Another historical clothing optional location in California is putting its clothes on. The San Gregorio Ranch State Beach, considered one of the first nude beaches in the state, is being added to the California State Parks.
The nonprofit land trust Peninsula Open Space Trust purchased the land last spring and has plans to donate it to the state park system later this year. The beach will open on July 29 and clothing will be required.
A drone view shows San Gregorio State Beach in San Gregorio, Calif., on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. The Peninsula Open Space Trust is purchasing the nearby San Gregorio Ranch Beach 195-acre property just to the north for $10 million. (Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images)
The day-to-day operations will be managed by Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks, KQED reported. Bonny Hawley, the Executive Director of the organization, said nudity isn’t allowed at state parks.
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She added that the parks system will be educating the public about the beach no longer being a nude one. A sad day, I’m sure, for those who enjoy letting it all hangout while allowing sand easier access to their bodies.
“I’m not happy about it,” Bob Morton told the Los Angeles Times. He’s been to the beach and is confused by the state parks not allowing the swinging to and fro of body parts normally covered up in public.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A drone view shows San Gregorio Ranch Beach in San Gregorio, Calif. The Peninsula Open Space Trust is purchasing the 195-acre property for $10 million. (Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images)
“It seems counterintuitive,” he added. “You go there to be one with nature.”
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How in the world are you expected to be one with nature with your swimsuit on at the beach? You can be close to one with nature, but to some that isn’t enough.
They require the sun and the ocean breeze covering their entire body. As if the rule changes at the historic beach weren’t enough, they’re not allowing dogs on the stretch of beach either.
They apparently are going after a dull beach experience. Swimsuits will be on every single person and nobody will have to dodge any piles of dog crap. Where’s the sense of adventure that made California?
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No nudity and no dogs allowed on historical nude beach in California. (Getty Images)
Sean Joseph is a writer for OutKick.
