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I-5 exit at Basilone Road Follow Basilone to the state park (NOT the state beach) The entrance is 0.5 miles south of the entrance to the nuclear plant. Inside the park, follow the road 3.0 miles to the end of the parking lot. Look for either of the two signs for Beach Trail #6 Parking lot, fee charged Fills up by 9 AM on hot days, but you may be able to get around this by paying for an overnight camping spot Or, drive to Las Pulgas Road, park there and bicycle in Walk down steep path #6 to the sand, then another 20 minutes to south along the shore, past the lifeguard station and past the gully
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San Onofre Beach is a popular nude beach is located just north of Camp Pendleton. It is the closest nude beach to Los Angeles and Orange County. Very friendly Police are vigilant about sex here Stay out of the military base, the citations are a hassle In summer, several thousand people total, several hundred nudists on a warm day. Much fewer people the rest of the year. About 80% bare it all in the clothing optional area Men outnumber women Many are regulars who either know one another and stay in a group or stay to themselves
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San Onofre Nude Surf Beach
Rated as:4 star(s)
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We surf at San Onofre Trail 6 all year long, but it`s best in summer when you can surf naked. See a full report at a href="http://www.thingstodonude.com"Things To Do Nude/a
ProsGreat Surfing, good weather most of the year. close to LA
ConsLots of rocks between sand and the water, parking on summer days
The only nude beach for LA and OC
Rated as:3 star(s)
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As the only nude beach for us in the LA and Orange County area, we don`t have much of a choice. Busy on weekends and nearly deserted on weekdays, San O has its good and bad points. You have to pay 10 bucks per car to access the state park, hope you get a parking spot if you`re not there by 7am on the weekends, then hike about 1/4 mile down an easy path, with a steep decline at the end. Then you still have to walk about 200 yards down the beach to get to the clothing optional section of the beach. There are no restrooms at the beach and there are no amenities at all in the park, so you have to bring everything in that you need. The park rangers really haven`t ever been much of a problem, even as the deadline was approaching for the legal use of the beach naked. After about a dozen visits, I`ve never had any problem with gawkers. The difficulty accessing the beach may be helping with keeping them away.
ProsGood weather during the summer. Long enough beach to have privacy if you want it, and plenty of visitors during the weekends if you`re looking to make new friends.
ConsEntrance fee, limited parking, mild hike in, moderately strenuous hike out, no restrooms at the beach, military base next door means you have to endure a lot of helicopter operations. Long drive from the LA area.