State cleared to clamp down on nude beaches

[Washington]

Keep that towel handy. California parks officials can enforce a ban on nudity at any state beach, even in areas that have been informally designated as "clothing optional," a state appeals court says.

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The ruling doesn't apply to federal parkland such as the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which includes San Francisco's North Baker Beach and several other Bay Area sites frequented by the unclad, or private land such as a portion of Muir Beach in Marin County. The National Park Service does not prohibit nudity on its land, said Chris Powell, spokeswoman for the national recreation area.

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But some popular clothing-optional state beaches, such as Gray Whale Cove south of Pacifica and Red Rock Beach in Mount Tamalpais State Park, will be affected.

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[Yusuf Evans]

I never understood the problem American society has with nudity. I've been in Europe for a couple of years, and Australia a few times and no one here has a problem with it; wish the USA would get on board with this.

 

[Dracil]

Who really wants to see a bunch of old, overweight people in the nude?

 

[Richard]

I never understood the problem American society has with nudity. I've been in Europe for a couple of years, and Australia a few times and no one here has a problem with it; wish the USA would get on board with this.

It's because its taboo in most places. The USA restricts an odd amount of freedoms for being land of the free, but I still love this place and wouldn't live anywhere else.

 

[Richard]

Who really wants to see a bunch of old, overweight people in the nude?

It would scare me to see people answer that question.

 

[ACougar]

I don't think most people go there to see nude people, they go there to be nude people. I've been to my share of nude beaches and I assure you once you've seen a few hundred naked people of all shapes and sizes, it doesn't matter anymore.

Who really wants to see a bunch of old, overweight people in the nude?

 

[Washington]

I don't think most people go there to see nude people, they go there to be nude people. I've been to my share of nude beaches and I assure you once you've seen a few hundred naked people of all shapes and sizes, it doesn't matter anymore.

Boy, that's the truth.