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By Inigo Figuracion, About.com Guide to San Diego since 2002

Buff Along the Bluffs: Court Gives Reprieve to San Onofre Nudists

Wednesday August 20, 2008
Bathing in the buff along San Onofre State Beach has been a longstanding tradition among nudists, but a State Parks and Recreation crackdown on nude sunbathing threatened to cover things up after Labor Day. But the nudists got a reprieve today when Orange County Superior Court Judge Shelia Fell sided with the naturists and ordered the state to “maintain the status quo.”

In June, state parks officials announced they were ending a three-decade-old practice of allowing nude beachgoers to use what is known as Trail 6 beach. The Naturist Action Committee, a national pro-nudist group, filed a lawsuit claiming the state could not unilaterally change a state policy without first holding a public hearing, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

Nudism is not technically legal at California's state beaches. But the department's policy since the late 1970s has been to leave nudists alone unless a complaint from the public is received. Park officials can still try and adopt a zero-tolerance policy, but not without more court challenges.

So, until that happens, nudists can still enjoy Trail 6 beach au naturel. Just make sure to bring the large economy bottle of sunscreen.

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August 20, 2008 at 10:23 pm
(1) Claudia says:

To me, being nude is being the same person but in a sensually charged ambience that is very pleasurable. Indeed I prefer being with my family and other sociable mixed gender naturists in clubs and resorts for all of our recreation or relaxation. My personal best was three weeks vacation at a resort in France, with everything except sandals put away for the entire duration. The strangeness of shirt and shorts to depart there was almost as strange as becoming a naturist many years before. As regards sex-life; being nude together promotes an appreciation of the pleasure that can be given one to another. At your first naturist experience, you may feel apprehensive and worried that people will be staring at you. But a visit to naturistmingle.com is much different than you would experience anywhere else. At there, you will not find people trying to undress you with their eyes, from afar or near, because there is nothing left for the imagination to remove. You will not find people throwing outdated, lewd or offensive pickup lines at you.

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