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Campers In The Nude

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Veröffentlicht Apr 3, 2011

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baretravelerUrsprünglicher Verfasser
Apr 3, 2011

Is it true that there are no anti-nudity laws on federal lands?

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  • KY
    kytriumph
    Apr 6, 2011

    I remember hearing that when I lived in Florida. We used to go over to Kennedy Space Coast.

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  • GA
    gabare
    Apr 16, 2011

    well i have talked to several rangers in georgia and they had no problem arresting folks that they caught nude of course they were more interested in the perv's. i think it is the descreation of the district manager . i've been to apollo beach at canaveral and it is acceptable but the got a new park manager and so far so good but who know when they will change their minds. one thing interesting about apollo is there are five parking areas to the beach the last one is the nude area and needless to say when you past the first four they are vacant or maybe one or two cars and at the fifth it is packed.

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  • GL
    glapatamear
    May 25, 2011

    Sandy Hook is under Federal Control.  There are many beaches there but it is only at Gunnison that you can be legally nude.  Federal law allows, but does not necessarily permit.

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  • RR
    rrobby2002
    Oct 15, 2011

    We have camped nude on Lake Powell in Utah and were hassled by the Park Rangers. We argued with them on several occasions re: our nudity. They finally capitulated and said that it is not illegal on BLM land but if we were all caught doing anything that they considered lewd, the local sheriff would arrest us. Since the Feds have the jurisdiction, they are the ones that have to push the envelope and call the local law enforcement.

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  • GA
    gabare
    Nov 9, 2011

    remember that even though federal officers or authority may not prosecute  usually local authority will probably have jurisdiction to and may arrest and even if you hired a lawyer and won a court case you probably took a ride to jail.

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  • RU
    RunningBare1
    Jun 15, 2012

    He said Federal Parks .

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  • RU
    RunningBare1
    Oct 10, 2012
    [quote]It is a violation to neked in a State park in Illinois unless it is stated otherwise and thats nowhere around where I live.  : ([/quote]That is the key. State Park .
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  • IM
    IMHAWK07
    Feb 18, 2014
    As far as I'm aware, there's no law against nudity in any Federal State Park.

    Of course I mean nudity. Any other sexually disruptive behavior will get you a ride in the "Party Wagon".

    The rule of thumb is to keep something with you to cover up promptly if there are other people passing by or if someone complaints about it and the Ranger will let you slide for as long as I mentioned before it was just plain nudity and nothing else.

    If the people passing/camping by don't care or don't make a big deal of it, well more power to you :)

    Have a great day and stay nude :-)

    Hawk
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  • CA
    Campingbare
    Sep 3, 2014
    Everglades National Park rangers have been totally okay with my summertime nudity there. Summer is their off-season though. I am often the only party camping in the park when I get my permit, so i get my choice of all the campsites.

    They might not be as accepting during their peak season when all the campsites are filled and lots of boats are on the water.

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  • CA
    Campingbare
    Sep 3, 2014
    I was camping in the Ocala National Forest

    I picked out the farthest campsite from the road that my truck could
    drive to. I then walked back toward the main road and placed one of my
    "Nudist Area Today" signs out so that anyone coming later would be
    forewarned.

    The next day, a couple of forest rangers pulled into the first
    campsite by the main road. Someone had left an old boat in the pond, and
    they were discussing (rather loudly) how to get the boat out. They did not come over to my campsite, but they did say "nudist" and laughed. One of them said he ran across a nudist laying right across one of the forest roads. I had already been packing up
    to leave, and decided now was as good a time as any, since my peace and
    quiet was sort of gone. I reluctantly dressed, and drove back toward
    the road. I stopped to get my sign, but it was gone. I exchanged small
    talk with the rangers, but they didn't mention my sign or my having
    been nude. That sign had seen better days anyway, so I decided to just
    forget it and make a new one for my next trip.


    Apparently they didnt have a problem with nudity, but they didn't like my sign laying there. (Maybe they thought it had been left behind by someone else and picked it up as trash.)

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