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BRITISH COLUMBIA

NUDE BEACHES & NATURAL HOT SPRINGS

      Wreck Beach  49.2622N, 123.2615W  [1] in Vancouver is not merely the most popular and famous nude beach in British Columbia, nor is it just the premier nude beach of Canada. Wreck Beach is—arguably, of course—the best nude beach in North America. Located adjacent to the University of British Columbia campus, Wreck Beach is over five kilometers long. The entire beach is legally clothing optional, and there are many hundreds of visitors on peak days. The beach consists of a main hub along with several quieter satellite areas.

      While all of British Columbia's other nudist sites are eclipsed by Wreck Beach, there are plenty of other beaches throughout the southern (i.e., populated) part of the province where nudity is common, including a few other notable sites in the Greater Vancouver area. In Surrey, south of Vancouver near the U.S. border, narrow and rocky Crescent Rock Beach  49.0427N, 122.8840W  [2] attracts a scattering of nudists. North of Vancouver, Brunswick Beach  49.4697N, 123.2413W  [2] in Lions Bay is frequented by nudists, but parking is a major issue. Both Crescent Rock Beach and Brunswick are less than an hour by car from downtown Vancouver.

      About 125 kilometers north of Vancouver in the ski resort town of Whistler, a pier at the north end of beautiful Lost Lake  50.1300N, 122.9368W  [2] is a favorite of nude sunbathers, but space is rather limited.

      Vancouver Island is altogether different from the city of Vancouver. Vancouver Island is the huge island west of mainland British Columbia that is not bridged to the mainland. The only automobile access is via ferry. British Columbia's capital city, Victoria, is located at the southern end of Vancouver Island. Victoria is home to two nude beaches. About 11 kilometers west of Victoria, Prior Lake  48.4762N, 123.4664W  [1] actually doesn't have a beach at all, but nudity is freely tolerated at the tiny lake. Nudists orchestrated the building of a long wooden sunbathing platform that extends into the lake. A little farther away, about 22 kilometers west and south of Victoria, the far end of Witty's Beach  48.3808N, 123.5189W  [2] is also frequented by nudists. Much farther north on Vancouver Island, Little Tribune Bay Beach  49.5219N, 124.6421W  [2] is a well-established nude beach on remote Hornby Island, one of the Gulf Islands between Vancouver Island and the mainland. Hornby Island is about 200 kilometers north of Victoria, via two short ferry crossings.

      About 350 kilometers northeast of Vancouver by car, Kamloops is among the larger towns in the interior of British Columbia. On the west side of town, Mission Flats  50.6944N, 120.4298W  [2] is an undeveloped riverside park with gorgeous mountain views and a custom of bare bathing. About 130 kilometers farther east, Nipple Point  50.7763N, 119.1780W  [2] near the town of Salmon Arm is a rather obscure nude beach on an appendage of Shuswap Lake, and it likewise has beautiful mountain views.

      In the scenic Okanagan Valley of south-central British Columbia, Three Mile Beach  49.5401N, 119.5743W  [2] in Penticton is a popular and very beautiful lakeshore beach where nudity is practiced freely. West of the Okanagan Valley in Nelson, nudity is likewise practiced quite freely at Red Sands Beach  49.5168N, 117.2628W  [2], a jewel of a lakeshore beach named for its tinted sand. Three Mile Beach and Red Sands Beach vie for the title of best nude beach in the B.C. interior. It's a toss-up.

      Near Skookumchuck in the vicinity of Cranbrook, nude soaking is customary at Ram Creek Warm Springs  50.0329N, 115.5925W  [2]. This very remote site is deep in the Rockies near the Alberta border.

LODGING

     Sol Sante    48.6676N, 123.6004W 
          Cobble Hill (north of Victoria, Vancouver Island)

     Shadow Falls Campground    49.3180N, 121.8935W 
          Harrison Mills

     Eagle's Nest B & B    50.1099N, 119.4558W 
          Lake Country (north of Kelowna)

     Van Tan Club    49.3559N, 123.0409W 
          North Vancouver

     Bare Creek Bed & Breakfast    49.1028N, 122.8843W 
          Surrey






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