Top Five Tips For Nude Beach Newbies

GB Dare
7 min readAug 17, 2022
A nude beach scene with a nude woman relaxing face down on a blanket.
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While clothing-optional beaches eliminate the stress of finding the perfect swimsuit to wear, those new to the experience may have some misconceptions and/or uncertainty about other aspects of visiting a nude beach.

If you’re a nude beach newbie, fear not, as I’m about to share the top tips to make your visit to a clothing optional beach relaxing and enjoyable for you and your fellow beach-goers.

Number One: Nudity, Not Lewdity

While some clothing optional beaches around the world have sort of an “anything goes” attitude, sexual activity is illegal on most nude beaches in the United States.

I’ve had conversations several times on online message boards with people who wanted to know what part of a particular nude beach is where you go to hook up for some outdoor sexy time.

The answer is in the shade… under the roof of your home or hotel room.

Yes, there are people who openly have sex on nude beaches and get away with it.

I’ve seen it several times over the years, and I have watched very, VERY closely — for the sole reason to see if the participants got into any trouble, of course — and so far only one couple had an issue. A park ranger asked them to leave, but…

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GB Dare

Just a regular human writer musing on a variety of topics, including health and fitness, sexuality, and the general dysfunction of the world.