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The Maritimes & Québec
THE MARITIMES—Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island [ ↑ ]
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NUDE BEACHES
The Maritimes are three small (by Canadian standards) provinces located northeast of Maine: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Each of these provinces has one beach where nudists congregate.
Nova Scotia's nude beach is Crystal Crescent Beach 44.4512N, 63.6209W [1], located on the Atlantic Ocean about 30 kilometers south of Halifax. The nude area is a small cove separated from the main textile beach by about a kilometer.
New Brunswick's nude beach is Kelly's Beach 46.8148N, 64.8980W [2] on the Gulf of St. Lawrence, located in a sparsely populated area about 115 kilometers north of Moncton. Kelly's Beach is within a national park and is several kilometers long, and it's far southern reaches provide seclusion for nudists.
On the north coast of Prince Edward Island, Blooming Point Beach 46.4155N, 62.9998W [2] is a long and sparsely attended beach on the Gulf of St. Lawrence about 25 kilometers northeast of Charlottetown. A scattering of nudists gather on the far west end of the beach.
Of the Maritimes' three notable beaches, Crystal Crescent is by far the most popular and best established. It is also the closest to an urban area (Halifax) and requires the least walking—15 minutes compared to about half an hour for Kelly's and Blooming Point.
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QUEBEC [ ↑ ]
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NUDE BEACHES
Québec's most popular nude beach is within metropolitan Montréal. About 50 kilometers west of the city on the north shore of Lake of the Two Mountains (Lac des Deux-Montagnes), Plage d'Oka 45.4688N, 74.0257W [1]—nicknamed "Okapulco" by locals—draws hundreds of bare bathers.
The eponymous provincial capital of Québec, often called Québec City or Ville de Québec for clarity, is about 250 kilometers northeast of Montréal, farther down the mightly St. Lawrence. About an hour's drive from the city, a spot along the Rivière Palmer 46.3299N, 71.4120W [2] near the rural village of Sainte-Agathe is an idyllic gathering place for nudists.
Plage de Cap-aux-Oies 47.5027N, 70.2298W [2], on the north bank of the broad St. Lawrence River, is a beautiful beach located 115 kilometers northeast of Québec City. The lightly attended north end of the beach is where a few bare bathers congregate.
At 250 kilometers north of Québec City and 500 kilometers northeast of Montréal, Plage de la Pointe-Taillon 48.6777N, 71.9180W [2] in the Lac St-Jean resort area near Alma is surely the most remote mainland nude beach in the province.
LODGING
Domaine de l'Arc-en-Ciel
46.4693N, 71.7382W 
Joly (southwest of Québec City)
Centre Naturiste Oasis
45.7891N, 73.7185W 
La Plaine (north of Montréal)
Loisirs Air Soleil
45.8049N, 72.2913W 
L'Avenir (southeastern Québec)
Maison Des Jardins
45.5214N, 73.5576W 
Montréal
Domaine Le Cyprès
46.8491N, 72.3430W 
Notre-Dame-de-Montauban (west of Québec City)
La Vielle Ferme
48.3891N, 68.5128W 
Rimouski (Lower St. Lawrence)
Bain de Nature
45.3374N, 72.7704W 
St-Alphonse-de-Granby (between Montréal and Sherbrooke)
La Pommerie
45.0585N, 73.8647W 
Saint-Antoine-Abbé (south of Montréal, near NY border)
Domaine Soleil de l'Amitié
45.8759N, 72.3838W 
St-Cyrille-de-Wendover (southeastern Québec )
Domaine Emeraude
46.0825N, 72.8651W 
St-François-de-Lac (between Montréal and Trois-Rivières)
Camping de la Fierté
46.0214N, 73.6934W 
Ste-Julienne (north of Montréal)
Camping Plein Bois
45.4340N, 74.2888W 
Ste-Marthe (west of Montréal, near ON border)
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