From: rpaolino@polisci.pol.umn.edu (Robert Paolino)
Subject: Re: Beaches FAQ
Organization: Department of Political Science, University of Minnesota
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 06:00:21 GMT

In article <1992Apr9.171553.1317@rtfm.mlb.fl.us> steve@rtfm.mlb.fl.us (Steve Pierce) writes:

>middleto@poincare.ucsd.edu (Tom Middleton ; System Manager) writes:
>>Perhaps a separate "Nude Beaches and Resorts FAQ" is in order.  It should
>>be short but could be used as a starters list.  Sandy Hook, Blacks Beach,
>>and Wreck Beach should all be on it.  Perhaps a popular Florida beach too.

>>Any thoughts on this?
>  If people will send the directions for the above mentioned beaches, I make
>a FAQ file to post (I have the Sandy Hook directions from the earlier post
>and of course I know where Playalinda is :-).

>Yours, naturally,
>  Steve
>-- 
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>Steve Pierce             Palm Bay
>steve@rtfm.mlb.fl.us     Florida
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Gee, I thought everyone knew where Black's beach is... Just look at any San 
Diego/Southern California travel book.  I'd like to nominate a better San 
Diego area (broadly defined) nude beach.  San Onofre State Beach.  Near the 
SD/OC border, just north of Camp Pendleton and just south of that dreadful 
nuke plant of the same name.  Take I-5 to the Basilone exit drive by the 
twin red-light-tipped domes to the beach parking entrance, pay the stiff six 
dollar parking fee and drive down as far as you can.  Trails are fairly well 
marked--head down to the beach and walk south until you see the volleyball 
nets and all the folks properly unattired and having fun.  Look for 
"surf naked" scratched into the cliffs.  Except for such scars, the 
terrain is beautiful and the beach is great.  There's also a path that 
takes you through one of those HUGE corrugated metal drainage pipes 
to get to the nude end more directly.

WRECK BEACH--UBC campus, Marine Drive.  Look for trail 6 (check?--that may 
not be the right number, but it's across the street from one of the 
residence complexes and you can park there on weekends if you can't find a 
spot on Marine Drive.)  Go down the steps, a little steep but no big deal, 
past the official-looking signs informing visitors that clothing is 
optional--the signs on the way back request that you wear clothing beyond 
this point).  You can also pick up one of UBC's glossy, colourful visitors' 
maps and the trails to Wreck Beach are indicated.  There's a more secluded 
and very rocky area at the end of the steps that begin/end at either one of 
the gardens or the anthropology museum.  Not a great place if you want to 
swim, but for those of you who go solely for sunbathing it's probably okay 
if you want a quiet place.  The main beach is often rather crowded but not 
oppressively so.  Definitely worth a visit or several!


ON THE SUBJECT OF FLORIDA BEACHES.  I understood that Bowman's Beach (
Sanibel) was CO, but the one time I was there I did not find that area, but 
admit that I explored extensively in only one direction from the entrance.  
Where is it, and does anyone have any evaluation to offer?

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