In California the following are open for your nude pleasure.
El Dorado county
American River down river from the route 49 highway bridge. Biking path is on the south side of the vehicle bridge, after crossing the old concrete railroad bridge, several small trails lead down a steep bank to a series of large rocks outcropping on the river.
Humboldt county
Baker's Beach, in Humboldt County between Trinidad and Moonstone. Humboldt North Coast Land Trust claims to own this property.
College Cove Beach is in the town of Trinidad, north of Eureka in Northern Humboldt County.
Inyo county
Keough Hot Springs – Hot running creek with pools located near Bishop, California. Note: the resort at the end of the road is not clothing optional.
Saline Valley Warm Springs – Hot springs in Death Valley National Park
Marin county
Red Rock Beach A half mile south of Stinson Beach, California
Mono county
Little Hot Creek east of Mammoth Lakes, California. To find this clothing-optional hot springs, you'll need a good local map showing dirt roads.
Los Angeles county
Sacred Cove Shown on some maps as "Portuguese Cove," it is located on the south side of the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County, between Abalone Cove and Portuguese Cove.
San Vicente Inn is a mostly gay clothing-optional hotel located in West Hollywood, California.
Monterey county
Zmudowski State Beach – Unofficial clothing-optional "hidden beach" within Moss Landing.
Garrapata State Park – Clothing-optional beach 15 minutes drive south of Carmel.
Marina Beach State Park (South side) – A 15 minute drive north of Monterey, CA. 15 minute hike over the sand dunes.
Napa county
Harbin Hot Springs is a retreat and workshop center 93.4 miles (150.3 km) northeast of the San Francisco Bay Area, north of the Napa Valley, near Middletown, California.
Nevada county
South Yuba River Hoyts Crossing is an area of swimming holes on the South Yuba, about a 20 minute hike upriver from the Highway 49 crossing. (north of Nevada City, California).
Orange county
San Onofre Beach is 55 km (34.2 mi) northwest of this beach (near San Clemente). It was clothing optional until 2010.
Riverside county
Living Waters Spa near Palm Springs in Desert Hot Springs, CA, this swimsuit optional spa has hot spring water pools and the spa is an easy introduction to social nudity.[24]
Glen Eden Nudist Resort – One of the largest membership owned clubs in the country, Glen Eden, located in Corona, CA, is Southern California's premier nudist destination.
Desert Sun Resort[25] – Formally Desert Shadows Inn. One of the premier nudist resorts in North America. Located in warm, sunny Palm Springs, CA.
The Terra Cotta Inn Clothing-Optional Resort and Spa in sunny Palm Springs, CA, this nudist resort is popular with first-time nude sunbathers. Palm Springs Life Magazine selected them one of top 3 best boutique hotels in Palm Springs in their December 2009 Best of the Best issue.[26]
Sacramento county
Laguna Del Sol – Clothing-optional resort in Wilton, near Sacramento, featuring camping and RV spots, a lake, heated swimming pools, spas, walking tracks, stores, restaurant and event center.
San Bernardino county
Deep Creek Hot Springs[27] – Clothing-optional hot spring in the San Bernardino National Forest near Apple Valley, California
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The Deer Park Nudist Resort in San Bernardino, California is a clothing optional resort. The Deer Park Nudist Resort is one of Southern California's premier nudist destinations.
Olive Dell Ranch – Naturist resort located in Colton, California – a few miles from San Bernardino and Riverside. Olive Dell Ranch is Southern California's favorite nudist resort for families and couples.[28]
San Diego county
Black's Beach, in La Jolla, a neighborhood of San Diego, is possibly the largest de facto clothing-optional beach in the United States. Part of the beach is in a state park where it is legal to be nude, the rest is on city property where it is illegal to be nude but generally tolerated.
DeAnza Springs Resort – Naturist resort in Jacumba, CA. DeAnza Springs is the largest and one of the newest clothing optional resorts in North America. Situated on more than 500 acres (202 ha) of high desert (at 2,600 feet / 792 metres) in Eastern San Diego County, it is ideal for year-round vacationing.[29]
San Luis Obispo county
Pirates Cove near San Luis Obispo, California[30]
San Mateo county
San Gregorio nude beach might be the oldest continuously active nude beach in the United States[citation needed]. It dates to 1967 and is 3 km (1.9 mi) of public beach which can be reached only by a private road near the town of San Gregorio on the San Mateo County coast, south of San Francisco. San Gregorio beach is the largest of about 20 clothing-optional beaches along the coast between San Francisco and Santa Cruz.
Devil's Slide or Gray Whale Cove is the only officially-sanctioned nude state-owned beach in California. Run for years by a private concessionaire who provided the only access to this remote beach, the State of California took over its operation in
San Francisco county
Baker Beach is a beach of the National Park Service in San Francisco. The north end of the beach (closest to the Golden Gate bridge) is officially sanctioned as clothing-optional.[31][32][33]
Land's End – Within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Land’s End beach is a beautiful and legal nude beach in the San Francisco area.[34] It is reached only by a steep, difficult trail.
"San Francisco (except parks)" There is no law regulating nudity that is not lewd, so theoretically it is legal to be naked anywhere in San Francisco except for public parks. This has been tested on numerous occasions by George Davis, Woody Miller, Jonathan Walp, and others.
Santa Clara county
Lupin Lodge – Naturist resort in Los Gatos. Memberships available as well as day/night passes. Camping available. Just south of Silicon Valley, off Highway 17 (Idylwild Rd. exit).[35] Olive Dell Ranch
Santa Cruz county
Laguna Creek Beach – Public beach frequented by nude sunbathers 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Santa Cruz on Highway 1.
Bonny Doon Beach – About a 10–15 minute drive from Santa Cruz on N. Highway 1. Across from Bonny Doon Rd. Nude beach is down the cliff – there are two sections of beach – the south end is for clothed beachgoers, and the north end, divided from the main beach by a large rock, is for nude sunbathers.
Sonoma county
Russian River is right along U.S. 101 and CA 116
