United States · Naturist beaches
United States naturist beaches
226 beaches and clothing-optional venues. Public nudity is largely prohibited in the US under indecent exposure laws which vary significantly by state. Vermont has no state-level law against public nudity, making it unique…
Alameda County
Alvord
Annapolis
a cooperatively-owned family nudist club
Apollo Beach
Part of Canaveral National Seashore; unofficial nude area at the north end
Aquinnah
contains an area where public nudity is unofficially tolerated.
Arizona Sunburst Inn
Phoenix, which caters to men.
Assateague Island
Remote areas of the national seashore used by nudists
Aurora
hosts nudist events
Baker Beach
San Francisco beach with clothing-optional sections at its northern end, offering stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge. Popular with locals and tourists.
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Baton Rouge
part of Clothing Optional Home Network
Battle Creek
Bellingham
nude beach
Bend
part of Clothing Optional Home Network and AANR-affiliated
Bennington
Bird Island
in [[Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina|Ocean Isle Beach]]
Black
Sand Beach
Black Rock City
in the desert outside of [[Gerlach, Nevada|Gerlach]], hosts [[Burning Man]] where clothing is optional.
Black's Beach
Dramatic cliffside nude beach near San Diego, California, accessed by a steep trail with stunning coastal views. One of the most famous nude beaches on the US West Coast.
Blind Creek Beach
Officially designated nude beach on Florida's Atlantic coast in St. Lucie County, known for its laid-back atmosphere and family-friendly naturist community.
Block Island
Bloomington
Boaters
Beach
Boca Chica Key
near [[Key West]]
Boise
Bonny
Doon Beach
Brooklyn
Burlington
Calistoga
Cambridge
Canaveral National Seashore
near [[New Smyrna Beach, Florida|New Smyrna Beach]]. The accepted clothing-optional sunbathing part of the national seashore is in [[Volusia County, Florida|Volusia County]], which does not have an...
Canon
Cape Cod
Carolina Beach
unofficial nude sunbathing allowed
Cascade
foothills, a family-oriented nudist park
Castro Valley
nudist club
Chelsea, Manhattan
with a clothing-optional area
Cherry Grove
on [[Fire Island]], a largely [[Homosexuality|gay]]-oriented beach
Chesnee
Chilmark
contains an area where public nudity is permitted.
Chimney
Beach
Cleveland
Clinton
Collins Beach
Quiet clothing-optional beach on Sauvie Island near Portland, Oregon, accessible via a short walk through woodland. Popular with locals seeking a peaceful naturist experience.
Corona
membership-only naturist club
Creek
Beach
Crossville
Dade City
a gay nudist community
Darien
Darlington
is available for groups wishing to host clothing-optional events.
Davidsonville
a privately owned nudist club
Dawsonville
a naturist club
Dayton
Decatur
Denny Blaine Beach
and [[Howell Park (Seattle)|Howell Park]], [[Seattle]] nude beaches
Detroit
Devil's Slide
or [[Gray Whale Cove State Beach]]
Dewy Rose
Doe Run Lake Nude Recreation Area
Doe Run Lake is located at 1501 Bullock Pen Rd, Covington, KY 41017. The Trail at the Top of the hill off the main road goes about a mile and a half and ends at a creek. The creek area is the area ...
Dream
Canyon just outside Boulder
East Bethel
(affiliated with AANR)
East Ellijay
a non-landed, all-ages, social naturist organization based out of the north Georgia mountains
East Hartford
private social club for male naturists
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Erie
Eugene
on the [[Willamette River]]
Florence
Florida
French Lick
a private clothing-optional festival ground
Ft. Pierce
Garrapata State Park
Granger
located near [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]], a family-oriented nude recreation park
Green
Valley
Greeneville
Gulfport
Gunnison Beach
Well-established clothing-optional beach at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, with panoramic views of New York City skyline. Popular with a diverse crowd.
Harriman Reservoir
in [[Wilmington, Vermont|Wilmington]]
Haulover Beach
America's most accessible clothing-optional beach in Miami, Florida, with excellent facilities, lifeguards, and wide sandy shores. Officially designated clothing-optional.
Healthy Hides
non-landed nudist group affiliated with AANR
Higbee Beach
[[Cape May]]; not a sanctioned nudist area, but nudity is commonplace
Hippie Hollow Park
Texas' only legally recognized clothing-optional park; on Lake Travis
Hudson
Humboldt County
Hutchinson
associated with AANR
Hāna
Indian Hills
Indiana Dunes State Park
and [[Indiana Dunes National Park]].
Inyo County
Ithaca
Ivor
Jordan Lake Multi
Use Area in Apex - This area features sandy, secluded enclaves a short walk from NC-751. Areas not in sight of the highway see frequent, unofficial nude sunbathing.
Kansas City
affiliated with The Naturist Society
Kauapea Beach
on Kaua‘i. The English name is Secret Beach. Walk along the sand east, towards the light house on the cliff, until you reach Third and Fourth Beaches. There are "showers", outpourings of water from...
Kehena Beach
Black sand beach on the Big Island; popular nudist spot with dolphin sightings
Knight Island
an island in [[Lake Champlain]] near [[St. Albans (town), Vermont|St. Albans]]
Lake County
Lake Tahoe
's [[Nevada]] shore has several clothing-optional beaches including the following:
Lake Willoughby
in [[Westmore, Vermont|Westmore]], in Willoughby State Forest; the south beach is clothing-optional
Land o' Lakes
Land's End
within the [[Golden Gate National Recreation Area]], an officially-sanctioned nude beach
Larsen's Beach
Kaua‘i. This is the primary clothing-optional Beach on Kauai. The Hawaiian name is Lepeuli.
Lehighton
Little Beach
Informal clothing-optional beach on Maui, Hawaii, accessed via a short trail from the main beach. Known for its golden sand and relaxed aloha spirit.
Long Beach
Los Angeles County
Lutz
MVBoat offers private charter trips
which nudity is permitted.
Mammoth Lakes
Marin County
Marina
Beach State Park (south side)
Martha's Vineyard
Masonboro
Island
Matagorda Beach
an unofficial nudist area
Maysville
AANR and TNS affiliated
McDade
McLouth
that tolerates nudity in some areas
Mesick
Metairie
Millersburg
Minneapolis
and [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]].
Mohnton
Mono County
Montecito
Monterey County
Moravia
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Mesa Beach
Mosheim
Moshup Beach
Beautiful beach below clay cliffs on Martha's Vineyard; nude below the cliffs
Moss Point
Murfreesboro
Mākena State Park
[[Maui]].
Nantucket
[[Toplessness]] has been legal on the island's beaches since 2022. [[Public nudity]] is unofficially tolerated in the area between Miacomet Beach and Surfside Beach.
Napa County
Naturist New Hampshire
a clothing-optional travel club
Nevada County
New Bern
New London
New Milford
New River
family-oriented naturist facility
Newfane
Newland
Newry
Next Generation Naturists
a non-landed organization focused on the young adult (18- to 35-year-old) demographic
Nez Perce
[[Clearwater National Forest]]
North Adams
North Plains
Nottingham
a non-secular, heterosexual-only park
Nude Dudes Chicago
a group of 18- to 40-year-old gay men who host public nudity related events in the Chicago area.
Omaha
Otway
Oxford
Pace
Paia
Palestine
Palm Beach County
Palmerton
Pasadena
[[Altadena, California|Altadena]] is part of Clothing Optional Home Network and is an AANR Participating Business.
Paw Paw
Peebles
Pell City
Penrose
Pierson
Pirates Cove
near [[San Luis Obispo, California|San Luis Obispo]]
Pittsburgh
suburb of [[South Beaver Township, Pennsylvania|South Beaver Township]]
Playalinda Beach
Remote beach at Canaveral National Seashore; nude area near parking lot 13
Pleasanton
Polo Beach
Unofficial nude area on Oahu's North Shore
Porter
Potomac Rambling Bares
non-landed club for naturists in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, Maryland and Virginia areas
Provincetown
Public nudity is tolerated on the beaches around Provincetown, especially in the area that is not part of the [[Cape Cod National Seashore]].
Puna District
of the [[Hawaii (island)|island of Hawai‘i]].
Putnam County
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Quartzsite
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Reidsville
Richmond
Ridgway
Riverside County
Rooster Rock State Park
Popular clothing-optional beach on the Columbia River in Oregon, with designated nudist areas within the state park. Known for its scenic river views and relaxed atmosphere.
Sacramento County
Salt Lake City
San Bernardino County
San Diego County
San Gregorio nude beach
near [[San Gregorio, California|San Gregorio]]
San Luis Obispo County
San Mateo County
San Onofre Beach
Surf beach with clothing-optional area at south end (Trail 6)
Sand Island
is an island within Honolulu on the island of [[Oahu]]. On the small island, accessible by causeway, at the southwestern most point, is a small secluded beach that is often frequented by nudists. N...
Sandstone
is a clothing-optional association.
Santa Barbara County
Santa Clara County
Santa Cruz County
Saranac
Sarasota County
is part of Clothing Optional Home Network and is an AANR Participating Business.
Scranton
a family nudist club affiliated with AANR and The Naturist Society
Secret Cove Beach
Secluded beach on Lake Tahoe with nudist tradition
Sedona
Sherman
Slaughterhouse Beach
in [[Hana Highway]] on Maui
Slidell
Sprakers
Stacy
is a private AANR-affiliated landed club.
Steele
Stinson Beach
Stony Kill Falls
near the [[Mohonk Preserve]]
Stuart
an adult-only nudist bed and breakfast and winery affiliated with AANR
Talladega
Ten
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The Naturist Society (TNS)
Advocacy organization for nude recreation on public lands
Tiger Mountain
Titusville
Toledo
Tonopah
Topeka
affiliated with The Naturist Society
Trinidad
and [[Moonstone, California|Moonstone]]. Humboldt North Coast Land Trust claims to own this property.
Truro
Public nudity is unofficially tolerated on Longnook Beach.
Tucson
Union City
Valparaiso
a member-owned, family-oriented, cooperative nudist club
Vantage Beach
Wanapum Reservoir, a nude beach
Warfordsburg
Washington-on-the-Brazos
Waterville
. It is adult-only and male-only.
Wells River
a male-only clothing-optional retreat
Whale
Beach 1 and 2
Zmudowski State Beach
unofficial clothing-optional beach in [[Moss Landing, California|Moss Landing]]
scuba diving
and [[motorboat]] trips on which nudity is permitted.
Legal context
Public nudity is largely prohibited in the US under indecent exposure laws which vary significantly by state. Vermont has no state-level law against public nudity, making it unique. Florida designates specific beaches as clothing-optional (Haulover Beach, Blind Creek State Park). Federal jurisprudence under the First Amendment has occasionally recognised nude expression in protests, though states regulate for public decency standards. Most states prohibit exposure of "sexual organs" in public under statutes similar to Florida Statute § 800.03.