Blooming Point Beach

Blooming Point is a long, dune-backed sand beach on the north shore of Prince Edward Island, toward the eastern end of the island, on the Gulf of St. Lawrence side of Tracadie Bay. The Federation of Canadian Naturists lists it as one of Canada's unofficial nude beaches. The clothed crowd stays near the end of the access path; naturists spread out along the shore to the left, about a 10 to 15 minute walk from the path. The beach is wide and sandy with high dunes behind it, and the shallow Gulf water warms up noticeably in midsummer, making it one of the gentler places in eastern Canada for a nude swim. There are no facilities of any kind, so bring water, shade and food. It draws a mix of locals and tourists and is busier on weekends. The far end of the beach is fenced in summer to protect nesting piping plovers, an endangered shorebird, and provincial and federal staff patrol north-shore beaches during the nesting season; visitors are asked not to go past the fence and to keep to the area near the water's edge. Nudity here is tolerated rather than permitted: FCN notes that the last arrests, many years ago, were reportedly linked to sexual activity rather than simple nudity.