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ILLINOIS      MAP     [ ↑ ]

NUDE BEACHES

      About 50 miles north of Chicago, Illinois Beach State Park [4] 42.4095N, 87.8033W  is near the Wisconsin state line. Although nudity is illegal and there is a possibility of being fined, a more remote part of the beach has had a small but persistent nudist contingent for many years.

LODGING

     Blue Lake Resort    41.6335N, 90.0483W 
          Erie (northwest IL, near IA border)


INDIANA      MAP     [ ↑ ]

LODGING

     Drake's Ridge    38.8272N, 85.1066W 
          Bennington (southeast IN, near KY border)

     Fern Hills Club    39.0695N, 86.6049W 
          Bloomington (southwest of Indianapolis)

     Sun Shower Country Club    39.7862N, 84.9816W 
          Centerville (east of Indianapolis, near OH border)

     Our Haven Nature Sanctuary    38.5622N, 86.7277W 
          French Lick (southwest IN)

     Sunny Haven    41.7448N, 86.0891W 
          Granger (far northern IN, near MI border)

     Sun Aura    41.1422N, 87.3251W 
          Lake Village (northwest IN, near IL border)

     Stag Run Club at Overlook Farm    38.0433N, 86.1720W 
          Mauckport (far southern IN, near Louisville, KY)

     CampBUCKwood    39.3234N, 86.2175W 
          Morgantown (south of Indianapolis)

     Ponderosa Sun Club    41.1536N, 87.3169W 
          Roselawn (northwest IN, near IL border)

     Lake O' The Woods    41.4555N, 87.0551W 
          Valparaiso (northwest IN, near Lake Michigan)


IOWA      MAP     [ ↑ ]

LODGING

     L.V. Campground    42.3178N, 91.5765W 
          Coggon (north of Cedar Rapids)


MICHIGAN      MAP     [ ↑ ]

NUDE BEACHES

      Although Michigan has a wealth of sandy beaches along three Great Lakes, a statewide anti-nudity law has been an obstacle to establishing any of those as truly safe havens for nudity. The closest thing Michigan has to a public nude beach is Otter Creek Beach [3] 44.7837N, 86.0753W  on Lake Michigan west of Traverse City. Part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, remote parts of this beach have seen relatively hassle-free nude use for at least several decades.

LODGING

     Nuance Bed & Breakfast    42.4136N, 85.1992W 
          Battle Creek (between Kalamazoo and Lansing)

     Northaven Resort    42.1075N, 84.2048W 
          Brooklyn (southwest of Ann Arbor)

     CampIt Resort    42.5508N, 86.1942W 
          Fennville (Saugatuck/Douglas area)

     Spruce Hollow Campground    44.4789N, 85.7503W 
          Mesick (south of Traverse City)

     Cherry Lane    41.9737N, 84.4279W 
          North Adams (southwest of Ann Arbor)

     Camp Boomerang    43.0877N, 85.0721W 
          Orleans (between Grand Rapids and Lansing)

     Whispering Oaks Resort    42.8882N, 83.3392W 
          Oxford (north of Detroit)

     Forest Hills Club    42.9214N, 85.2571W 
          Saranac (east of Grand Rapids)

     CreekRidge Campground    42.4305N, 84.3212W 
          Stockbridge (between Ann Arbor and Lansing)

     Turtle Lake Resort    42.1048N, 85.1209W 
          Union City (southeast of Kalamazoo)


MINNESOTA      MAP     [ ↑ ]

NUDE BEACHES

      Minnesota has had a few nudist hangouts in the Minneapolis area that have declined to oblivion over the past two decades. The only known established, albeit lightly attended, nude area in Minnesota at present is along the Lester River [3] 46.8536N, 92.0060W  in Duluth.

LODGING

     Avatan    45.3548N, 93.2597W 
          East Bethel (north of Minneapolis)

     Two Creeks Campground    46.1310N, 92.4914W 
          Sandstone (between Minneapolis and Duluth)

     Oakwood Club    45.3584N, 92.9975W 
          Wyoming (northeast of Minneapolis)


MISSOURI      MAP     [ ↑ ]

NUDE BEACHES & OTHER DAY-USE AREAS

      Heartland Cove [4] 39.4608N, 94.5417W  is a hidden area of Smithville Lake north of Kansas City. This beach was "colonized" by a Kansas City naturist group in the late '90s, but about a decade later that group abandoned the site due to the incursion of some irresponsible newcomers whose indiscreet behavior attracted the attention of police. Be aware of that the viability of this site as a nude beach has declined since the late '00s.

LODGING

     Cactus Canyon Campground    36.8969N, 92.4874W 
          Ava (southeast of Springfield)

     Forty Acre Club    38.2558N, 90.8404W 
          Lonedell (southwest of St. Louis)

     Dawg Woodz Camp    37.3004N, 90.1487W 
          Marquand (southeast MO)

     Natural Pines Resort    40.5720N, 92.1866W 
          Memphis (northeast MO, near IA border)

     Show Me Acres    38.3134N, 92.9677W 
          Stover (west of Jefferson City)

     Sirenity Farms Campground    38.3053N, 91.1086W 
          Sullivan (southwest of St. Louis)



OHIO      MAP     [ ↑ ]

LODGING

     Freedom Valley Campground    41.0877N, 82.4780W 
          New London (southwest of Cleveland)

     Cedar Trails Retreat    39.0409N, 83.4526W 
          Peebles (south-central OH, near KY border)

     Green Valley    41.1992N, 81.6958W 
          Richfield (south of Cleveland)

     Circle JJ Ranch    40.4567N, 81.0746W 
          Scio (between Cleveland and Pittsburgh, PA)


WISCONSIN      MAP     [ ↑ ]

NUDE BEACHES

      Wisconsin has had two well-established nude beaches over the years, but sadly the past tense applies to both of them. In Milwaukee, a small stretch of beach known as Paradise Beach, along Lake Michigan near the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, was a haven for nude bathers from the late 1980s until 1993, when it was shut down. A short article with reminiscences of Paradise Beach is posted at Milwaukeemag.com. Near Madison, Mazo Beach 43.2249N, 89.8164W  had a far longer run as a venue for naturists. Bare bathing took hold at Mazo possibly as far back as the 1950s. The beach evolved into the premier nude beach of the Midwest and one of the finest in the country, but it all came to an end in 2016 when all access to the beach, by land or water, was blocked. Unfortunately, at present it seems highly unlikely that Mazo Beach will be re-opened and re-established as a nude beach anytime soon.

      On the scenic Door Peninsula of Lake Michigan northeast of Green Bay, nudity occurs at Toft Point [3] 45.0663N, 87.0814W  , but attendance is sporadic.

LODGING

     Camp NCN North    44.3741N, 90.8195W 
          Black River Falls (west-central WI, near Eau Claire)

     Dragonfly Beach    44.1799N, 88.0710W 
          Brillion (east of Appleton, south of Green Bay)

     Valley View Recreation Club    42.9598N, 89.0070W 
          Cambridge (between Milwaukee and Madison)

     Toadally Natural Garden    43.3637N, 88.3675W 
          Hartford (northwest of Milwaukee)

     Cedar Hills Campground    43.2107N, 89.7477W 
          Mazomanie (northwest of Madison)

     Homestead Nych    44.4201N, 90.1251W 
          Pittsville (central WI)





















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