Whether you are an individual who practices a clothing optional lifestyle that has been working on ridding yourself of tan lines for years, or are simply intrigued by the notion of enjoying your freedom on the beach, you probably already understand that it can sometimes be hard to find clothing optional beaches in the United States. The good news is that while there may not be as many clothing optional beaches as some of us would like, there are still an abundance of beaches that offer the perfect backdrop for an incredible day filled with sun and an extreme lack of clothing.
For proof of this notion you do not need to look any further than Baker Beach. Baker Beach in San Francisco has become world renowned as one of the best places to lather up on sunscreen and nothing else while enjoying all of the sun that shines down onto sunny California. Better yet, not only is the beach full of fun in the sun, but it is ideally located only a short jaunt from bustling downtown San Francisco.
Just imagine laying back enjoying beautiful weather with a good book and looking up to see stunning views of the amazing Golden Gate Bridge. Can it get any better than that without having to travel for than a few minutes away from downtown? We didn’t think so.
Baker Beach is known throughout North America as being one of the hottest and most impressive naturist beaches in the world. All kinds of people gather here for a blend of relaxation and excitement and any frequenter to the beach is sure to enjoy the laid back atmosphere that surrounds them. The only drawback to this clothing optional beach is the fact that the water is not as warm as many sunbathers would like, but the sun still beats down and makes the beach the perfect place to lay out and enjoy the day. And after you have the tan you want, simply pack up and you are only a few minutes away from the big city.
If you are worried about running into clothed sunbathers or are bothered by gawkers who tend to want to get their jollies from a clothing optional beach, then all you have to do is saunter up to the Northern part of the beach. While the area is considered to be the primary locale for the alternative lifestyle community who prefer to be without clothing, it is a lot of fun and is in a spot where all interested in a no clothing environment gather and tend to keep onlookers out.
Stop into Baker Beach will you pass through San Francisco for a day trip or consider making it the focal point of your next vacation. Either way you are in for a ton of fun and even more sun.
]]>Earlier, people went to the sands after parking their vehicles near North Baker Beach, and then striding past Lincoln Boulevard and sand ladder leading to the sands of North Baker. As you go further north, keep an eye out for the dirt road that has a gate because it leads towards Battery Crosby. Keep going and follow the trail on the old fort’s left side just until you reach the bluff’s peak. Go straight towards west and you will reach the foot of the hill, leading to the ocean. Cover your body well as a defense shield for poison oak. As you near a tiny concrete bulkhead that is coming apart, you will observe that the trail passes by the bluffs towards north and converges in the end, with small stairs leading to a gully. At Golden Gate Bridge’s southern tip, the main trail comes to a stopping point. You will now notice a new commencing point that is west, but further past Langdon Court. You will also see parking spaces and it is practically in front of Lincoln Boulevard and from the Fort Winfield Scott. This path that comes from Lincoln’s area, boasts of some wooden stairs and railings too!
The three rocky coves, one next to the other, are visible beneath Fort Scott; look picture-perfect, along with Golden Gate Bridge. The beach’s main trail was hazardous during the seasons of winter and spring, but has improved lately.
Majority of the visitors to the sands prefer to undress and give company to the approximately hundred or more individuals without clothing on the beach, during hot weekends. The number runs to almost 300 on peak summer days. According to one visitor, the place was earlier thronged by people who are attracted to their own gender and choose to not wear their clothes on the beach. But now, you have all types of people.
There are downsides to this lovely beach though: overcrowded with people being cramped in too small a place, with insufficient sand, too much litter, unpredictable fog and wind, not recommended for swimming, muddy gradients for paths, and uninhibited physical indulgence.
]]>Now, if you do not complain and keep your hands to yourselves, a section of Golden Gate National Recreation lets you go with or without clothes. You can see rangers on foot or astride a horse. Do not indulge in intercourse on the sands or in bushes because it is illegal.
Go on the Geary Boulevard till the end. You may park your vehicle a little away from Cliff House, on the road. Start following the trail on the opposite end. Go past garbage bins and a sitting for a small distance. The path converges and goes down and up and then down again, until you face a broad road. Avoid taking a right turn that takes you to the golf course. Instead, pass another bench when the trail goes right. Here, take a left turn in the direction of dead shrubs until you spot a flight of stairs and a post stating all dogs are required to be on a leash. Go down the steps and take a left turn to one more flight of stairs that takes you to a cove after you have covered a distance of about 100 ft. Otherwise, follow the side road starting at the El Camino del Mar parking area for about a quarter of a mile, up until you have come across a bench. Stay on this trail, from here, which is indistinct at certain places. You may need to trek on the rocks towards the end!
Begin at the trail’s stopping point and go west only until you spot beautiful sunbathing recesses. According to Joseph Friday who is a regular visitor, you have some rocks on which you can bask in the warm sun or some sandy spots, a little farther from the point of entry to the beach. You may use your own or local preventive measures to save yourself from unexpected winds. When it is peak summer, the quarter mile lone cove attracts around 30 visitors; however, in the year’s earlier months, a visitor could spot six undressed men, basking on the beach’s sands. Number of visitors differ on any given day. For instance, sometimes there is a mixture of people who are attracted to their opposite gender, while other days only people attracted to their own gender are there.
The walk is pretty long, frequented by inspecting rangers. Using drugs or having intercourse in the open is not permitted. Swimming is prohibited too. Other paths than the main path are risky, could be barred or contain poison oak.
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