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About Bell Acres Resort
Bell Acres, off US 441 near Maysville in Banks County, Georgia, is no longer a naturist resort. Its website now presents Bell Acres RV Resort, a gated RV park and campground on 114 wooded acres at 158 Bell Acres Road. The park is under new ownership and has an on-site management team. It offers RV sites with full hookups, a few cottages, free Wi-Fi and nature trails, and caters to weekend campers, seasonal visitors and full-time RV travellers. The website says the property was first set up in the 1980s as a naturist resort and has since been transformed under its new owners. It does not mention nudity or a clothing-optional policy. A 2014 Red & Black article describes the earlier resort. Bell Acres was founded in 1987 and was a member of the American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR). It had about 300 members at its peak in the 1990s, and nudity was expected rather than optional. Facilities then included a pool, hot tub, volleyball court, cabins, tent sites and about 52 RV hookups. A married couple ran it, and the article said new owners were about to buy the business. The sources we read do not say when the naturist resort ended, who the current owners are or why it was converted.
Legal context & local rules
This is now an ordinary private RV park with no clothing-optional policy. Public nudity rules apply as anywhere else in Georgia.
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.
What’s here
Getting there and visiting
Bell Acres RV Resort is at 158 Bell Acres Road, Maysville, GA 30558. It is off US 441, about 30 miles north of Athens, and the website puts it about 1.5 to 2 hours from Atlanta. You enter through a gate. It now operates as a general RV park with RV sites and cottages, so you need no naturist membership or AANR card. Its website does not publish rates. Contact the on-site management through bellacresresort.com for bookings and for seasonal or long-stay terms.
Before you go
- 1 Check the current local rules and access conditions before travelling.
- 2 Bring a towel and sit on it when using shared seating.
- 3 Never take photographs of other people without clear consent.
- 4 Respect the venue’s clothing, privacy, and behaviour rules.
Location
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34.2529, -83.5616
Frequently asked questions
Is Bell Acres still a nudist resort?
No. Its website now describes Bell Acres RV Resort, a gated RV community under new ownership, and says the property started as a naturist resort in the 1980s.
When did it stop being naturist?
The sources we read do not give a date. A 2014 article said new owners were about to buy the resort.
Who owns it now?
The website says only that the property is under new ownership with on-site management. It does not name the owners.
Is there another nudist option nearby?
The 2014 article mentions Kerdzen Way, a small private nudist community next to the property. The sources we read do not say whether it still exists or takes visitors.
Sources
- Bell Acres RV Resort – official site Official
- Bell Acres RV Resort – About Official
- The Red & Black – Bare necessities: a day at a nude resort (2014)
Researched 25 October 2026 .
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