Nudist Sea

Nudist Sea
Joe Yogerst, CNN • Updated 19th June 2018
(CNN) — Although still taboo in many places, casting aside your clothes at the shore has become a customary practice around the world in recent times.
From rocky coastlines to talcum powder fine sands, and big city bays to secluded shores, there are now hundreds of beaches where it's perfectly legal (or at least de facto legal) to sunbathe, swim and otherwise frolic beside the sea in nothing more than your birthday suit.
"Soft, smooth sand, warm ocean breeze, gentle ocean waves and lots of other naturists makes for a great clothing-optional beach," says Nicky Hoffman of The Naturist Society, who's also the managing editor of Nude & Natural magazine and co-author of "The World's Best Nude Beaches & Resorts."
While clothing-optional beach destinations may seem like a modern invention, it's actually quite an old idea, a product of the otherwise prudish Victorian era.
During the 1880s, American poet Walt Whitman extolled the virtues of the "Adamic air bath" -- his nude walkabouts and swims along Timber Creek in New Jersey, writing of "The free exhilarating ecstasy of nakedness in Nature."
Channeling that same vibe, the naturist movement took off in Europe and North America during the first half of the 20th century, with city parks, camp grounds and eventually beaches established for those who wanted to experience nature nude in their most natural state.
One of the spin-offs of the socially and sexually liberal 1960s was a "free beach" movement that saw a proliferation of nude beaches around the world.
And their popularity continues today, with more and more popping up each year. Here are 15 of the best nude beaches around the world:
1. Black's Beach, La Jolla, California
Set beneath the 100-meter-high cliffs of Torrey Pines, Blacks has been the Golden State's favorite place for all-over tans for more than 50 years and was once the only legal nude beach in the entire United States.
Long, wide and blessed with great surf, the beach is reached via the zig-zag Ho Chi Minh Trail from the cliff-top Torrey Pines Gliderport near the University of California , San Diego.
Black's Beach, Torrey Pines Scenic Drive, San Diego, CA 92037
2. Lady Bay Beach, Sydney, Australia
Lady Bay Beach was first granted legal status in 1976.
Although it sometimes seems like just about any beach in Australia is clothing optional, there are a number of official nude beaches here such as Lady Bay. (also known as Lady Jane Beach.)
Perched just inside the South Head of Sydney Harbour, it's small and narrow, but incredibly secluded for such a big city location.
The rocky ledges around South Head are also used for nude sunbathing.
Lady Bay Beach, Watson's Bay, Sydney, Australia
"Grin and bare it" might well be the motto for nudists on this North Sea island, where the average water temperature in summer is a chilly 17°C (63°F).
Technically all of the beaches on Sylt are clothing optional, but Buhne 16 was the first and is still the foremost location for nude sunbathing along the German shore.
It's a place where beachgoers can chill in the famous blue and white striped wicker beach chairs or let it all hang out at summer beach parties.
Buhne 16 , Listlandstr 133b, 25980 Kampen (Sylt), Germany; +49 4651 4996
Billed as one of the world's longest nude beaches at 7.8 kilometers long, Wreck Beach is actually a series of sandy strands, pebble flats and rocky outcrops wrapped around the end of Point Grey.
With the University of British Columbia just across the street, a steady stream of students and teachers have shed their clothes on this beach since the early 1970s, when it first became popular.
Evergreen trees along the shore and snowcapped peaks across the water complement the Canadian ambiance.
Wreck Beach , Vancouver, British Columbia; Canada + 604 224 5739
This secluded shore on the south side of Crete is a hotspot for nude sunbathing in Greece .
Named after its ocher-colored sand and cliffs, Red Beach (or Kokkini Ammos) is reached via a 20-minute hike from Matala or a very short boat ride from the village waterfront.
Pioneered by Euro hippies during the 1960s, the beach offers chair and umbrella rentals and is home to a funky little bar called Yiannis that's renowned for its mojitos.
Note: the mysterious rock carvings at the end of the beach are a modern creation and definitely not ancient Minoan relics.
Red Beach, Matala, Crete 702 00, Greece
6. Anse de Grande Saline, St. Barts
While the Caribbean may be full of wonderful, chilled out beaches, this wild, white sand strand on the rear side of St. Barts is one of the few places on the islands where public nudity is tolerated (although sunbathing naked is technically prohibited in St. Barts.)
Anse de Grande Saline (or Saline Beach) is another self-catering beach. Visitors will need to bring along everything they need for a day at the shore, especially sunscreen, as there is no shade to speak of.
L'Esprit, an excellent French restaurant, is within walking distance of Grand Saline and well worth a visit. Just make sure to put your clothes back on before heading over.
Anse de Grande Saline, St. Barthélemy
7. Platja des Cavallet, Ibiza, Spain
Set between the deep blue Mediterranean and multi-colored salt pans near Ibiza's southernmost point, official nudist beach Es Cavallet is separated into various different sections, including a beach club party section, a gay scene and a more secluded, middle section where the clothing-free crowd hang out.
However nude sunbathers aren't the only beings who frequent this area. Those bright pink things you'll see pacing in the background aren't sunburned tourists, but rather flamingos that like to gather in the shallow salines.
Platja des Cavallet, 07818, Balearic Islands, Spain
Little Beach -- a clothing-optional beach in Maui's Makena State Park.
Flanked by ancient lava flows and backed by a volcanic cinder cone, Little Beach would be super-cool even if you couldn't take your clothes off.
Part of Makena State Park on the island's southeast coast, it overlooks a national marine sanctuary renowned for its sea turtles, dolphins, whales and tropical fish.
Gnarled trees behind the sand provide a modicum of shade and the cove is well protected for swimming.
Additionally, a drum circle and fire dancers entertain the crowd during Sunday sunsets.
Little Beach, Makena State Park, Makena Rd, Kihei, HI 96753, USA
Cap d'Agde -- an iconic nudist resort town in Southern France.
Sometimes called the "Naked City," Cap d'Agde Naturist Village is the world's largest clothing-optional beach resort, attracting as many as 40,000 guests on any given day during high season.
Visitors are free to be naked wherever they want -- restaurants and stores, post offices or banks, sailing their boat or lounging on the long public beach (where nudity is obligatory, even for those not staying at the resort).
Non residents can stay overnight at the naturist hotel, camp ground or rental units.
Cap d'Agde Naturist Village , Rond-Point du Bagnas, 34300 Agde, France; +33 4 67 26 00 26
10. Mpenjati Beach, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Mpenjati Beach was awarded official nudist beach status in 2014.
South Africa 's only official nude beach -- and perhaps the only legal clothing-not-obligatory strand on the entire African continent -- is located in the Mpenjati Nature Reserve south of Durban.
Its legal status was achieved in 2014, but this came with a list of prohibitions including no staring, no photography, no suggestive behavior, etc.
Local clergy and others continue to mount protests (legal and otherwise) against the naked designation.
Mpenjati Nature Reserve, Palm Beach, Port Edward, South Africa
Zipolite Beach in Mexican is tolerant of nude sunbathing.
Live your "Y Tu Mamá También" fantasies at the beach where so many of the scenes from the sensuous 2001 Mexican movie starring Gael García Bernal were shot on location.
Pioneered by Mexican and American hippies during the 1960s, the strand stretches about two kilometers with rocky bluffs at either end, and is famed as a clothing-optional beach (although it isn't legal here.)
While the main beach here is backed by budget hotels and cafes, a tiny sliver of sand at the eastern end called Playa del Amor offers far more privacy.
Playa Zipolite, San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca, Mexico
12. Neve Midbar, North Dead Sea, Israel
Neve Midbar holds a nude bathing section.
Set at the northern end of the Dead Sea, Neve Midbar is a small, private resort with a section of the shoreline set aside for bare beachgoers.
In addition to being the only place where you can get your photo snapped while floating nude in the ultra-buoyant lake and smear the Dead Sea's soothing black mud over your entire body, this may be the only place in the Middle East where any kind of public nudity is lawful.
Neve Midbar , North Dead Sea, Israel
13. Praia Massarandupió, Bahia, Brazil
Naturist beach Praia Massarandupió in Bahia.
The string bikinis on Copacabana may expose an awful lot of Brazilian flesh, but not nearly as much as this naturist beach along the Bahia coast.
A two-hour drive north of Salvador, the nude beach is about a one-kilometer walk from the parking lot along the shoreline flanked by coconut palms, rolling dunes and very surfable waves.
14. Spiaggia di Guvano, Vernazza, Italy
Spiaggia de Guvano has been popular with nude bathers since the 1960s.
Located on the gorgeous Cinque Terre, this primo Italian nude beach looks like something out of a movie (think "Swept Away " -- the 1974 version directed by Lina Wertmüller.)
Adding to the beach's mystique is the fact that it can only be reached via an old, abandoned railway tunnel (bring a flashlight) on a path from Corniglia village.
Guvano is totally primitive, with no facilities of any kind, so bear this in mind when planning your visit.
The beach is also pebble rather than sand, but the water is clear, clean and gorgeous.
Spiaggia di Guvano, 19018 Vernazza, SP, Italy
15. Haulover Beach Park, Miami, Florida
The most popular public nude beach in the United States, Haulover attracts more than 1.3 million bare bottomed people to its white sands and warm water each year.
The clothing-optional portion, marked at either end by picket fences, offers rental beach chairs and umbrellas, as well as lifeguards.
Given the stellar weather in south Florida, there's usually someone in the buff on any given day.
But the biggest crowds gather during National Nude Recreation Week in July and whenever Haulover is trying to set a new Guinness World Record for skinny dipping.
Haulover Beach Park , 10800 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33154; + (305) 944-3040
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Erica and Paul O'Connor of Orlando enjoy the sun at Haulover Beach, the oldest officially recognized naturist beach in Florida.
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It seems fitting that the Sunshine State would be a magnet for sun worshipers from around the world.
Florida is much more than just a place for naturists to gather, says Ramon Maury, naturist industry representative and voice in Tallahassee. "We are privileged to have some of the best beaches in the world, attracting family-centric visitors seeking their little piece of paradise."
“Pasco County is actually known as the nudist capital of the world,” says Ralph Collinson, former president of the American Association for Nude Recreation, Florida Region.
Pasco, the semi-rural west coast patch just north of Tampa and St. Petersburg, boasts some two dozen nudist resorts and clubs within 90 minutes of Orlando or Tampa, some also surrounded by clothing-optional housing communities.
But Pasco is hardly alone in offering a range of naturist-friendly attractions and activities. Resorts across the state offer no-clothes swimming pools; lakes for paddle boarding, kayaking, canoeing, and fishing; tennis, horseback riding, hiking; and pétanque, a French-Canadian variation of bocce ball.
And, naturally, there’s the main attraction for those who relish the feel of the sun's rays on their bare skin – Florida's nearly year-round sunshine and inviting weather.
Here are just a few clothing-optional beaches:
Haulover may very well be the pearl of Florida’s nude beaches. It's certainly the best-known and oldest officially recognized public one. It sits on a welcoming wide strip of sand north of Bal Harbour, centrally located between Miami and Fort Lauderdale, and is ranked regularly among the Top 10 nude beaches in the world. It’s family friendly, with plenty of parking, restrooms within convenient walking distance, and the Atlantic Ocean, of course, lapping gently at its shore.
“This is a place where you can go and feel like you’re part of a community,” says Shirley Mason, the driving force behind creating a clothing-optional beach in Miami. “I chose a place where I could go and feel safe with my daughter.”
Haulover is also very popular with gay naturists from around the globe, says Seth Paronick, a member of the board of governors of the B.E.A.C.H.E.S. Foundation Institute. His advice: "Come, stay at a clothing-optional guesthouse in Fort Lauderdale. Enjoy Haulover by day and the gay nightlife in Fort Lauderdale."
You can learn more about Haulover, and the do’s and don’ts at the nude section of the beach, by visiting the information booth near lifeguard station #15 or by asking a Haulover Beach Ambassador.
This clothing-optional beach is located on Hutchinson Island, situated between Fort Pierce and Jensen Beach on Florida's Treasure Coast. Although casual nude use has a long history at this remote, primitive and pristine beach, it now has legal status. You can learn more about Blind Creek here .
Beach ambassador Richard Mason takes a picture of the sunrise at Haulover Beach.
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A New Jersey couple relaxes on this clothing-optional portion of Haulover Beach
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Cynthia Sirianni soaks up the sun and sea on a clothing-optional portion of Haulover Beach.
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The Canaveral National Seashore lays claim to two nude beaches in Florida. That could be because this pristine federal park is not only relatively remote, but also breathtakingly beautiful. This is Florida the way it was when the first explorers sighted them in Columbus’s day: dunes covered with a mantle of sea oats and seagrape, beach sunflowers and berries. It remains the longest undeveloped stretch of oceanfront on Florida’s east coast.
On top of that, it has the advantage of accepting nudity in the designated areas – at least at the federal level.
Apollo Beach, at the northern end of the park, sits in Volusia County, and has a designated clothing-optional section. Playalinda, accessible via Titusville at the southern end of the park, straddles the Volusia and Brevard County line. Nudity is prohibited in Brevard, so sunbathers need to make sure they go north into Volusia before baring all.
Like naturists themselves, the resorts catering to nudists come in all shapes and sizes, and appeal to a wide variety of tastes. Florida's 34 resorts range from rustic allure to luxury, family-centric to LGBTQ.

There are far too many sources about Florida naturist attractions and organizations to list here, but here are a few:
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1. Black's Beach, La Jolla, California, USA
4. Spiaggia di Guvano, Vernazza, Italy
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Simply put, a nude beach is a beach where visitors are allowed to remove all their clothing. Nude beaches are also known as clothing-optional beaches and typically permit the differing sexes to mix freely.
Normally nude beaches will clearly advertise themselves as such. When you arrive, if you don’t see signs explicitly stating that nudity is permitted or that clothing is optional, don’t rush to get down to your birthday suit. Make sure you check ahead, especially if you’re traveling abroad and are unsure of the laws concerning indecent exposure.
Not all nude beaches are the same. Don’t expect to find the same general vibe at every nude beach. Take some time to find a nude beach that fits with your expectations. Are you looking for a quiet place suitable for solitary nude sunbathing? Do you want a raucous atmosphere? Is it important for you to find a place welcoming to the LGBTQ+ community? Just like traditional beaches, nude beaches come in a range of different flavors. Find one best suited to your particular tastes.
First, don’t stare at and objectify fellow beachgoers. Inevitably, you will see other people at the beach with you. Be mature and respectful. Don’t point at, laugh at, ogle, or body shame others. Don’t sit uncomfortably close to others unless they invite you to do so. Also, don’t take pictures of other people without their consent. Many nude beaches have explicit prohibitions on photography.
Don’t have overinflated expectations. People who visit nude beaches are just regular people. They come in all shapes and sizes. Realize you’re not going to feel as if you just wandered into a shoot for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue or an ESPN The Magazine Body Issue. Beyond that, just enjoy yourself as
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