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Texas & The Great Plains
KANSAS
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Kansas does not have any public lands established as nudist sites. However, it is worth noting that two of the entities listed below—Lake Edun and Camp Gaea—function essentially as private non-profit day-use parks available for a low entry fee. Both are open to everyone, but Lake Edun is more traditionally family oriented while Camp Gaea has a heavily gay and somewhat counterculture following.
LODGING & OTHER BUSINESSES
Sandy Lane Club
38.1505N, 97.8644W 
Hutchinson (northwest of Wichita)
Camp Gaea
39.2274N, 95.1178W 
McLouth (northwest of Kansas City)
Prairie Haven
38.7161N, 95.7065W 
Scranton (south of Topeka)
Lake Edun
38.9666N, 95.7994W 
Topeka
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SOUTH DAKOTA
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NUDE BEACHES
Hippie Hole [3] 43.8935N, 103.3669W is a very secluded swimming hole deep in the forest south of Rapid City, not far from Mount Rushmore. This site sees sporadic nude use. |
TEXAS
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NUDE BEACHES
Conservative Texas is home to one of the top interior nude beaches in the U.S. A short drive west of the liberal oasis of Austin, Hippie Hollow [1] 30.4128N, 97.8825W is a beautiful lakeshore site in a county park where the option of being naked is officially sanctioned. Hippie Hollow is the most popular nude beach in the southern part of the U.S. between Florida and California.
The Austin vicinity has a few other sites that see occasional nude use, although they are eclipsed by Hippie Hollow. Within the city limits, the Barton Creek Greenbelt [3] 30.2489N, 97.8129W is a bit of an "urban wilderness," and there are a couple of spots along the creek where sporadic, discreet skinnydipping occurs. Farther afield about 35 miles west of Austin, Gracy Cove [3] 30.4526N, 98.0318W is an area within Pace Bend County Park where discreet nudity occurs.
After Hippie Hollow, the next most popular nude beach in the state is located along a remote stretch of the Gulf Coast in southeastern Texas. About 60 miles east of Houston, McFaddin Beach [3] 29.5752N, 94.3196W has been visited by nudists at least since the early '90s. Getting there can be challenging because the nude area is accessed via a badly storm damaged road that has never been repaired, but this site has emerged as a relatively safe haven for nudists despite occasional brushes with intolerant authorities in the past.
Padre Island is the 110-mile-long barrier island along the Gulf Coast that extends from Corpus Christi almost to the border of Mexico. There are two nude beaches associated with Padre Island, one near each end. The more popular and better established of the two is UFO Beach [2] 26.3654N, 97.2128W , located north of the town of South Padre Island and accessible only by driving about 10 miles along the sand. This remoteness has made the beach a safe haven for nudists. At the other extreme, North Beach of Padre Island National Seashore [3] 27.4649N, 97.2796W near Corpus Christi is a much less-established nude site where discretion is in order.
In the Dallas area, Queen's Point in Westlake Park [4] 33.0937N, 96.9941W in Lewisville is a lakeshore gay nudist hangout that has seen better days. Crowds diminished substantially after brushes with authorities in the '90s, and nude bathers have never returned in significant numbers, but a trickle of men continue to discreetly sunbathe nude at this hidden spot.
LODGING
Bluebonnet Resort
33.2802N, 97.6460W 
Alvord (northwest of Ft. Worth)
Bare Fun in the Sun
29.5128N, 94.9982W 
Bacliff (between Houston and Galveston)
The Homestead at 3218
31.5661N, 97.5733W 
Crawford (west of Waco)
Wildwood Resort
33.2639N, 97.6655W 
Decatur (northwest of Ft. Worth)
Natures Resort
26.3153N, 98.0199W 
Edcouch (far south, Rio Grande Valley)
Sandpipers Resort
26.4008N, 98.1592W 
Edinburg (far south, Rio Grande Valley)
Camp Circle J
32.3655N, 95.9092W 
Eustace (southeast of Dallas)
Star Ranch
30.3149N, 97.2455W 
McDade (east of Austin)
Grizzly Pines
30.2552N, 95.9289W 
Navasota (northwest of Houston)
Purple Peacock Resort
31.7727N, 95.4179W 
Palestine (between Dallas and Houston)
Freedom RV Resort
29.0083N, 98.4004W 
Pleasanton (south of San Antonio)
Barehide Ranch
32.9232N, 97.9199W 
Poolville (west of Ft. Worth)
Emerald Lake Resort
30.1102N, 95.2295W 
Porter (northeast of Houston)
Live Oak Resort
30.3342N, 96.2257W 
Washington (northwest of Houston)
OTR4U
32.7561N, 95.9123W 
Wills Point (east of Dallas)
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