Built from official sources
Clothing-optional beach guides, with the legal status quoted from its source
32 beaches in 14 regions. For each one: who runs it, what that authority says about clothing, how to get there, what is on site, and the date we read the page. Where no authority designates a beach, the entry says so and quotes the statute instead.
How the entries are graded
| Designated | 29 entries. A park service, council, landowner or national federation (with a municipal decision) marks the area and says so on its own page. The quote is on the entry. |
|---|---|
| Described, not bounded | 1 entry. An official page describes naturist use without a boundary or a formal decision. |
| Not designated | 2 entries. No authority designates the beach; the page quotes the law that applies and the park page as it stands. |
Regions
| Region | Entries | Governing sources |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 1 | Hawaii Revised Statutes 707-734 |
| Florida | 2 | Miami-Dade County Parks; St. Lucie County |
| California | 2 | National Park Service; City of San Diego |
| Oregon | 2 | Oregon State Parks; Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife |
| Texas | 1 | Travis County Parks |
| New Jersey | 1 | National Park Service |
| Canada | 2 | Metro Vancouver Regional Parks; City of Toronto |
| United Kingdom | 3 | National Trust; VisitBrighton; Natural Resources Wales |
| Portugal | 4 | Federação Portuguesa de Naturismo; Câmara Municipal de Almada |
| Spain | 2 | Ajuntament de Barcelona; Ibiza tourism portal (ibiza.travel) |
| France | 3 | France.fr |
| Croatia | 3 | Croatian National Tourist Board; Kvarner Tourist Board |
| Germany | 3 | Landeshauptstadt München; Sylt Marketing (sylt.de) |
| Australia (New South Wales) | 3 | NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service; Destination NSW (sydney.com) |
Guides that apply everywhere
- Legality by countryOne table: the authority, what it says, the date. No beach is called legal without a page that says so.
- Etiquette, as the park pages state itBoundaries, photography, behaviour, covering up before the car park: the rules quoted from the authorities that publish them.
- A first visitWhat to check before you go, drawn from the same pages: hours, permits, tides, lifeguards, what to bring.
- Naturist beaches by the numbersCounts from this module and from the federations, each with its source.
Where the facts come from
27 publishers across the 32 entries and the region summaries: Ajuntament de Barcelona; City of San Diego; City of Toronto; Croatian National Tourist Board; Câmara Municipal de Almada; Destination NSW (sydney.com); Federação Portuguesa de Naturismo; France.fr; Hawaii DLNR Division of State Parks; Hawaii Revised Statutes 707-734; Ibiza tourism portal (ibiza.travel); Kvarner Tourist Board; Landeshauptstadt München; Metro Vancouver Regional Parks; Miami-Dade County Parks; Município de Aljezur; NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service; National Park Service; National Trust; Natural Resources Wales; Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife; Oregon State Parks; St. Lucie County; Sylt Marketing (sylt.de); Travis County Parks; Turismo de Portugal; VisitBrighton. Tourism portals are used only when they are the official body's own (Turismo de Portugal, Destination NSW, Atout France, the Croatian National Tourist Board, VisitBrighton, the Ibiza tourism portal); commercial guides, forums and review sites are never used. Spain's national portal blocks automated reading, so it is not cited and the Spain page is deliberately short.
Every page was read on 15 September 2026. Hours, fees and permits change; the source link on each row is the place to confirm before travelling. Corrections: see the editorial policy.
Sources and last verified
- Hawaii Revised Statutes 707-734, Indecent exposure (FindLaw codes, current through 1 January 2025), read 15 September 2026.
- Miami-Dade County Parks, Haulover Park, read 15 September 2026.
- St. Lucie County, Blind Creek Beachside North and South, read 15 September 2026.
- National Park Service, Marshall's Beach (Golden Gate National Recreation Area), read 15 September 2026.
- City of San Diego, Lifeguard Services, Black's Beach, read 15 September 2026.
- Oregon State Parks, Rooster Rock State Park, read 15 September 2026.
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Sauvie Island Wildlife Area beach use brochure (PDF), read 15 September 2026.
- Travis County Parks, Hippie Hollow Park, read 15 September 2026.
- National Park Service, Sandy Hook, Beach G (Gunnison Beach), read 15 September 2026.
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks, Pacific Spirit Regional Park brochure (PDF, 2022, revised 2024), read 15 September 2026.
- City of Toronto, Beaches, read 15 September 2026.
- City of Toronto, Council report, The Hanlan's Point Clothing Optional Beach (April 2002 report), read 15 September 2026.
- National Trust, Naturism at Studland Bay, read 15 September 2026.
- VisitBrighton, Brighton Naturist Beach, read 15 September 2026.
- Natural Resources Wales, Morfa Dyffryn National Nature Reserve, read 15 September 2026.
- Federação Portuguesa de Naturismo, Praias Naturistas, read 15 September 2026.
- Câmara Municipal de Almada, Praias, read 15 September 2026.
- Ajuntament de Barcelona, Mar Bella beach, read 15 September 2026.
- Ibiza tourism portal (ibiza.travel), Playa des Cavallet, read 15 September 2026.
- France.fr, Nudist beach destinations in France: our top selection, read 15 September 2026.
- Croatian National Tourist Board, Koversada Naturist Beach, read 15 September 2026.
- Kvarner Tourist Board, Naturist beaches in Kvarner, read 15 September 2026.
- Landeshauptstadt München, Badekleidungsverordnung (Stadtrecht 361), read 15 September 2026.
- Landeshauptstadt München, FKK - Nacktbaden in München, read 15 September 2026.
- Sylt Marketing (sylt.de), Textil- und FKK-Strand an der Buhne 16 in Kampen, read 15 September 2026.
- NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Werrong Beach track, read 15 September 2026.
- NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Samurai Beach, read 15 September 2026.
- Destination NSW (sydney.com), Lady Bay Beach, read 15 September 2026.
- Method, corrections and what we do not publish: editorial policy. Page checked 15 September 2026.