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Illinois Beach State Park
Return to DiscussionsYears ago, nudity at IBSP in Zion was not uncommon, but it had gotten to be a cruising site, and was cracked down on hard (mostly by enforcing the rules about going off trails -- made it harder for honest naturist+naturalist folks like me to get pictures of some of the wildflowers).
Since then, there's always been a contingent of thong-clad men, and other nudity has been rare on the south unit -- I found secluded spots for sunning and discrete skinny-dips right on the beach in the north unit but those have lost their cover as erosion changes the beachfront year by year.
It appears that ranger patrols have been reduced (I'm guessing budget limits, especially with what they've had to spend after the last few years' storm damage). I've started to see a bit more flagrant nudity on the south unit (a topless woman this last sunday, a guy changing into his thong in full view of the beach). Especially further down the beach, it seems an opportunity to start colonizing the place again.
Sundays seem to be my best day to get there -- anyone else want to join me? Walk a mile south of the nature center, you might find me (but without a signal, you won't find me nude -- I'll see you coming).
Most of you folks missed a gorgeous day! Warmer than predicted, and clear and sunny.
The lake had pretty high waves, so the North Unit was pretty much unusable: waves came up all the way to the top of the sand. I set down between some bushes so as not to be out in the open, but it wasn't a cozy spot, and immediately afterward some guy and his dog arrived nearby and played in the surf for the whole time I was there, eliminating any skinny-dip possibilities.
After a quick lunch, I hit the south unit, and it was pretty empty: few if any of the usual suspects. I was in a hiking mood and went far south of the river, far enough to sun and swim in peace. There was a couple hiking south, but they probably started at Waukegan, because they never walked back north (I thought they might be one of us, except they never set down).
Even though there were no signs of rangers, it didn't appear that anyone on the main part of the beach was enjoying full sun.