is officially permitted, while the southern part is on city property where nudity is illegal but somewhat tolerated.
San Onofre Beach, formerly clothing-optional
San Francisco City and County
San Francisco has traditionally tolerated public nudity to a greater degree than anywhere else in California. A law passed by the city council in the fall of 2012 and which went into effect in February 2013 made public nudity an infraction outside of a few designated areas. Female toplessness remains legal throughout the city.
Baker Beach in San Francisco. The north end of the beach is officially sanctioned by the National Park Service as clothing-optional.
Land's End within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, an officially-sanctioned nude beach
San Luis Obispo County
Pirates Cove near San Luis Obispo
San Mateo County
Devil's Slide or Gray Whale Cove State Beach
San Gregorio nude beach near San Gregorio
Santa Barbara County
Bates Beach in Carpinteria, former clothing-optional beach
Montecito Hot Springs in Montecito.
More Mesa Beach
Santa Clara County
Lupin Lodge in Los Gatos, naturist resort
Santa Cruz County
Bonny Doon Beach
Laguna Creek Beach
Santa Cruz, all bathers regardless of gender may go topless by county ordinance
Sonoma County
Russian River
= Colorado
=Female toplessness is allowed in the cities of Denver, Boulder and Fort Collins, since these cities do not make any distinction between female toplessness and male bare chested. On February 15, 2019, The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Free the Nipple as to female toplessness being equal to male toplessness. This decision legalized female toplessness in the state.
Dakota Hot Springs (formerly known as "The Well"), in Penrose
Desert Reef Hot Spring in Florence
Dream Canyon just outside Boulder
Mountain Air Ranch in Indian Hills
Orvis Hot Springs, in Ridgway
Tsujataism, a nude-friendly group in Boulder
Valley View Hot Springs and the Orient Land Trust
= Connecticut
=B&G of Connecticut, East Hartford, private social club for male naturists
Solair Recreation League in Woodstock, family-oriented naturist resort and campground, owned and operated by its members
Sun Ridge Resort in Sterling, family-oriented naturist resort and campground
= District of Columbia
=Potomac Rambling Bares, non-landed club for naturists in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, Maryland and Virginia areas
= Florida
=Public beaches
Apollo Beach inside the Canaveral National Seashore near New Smyrna Beach. The accepted clothing-optional sunbathing part of the national seashore is in Volusia County, which does not have an anti-nudity ordinance.
Blind Creek Beach, near Ft. Pierce
Boca Chica Beach on Boca Chica Key near Key West
Haulover Beach in Miami-Dade County, one of the most popular nude beaches in North America
Playalinda Beach in Titusville
Puckett Creek in Titusville
South Beach in Miami Beach permits topless sunbathing. Additionally, a few hotel pools in Miami Beach also allow female toplessness.
Private resorts and campgrounds
Caliente Tampa in Land o' Lakes, a clothing-optional resort
Camp David near Inverness, a clothing-optional campground catered to gay men Sold. Now a textile family camp.
Casa Alegra Clothing Optional B&B in Sarasota County is part of Clothing Optional Home Network and is an AANR Participating Business.
Eden RV Resort (formally, Gulf Coast Resort) in Hudson
First Coast Naturists, a non-landed, AANR-chartered and TNS-affiliated organization based in Florida
The Island Group in Land o' Lakes
Key West Private Charters offers snorkeling, scuba diving, and motorboat trips on which nudity is permitted.
Lake Como Family Nudist Resort in Lutz
Lake Linda Circle in Land o' Lakes
Next Generation Naturists, a non-landed organization focused on the young adult (18- to 35-year-old) demographic
Paradise Lakes in Pasco County, a clothing-optional lifestyle resort
Paradise Pines RV Park in Lutz
Riverboat Club in Land o' Lakes
Riviera Naturist Resort in Pace
Sawmill in Dade City, a gay nudist community
Sunny Sands Resort in Pierson
Sunshine Beach Club (also known as Florida Naturist Park) in Hudson
Sunsport Gardens in Palm Beach County
Suwannee Valley Resort in White Springs, an AANR-chartered clothing-optional resort
Vitambi Springs near Clewiston, an all-male clothing-optional campground
The Woods RV Park in Land o' Lakes, a clothing-optional RV park and resort
= Georgia
=Bell Acres Resort in Maysville, AANR and TNS affiliated
Hidden River Resort in Saint George, with a mailing address of Sanderson, Florida, AANR affiliated
In the Woods in Canon
Mountain Creek Grove Resort, adult-only resort in Cleveland
Native Woods Naturist Park in Darien
The Naturist Escape in East Ellijay, a non-landed, all-ages, social naturist organization based out of the north Georgia mountains
Paradise Valley Resort and Club in Dawsonville, a naturist club
River's Edge in Dewy Rose
Serendipity Park, family-friendly facility in Cleveland, AANR and TNS affiliated
= Hawaii
== Idaho
=Bare Mountain Retreat, a family-oriented facility near Boise
Goldbug Hot Springs, south of Salmon
Jerry Johnson's Hot Springs on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
= Illinois
=Blue Lake Resort, family-oriented nudist park in Erie
The Chicago Fun Club, a non-landed social nudist club
The Den off Eastlake in Chicago, a male-only bed and breakfast
Nude Dudes Chicago is a group of 18- to 40-year-old gay men who host public nudity related events in the Chicago area.
NUD R US Family Nudist Club (NFNC) was a small Christian and home-based nudist club near Bloomington.
Paradise Creeks Retreat near Aurora, hosts nudist events
= Indiana
=Nude sunbathing and swimming has occurred at Indiana Dunes State Park and Indiana Dunes National Park.
Casita en el Lago Clothing Optional Bed and Breakfast near Valparaiso. It is part of Clothing Optional Home Network and AANR-affiliated.
Drakes Ridge Rustic Nudist Retreat in Bennington
Fern Hills Club in Bloomington
Lake O' Woods Club in Valparaiso, a member-owned, family-oriented, cooperative nudist club
Our Haven Nature Sanctuary in French Lick, a private clothing-optional festival ground
Ponderosa Sun Club in Roselawn, a family-oriented nudist resort
Sunaura Resort, an adult-only clothing-optional camp
Sunny Haven Recreation Park in Granger, located near South Bend, a family-oriented nude recreation park
Sunshower Country Club in Centerville, a family-oriented nudist resort
= Iowa
=L.V. Campground in Coggon, adult-only clothing-optional campground
= Kansas
=Public nudity is legal in Kansas, in all jurisdictions, under state law.
Camp Gaea, a non-denominational retreat center/campground near McLouth that tolerates nudity in some areas
Lake Edun, a family naturist facility near Topeka affiliated with The Naturist Society
Prairie Haven in Scranton, a family nudist club affiliated with AANR and The Naturist Society
Sandy Lane Club in Hutchinson, associated with AANR
= Kentucky
=Bluegrass Naturists in Nicholasville and Lexington
Central Kentucky Family United Nudists (CKFUN) in Lexington
Kentuckiana Gay Nudists in Frankfort
KYANA Naturists in Louisville and Lexington
= Louisiana
=Bayou Allure Clothing Optional B&B in Baton Rouge, part of Clothing Optional Home Network
Indian Hills Nudist Park, a clothing-optional campground in Slidell
Sandy Bares, a private campground in Metairie
= Maine
=Female toplessness is allowed throughout the state, since Maine's law only prohibits the public exposure of the genitals. Local ordinances may restrict toplessness & nudity.
Frenchman's Hole in Newry
Lakewood Park in Bar Harbor
Maine Coast Solar Bares, nudist travel club that meets at the Sauna in Richmond
Richmond Sauna Bed & Breakfast in Richmond
Twin Ponds Lodge is a private membership-only social club near Waterville. It is adult-only and male-only.
= Maryland
=Camp Ramblewood in Darlington is available for groups wishing to host clothing-optional events.
Maryland Area Naturist Association, a family nudist club in Baltimore
Maryland Health Society in Davidsonville, a privately-owned nudist club
Pine Tree Associates in Annapolis, a cooperatively-owned family nudist club
= Massachusetts
=Cape Cod:
Marstons Mills: Sandy Terraces Associates is a family-oriented, co-operative campground.
Provincetown: Public nudity is tolerated on the beaches around Provincetown, especially in the area that is not part of the Cape Cod National Seashore.
Truro: Public nudity is unofficially tolerated on Longnook Beach.
Hancock: Berkshire Vista Nudist Resort, former family-oriented naturist facility
Nantucket: Public nudity is unofficially tolerated in the area between Miacomet Beach and Surfside Beach.
Martha's Vineyard:
Lucy Vincent Beach in Chilmark contains an area where public nudity is permitted.
Moshup Beach in Aquinnah contains an area where public nudity is unofficially tolerated.
MVBoat offers private charter trips on which nudity is permitted.
= Michigan
=Cherry Lane Resort in North Adams
Forest Hills Club in Saranac
Northaven Resort in Brooklyn
Nuance Bed and Breakfast in Battle Creek
The Schvitz in Detroit
Spruce Hollow Campground in Mesick
Turtle Lake Resort in Union City
Whispering Oaks Nudist Resort in Oxford
= Minnesota
=Avatan in East Bethel (affiliated with AANR)
Oakwood Club near Stacy is a private AANR-affiliated landed club.
Two Creeks Campground near Sandstone is a clothing-optional association.
Several other landless clubs operate in the northern suburbs of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
= Mississippi
=Running Bare B&B in Long Beach
Sandy Bares Travel Club in Moss Point
West Ship Island, near Gulfport
= Missouri
=Bare Acres Retreat is a clothing-optional campground in Putnam County.
Cactus Canyon Campground, near Ava, a male-only nude campground
Forty Acre Club, in Lonedell, a family-friendly nudist campground
Heartland Naturists, a non-landed group organized in Kansas City affiliated with The Naturist Society
Natural Pines Resort in Memphis, a clothing-optional, adult lifestyle-friendly campground
Show Me Acres in Stover, a former family-oriented nudist resort and campground
= Montana
=Simple nudity in Montana is not necessarily against the law, but nudity can be considered indecent exposure if accompanied by any sexual activity or any activity intending to affront or alarm another or for sexual gratification. However, many towns and municipalities have separate ordinances restricting nudity within town and city limits.
Lolo Hot Springs allows occasional adult-only nudity.
The Oasis 33, a clothing-optional retreat in southeast Montana
= Nebraska
=Cornhusker Recreation Club near Omaha
= Nevada
=Lake Tahoe's Nevada shore has several clothing-optional beaches including the following:
Secret Cove
Chimney Beach
Creek Beach (also known as Secret Creek Beach or Secret Harbor Creek Beach)
Black Sand Beach
Boaters Beach
Whale Beach 1 and 2
Black Rock City, in the desert outside of Gerlach, hosts Burning Man where clothing is optional.
Blue Moon Resort was a small resort hotel for gay men in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas Naturists, a private clothing-optional resort, allowing only couples and adults
The Mirage's poolside lounge "Bare" in which guests can go topless. This is one of the few hotel pools in Las Vegas that allow female toplessness.
Sea Mountain Nude Resort and One Love Temple in Las Vegas Strip, a couples-only lifestyle club and spa
= New Hampshire
=Cedar Waters Village in Nottingham, a non-secular, heterosexual-only park
Naturist New Hampshire, a clothing-optional travel club
= New Jersey
=Batsto River Beach near Batsto has tolerated nudity.
Goodland Country Club, a nudist club in Hackettstown
Gunnison Beach in Sandy Hook, a part of the National Park Service's multi-state Gateway National Recreation Area, is a clothing-optional beach and is the largest such beach in the Northeastern United States. Gunnison Beach also has a prominent gay nudist area, one of the most popular gay beaches in New Jersey. In 1999, New Jersey passed a law a bill that prohibits all types of nudity on state or municipal beaches, making Gunnison Beach the only legal nude beach in the state, since it is on federal land not subject to state or municipal regulations. Gunnison Beach offers dramatic views of Brooklyn and the Verrazano Narrows Bridge and is officially recognized as clothing-optional with permanent park signs and full lifeguard and police protection.
Higbee Beach, Cape May; not a sanctioned nudist area, but nudity is commonplace
Rock Lodge Club, a family-oriented nudist club in the Highlands forests of New Jersey
Sky Farm Club in Basking Ridge, a family-oriented nudist resort
= New Mexico
=Bare Cottage in Coyote, a clothing-optional retreat in Santa Fe National Forest
Faywood Hot Springs, located north of Deming, a partially clothing-optional camping resort
Mi Casa Bed and Breakfast in Albuquerque, now permanently closed
Ten Thousand Waves in Santa Fe, a family-friendly Japanese-style mountain spa resort with clothing-optional facilities
= New York
=Due to a 1992 Court of Appeals ruling (People v. Santorelli et al.), women may be topless anywhere in the state of New York for non-commercial purposes. (A concurring minority opinion reached the constitutional, i.e., equal rights issue, but the majority decision did not.)
Young Naturists & Nudists America was a website promoting the nonsexual naturist lifestyle, which organized events intermittently, focused on the young adult (21- to 35-year-old) demographic.
Alice Falls in Keeseville, family-friendly nude sunbathing
Bonita Nudist Retreat in Candor, no longer a nudist resort
Cherry Grove Beach in Cherry Grove on Fire Island, a largely gay-oriented beach
Colonial House Inn, a B&B in Chelsea, Manhattan with a clothing-optional area
Coxing Kill Stream at Mohonk Preserve in Gardiner, sanctioned clothing-optional hiking trail
Empire Haven in Moravia
Full Tan Sun Club in Sprakers
Juniper Woods in Catskill, permanently closed
Lighthouse Beach, Fire Island National Seashore, a part of the National Park Service, near Robert Moses State Park on Fire Island, no longer used by naturists
Potters Falls in Ithaca
Skinny Dip Falls, between Jamestown and Westfield, no longer available to the public
Steph's Pond Nudist Retreat in Williamson, no longer open to the public
Stony Kill Falls, near the Mohonk Preserve
= North Carolina
=Public nudity is considered indecent exposure in North Carolina under * § 14–190.9 which states that
"(a) Unless the conduct is punishable under subsection (a1) of this section, any person who shall willfully expose the private parts of his or her person in any public place and in the presence of any other person or persons, except for those places designated for a public purpose where the same sex exposure is incidental to a permitted activity, or aids or abets in any such act, or who procures another to perform such act; or any person, who as owner, manager, lessee, director, promoter or agent, or in any other capacity knowingly hires, leases or permits the land, building, or premises of which he is owner, lessee or tenant, or over which he has control, to be used for purposes of any such act, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor."
Social nudity places in North Carolina include:
Bar-S-Ranch in Reidsville
Pleasure Island, North Freeman Park, Carolina Beach unofficial nude sunbathing allowed
Lucky Lovers in New Bern
Masonboro Island
Upper Creek Falls in Newland
Whispering Pines Nudist Resort near Bird Island in Ocean Isle Beach
= North Dakota
=Public nudity is illegal in North Dakota. Topless sunbathing is not illegal in North Dakota.
= Ohio
=Alpine Resort in Millersburg
Cedar Trails in Peebles
Dayton Warm Breezes Naturist Club in Dayton
Freedom Valley Camp in New London
Great Lakes Sunseekers in Toledo
Green Valley
Hillside Haven in Otway
Northcoast Naturists in Cleveland
Paradise Gardens, Cincinnati, now closed as a naturist venue
= Oklahoma
=Oaklake Trails in Depew, a clothing-optional family-oriented nudist resort
Oklahoma Naturists in Stuart, an adult-only nudist bed and breakfast and winery affiliated with AANR
= Oregon
=Public nudity is generally legal in Oregon, unless it is part of a commercial venture or intended to induce sexual excitement. Some parts of Oregon (including Portland, Eugene, Ashland and Happy Valley) have local laws prohibiting public nudity. However, Oregon law defines nudity as displaying genitals, hence both men and women are allowed to be topfree in public throughout the state.
Alpenglow Ranch Clothing Optional B&B and Resort in Bend part of Clothing Optional Home Network and AANR-affiliated
Bagby Hot Springs
Breitenbush Hot Springs
Collins Beach on Sauvie Island near Portland
Common Ground Wellness Cooperative in Portland
Glassbar Island Beach, near Eugene on the Willamette River
McCredie Springs
Mountaindale Sun Resort (formerly Restful Haven Nudist Resort) in North Plains
Rooster Rock State Park along the Columbia River
Serenity Mountain Retreat (formerly Squaw Mountain Ranch) in Estacada, a family-oriented nudist resort
Terwilliger Hot Springs (also known as Cougar Hot Springs)
Umpqua Hot Springs
The Willamettans between Marcola and Springfield, nudist resort
= Pennsylvania
=Beechwood in Lehighton
H.A.N.G. in Harrisburg
Hillside Campground in New Milford
Oneida Campground in New Milford
Pen Mar Club in Warfordsburg
PSHS Inc. in Mohnton
Sunny Rest in Palmerton
West Penn Naturist Links
White Thorn Lodge in the Pittsburgh suburb of South Beaver Township
The Woods Campground in Lehighton
= Rhode Island
=Mohegan Bluffs/Black Rock Beach on Block Island
Dyer Woods Nudist Campground in Foster, a family-oriented nudist campground
= South Carolina
=Carolina Foothills Resort in Chesnee
Cedar Creek Resort in Leesville, an adult-only clothing-optional resort
= Tennessee
=Edun Hill Campground in Clinton
Excalibur, Camelot Campground in Mosheim
Pandora’s Resort in Crossville
Pleasure Lakes Resort in Sparta
Rock Haven Lodge Inc. in Murfreesboro
Timberfell Lodge & Resort in Greeneville
= Texas
=Texas has no laws forbidding female toplessness, although in most parts of the state topless women may be charged with disorderly conduct. Austin tolerates female toplessness within its city limits.
The Barehide Ranch in Poolville
Bluebonnet Family Nudist Park, Alvord
Emerald Lake Resort in Porter
Freedom RV in Pleasanton
Healthy Hides, non-landed nudist group affiliated with AANR
Hippie Hollow Park, a swimming beach on Lake Travis in Austin where nudity is permitted
Live Oak Resort in Washington
Matagorda Beach has an unofficial nudist area
Purple Peacock Resort in Palestine
Wildwood Naturists Resort, Decatur
= Utah
=Fifth Water Hot Springs (also known as Diamond Fork Hot Springs) near Salt Lake City
= Vermont
=Vermont state law prohibits disrobing in public but does not prohibit public nudity, so nudity is allowed anywhere that it has not been specifically prohibited by a city or town. The city of Burlington, for example, has prohibited nudity in public parks, but nudity is allowed anywhere else in the city. Specific locations at which individuals practice social nudity include:
Abbotts Glen in Halifax, permanently closed
Coventry Club and Resort in Milton former family-oriented nudist resort
The Gargoyle House in Wells River, a male-only clothing-optional retreat
Knight Island, an island in Lake Champlain near St. Albans
Lake Willoughby in Westmore, in Willoughby State Forest; the south beach is clothing-optional
The Ledges, on the Harriman Reservoir in Wilmington
Maple Glen in Sheldon Springs closed as a family-oriented nudist resort, reopened as a non-nudist campground
Red Rocks Park in South Burlington
Rock River in Newfane
Starr Farm Beach in Burlington
= Virginia
=White Tail Resort in Ivor
= Washington
=Arcadia Romantic Getaway in Arcadia, couples-oriented nudist resort
Denny Blaine Beach and Howell Park, Seattle nude beaches
Dogfish Beach near Bellingham, nude beach
Kaniksu Ranch, near Spokane, nudist resort
Lake Bronson Club in the Cascade foothills, a family-oriented nudist park
Tiger Mountain Family Nudist Park is a recreational park at Tiger Mountain
Triangle Recreation Camp, near the Cascades, an LGBTQ-oriented clothing-optional campground
Vantage Beach on Wanapum Reservoir, a nude beach
= West Virginia
=Avalon Resort, clothing-optional resort in Paw Paw
= Wisconsin
=Camp NCN in Black River Falls, a "sexual freedom" campground, allowing nudity and public sexual activity
Mazo Beach on the Wisconsin River, former unofficial nude beach
Valley View Recreation Club near Cambridge
See also
Indecent exposure in the United States
Female toplessness in Canada, United States
List of social nudity places in South America
Notes
References
Sources
External links
American Association for Nude Recreation
ClothesFree International
The Naturist Society Foundation
Federation of Canadian Naturists
Federacion Nudista de México AC
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- List of social nudity places in North America
- List of places where social nudity is practised
- List of social nudity places in South America
- List of social nudity places in Europe
- List of social nudity places in Asia
- List of social nudity places in Oceania
- List of social nudity places in Africa
- Timeline of social nudity
- Nudity and sexuality
- Nude recreation