For the southern Californian naturalists who like to parade their nude bodies on the beach, put your clothes back on. The California Department of Parks and Recreation is now cracking down on nude sunbathers and will not tolerate any more nudity on state beaches and parks.
Many isolated nude beaches exist along the southern California shores and attract a large numbers of tourists. Some have been open for more than 3 decades, but park superintendent Richard Haydon is now concerned amid reports of sexual activity and sex solicitation at the nude beaches. Explicit sexual activity has been common along many nude beaches, particularly in the evening.
Recently the California Supreme Court refused to hear the case by the naturalist and signs of “nudity prohibited” have been placed along many trails. While no citations have been issued, the infractions carry a fine of $500.
Says Haydon, “We are going to be moving forward with starting to enforce the nudity statute down at San Onofre, and basically returning that portion of the beach to all people who want to go down there without fear of running into something they didn’t think they would People should very well be under notice.”
Other beaches along the southern California coast where nudity is common may also need to obey the latest ruling by law enforcement. The nudity issue comes at a time when the state of California has been struggling to keep many of its state parks open. Many of the state parks have had their services reduced, others have been closed and numerous fees have been added to improve the economy. Defenders of nude bathing say that their tax dollars are now keeping the parks open, so why shut them down!