Canada · Naturist beaches
Canada naturist beaches
44 beaches and clothing-optional venues. Public nudity is technically illegal under Criminal Code Sections 173-174 (Indecent Acts and Indecent Exposure), but prosecutions are extremely rare. Canadian courts have recognise…
Banff National Park
Banff National Park is a known informal naturist beach in Canada. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Bare Bluffs Beach
Bare Bluffs Beach is a known informal naturist beach in Canada. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Bloomers Beach
Unofficial nudist beach in PEI
Bluffer's Beach
Toronto-area clothing-optional beach on Lake Ontario with the scenic Scarborough Bluffs as a dramatic backdrop. Popular with locals.
Bothwell
Bothwell is a known informal naturist beach in Canada. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Calabogie
Calabogie is a known informal naturist beach in Canada. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Calgary
Calgary is a known informal naturist beach in Canada. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Centre
écologique et naturiste La Pommerie
Charlevoix
Charlevoix is a known informal naturist beach in Canada. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Crescent Rock Beach
Crescent Rock Beach is a known informal naturist beach in Canada. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Crystal Crescent Beach
Naturist area on third beach, near Halifax
Duhamel
Duhamel is a known informal naturist beach in Canada. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Federation of Canadian Naturists (FCN)
National naturist organization for Canada; Fédération Canadienne des Naturistes
Fish Creek Provincial Park
Fish Creek Provincial Park is a known informal naturist beach in Canada. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Flamborough
Flamborough is a known informal naturist beach in Canada. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Fédération Québécoise de Naturisme (FQN)
Quebec provincial naturist federation
Gaspé Peninsula
Gaspé Peninsula is a known informal naturist beach in Canada. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Gatineau Park
Gatineau Park is a known informal naturist beach in Canada. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Hanlan's Point Beach
Toronto's official clothing-optional beach on the Toronto Islands, ranked among the world's top urban nude beaches. Accessible by ferry from downtown.
Kamloops
Kamloops is a known informal naturist beach in Canada. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Kitsilano Beach
De facto nude area at the far end
Lac Saint-Jean
Lac Saint-Jean is a known informal naturist beach in Canada. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Lions Bay
Lions Bay is a known informal naturist beach in Canada. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Lost Lake
Lost Lake is a known informal naturist beach in Canada. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Mission
Mission is a known informal naturist beach in Canada. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Naturist Legacy Park
a family-oriented naturist park
North Bay
North Bay is a known informal naturist beach in Canada. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Nose Hill Park
has been used as a within city limits hiking spot for naturists for years and is in a sort of legal grey area and can be legally justified with a lawful excuse. Many sports utilize parks for summer...
Oka Beach
Beach with designated nudist area in Oka National Park
Port Burwell Beach
Port Burwell Provincial Park
Prince Edward Island National Park
along the northern shore of [[Prince Edward Island]], contains an unofficial clothing-optional beach.
Prior Lake
Floating naturist dock at Thetis Lake Regional Park
Salmon Arm
sees occasional nude use.
Salt Spring Island
Salt Spring Island is a known informal naturist beach in Canada. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Sambro
has a clothing-optional section.
Sandbanks Provincial Park
has an unofficial nude beach area away from the mainstream beach area with signs posted against it.
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a known informal naturist beach in Canada. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Sundre
Sundre is a known informal naturist beach in Canada. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Tribune Bay Provincial Park
on [[Hornby Island]]
Van Tan Club
naturist club near North Vancouver
Vancouver Island
near [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]]
Victoria
on [[Vancouver Island]]
Weaselhead Flats
Weaselhead Flats is a known informal naturist beach in Canada. Research local rules, access, and etiquette before you go; conditions and enforcement can change.
Wreck Beach
Vancouver's largest and most famous clothing-optional beach, located at the base of cliffs below the University of British Columbia. A vibrant naturist community with dramatic ocean views.
Legal context
Public nudity is technically illegal under Criminal Code Sections 173-174 (Indecent Acts and Indecent Exposure), but prosecutions are extremely rare. Canadian courts have recognised that naturist activities in designated areas or conducted with non-sexual intent receive strong constitutional protections, creating de facto legal space for genuine naturism.