Contributing Author
Katie J.
Katie J. is the author of Live Free and The Complete Guide to Nudism. A member of AANR, the Naturist Society Foundation, and British Naturism, she has been a featured author in AANR's The Undressed Press and her writing on nudist culture has been cited by news publications covering clothing-optional recreation.
Guides
Getting Started · 8 min
How to Talk to a Hesitant Partner About Visiting a Nude Beach
You're interested. Your partner isn't sure. Here's how to have the conversation without pressure, how to find a first experience that works for both of you, and what to do when the levels of enthusiasm genuinely don't match.
Getting Started · 7 min
Telling People You're Into Naturism (Or Choosing Not To)
Most naturists navigate a private life and a social life that don't fully overlap. Here's how to think about who to tell, how to have the conversation when you do, and why most people find the reality far less dramatic than the anticipation.
Getting Started · 6 min
What to Wear to a Nude Beach (And What to Do When You Get There)
The transition from clothed to not is the part first-timers overthink most. Here's what people actually wear to clothing-optional beaches, how the undressing moment works in practice, and what to bring.
Getting Started · 7 min
Pubic Hair at Nude Beaches: What's Normal, What's Expected
The short answer is that nobody cares — and that's not a reassurance, it's the whole point of naturism. Here's what actually happens at nude beaches and why grooming is the one thing you don't need to think about before you go.
Getting Started · 9 min
Going to a Nude Beach Solo as a Woman: What to Expect and How to Choose
Going alone is actually one of the better ways to do it the first time — no one else's anxiety to manage, no one to negotiate with. Here's what the experience is actually like, how to pick the right venue, and what you should know before you go.
Destination · 11 min
Haulover Beach: The Complete Visitor Guide
North America's most-visited clothing-optional beach has full facilities, year-round lifeguards, and a genuinely mixed crowd in a Miami-Dade county park. Here's everything you need for your first visit — and what regulars have learned after their hundredth.
Destination · 9 min
Playalinda Beach: Nude Sunbathing at the Edge of Kennedy Space Center
Canaveral National Seashore's southern entrance has 24 miles of undeveloped Atlantic coastline, a decades-old naturist convention at lot 13, and a launch pad visible five miles south. No lifeguards, no facilities past the lot, no shade. Here's how to visit.
Destination · 28 min
Clothing-Optional Florida: The Complete Guide to Nude Beaches, Resorts & The Pasco County Cluster
Florida has more naturist resorts than any other US state — concentrated in a single Pasco County cluster that has no parallel anywhere in the country — plus year-round warm-weather beaches at Haulover, Playalinda, Apollo, and Blind Creek. Here's where to go, what to expect, and what the law actually says.
Best Of · 12 min
Best Nude Beaches in the United States: Top 20
A field-verified ranking of the twenty best clothing-optional beaches in the United States, from the legal classics to the wild backcountry spots.