Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Soldiers Pond

Soldiers Pond is a clothing-optional freshwater pond (the Newfoundland term for lake) near St. John's, NL — the most easterly naturist spot in North America. Newfoundland's outdoor culture is centred on hiking, fishing, and wild nature; the naturist tradition here is correspondingly informal and rooted in the island's culture of outdoor freedom. The Avalon Peninsula's summer weather is cool and often foggy — this is genuine Atlantic Canadian naturism, quite different in character from Ontario's cottage country or BC's Gulf Islands. The naturist experience here is primarily sunbathing and pond swimming on whatever warm days the Newfoundland summer provides.