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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).
I'm going to try again this weekend. Last Sunday there were very few people out on the beach on a gorgeous day, but I found it impossible to find a spot to sit down in the sun because the biting flies were out in force.
Here's hoping it's better this holiday weekend. Hope to see some folks this Saturday.
Saturday July 5, the beaches were pretty much deserted: I think everyone got their beachgoing jones done on the 4th.I only saw one person undressed on the south beach, and his behavior could be interpreted as rude: Stripped down as a couple women passed him and proceeded to rub lotion all over himself, then dressed again. In general it didn't seem like a good day to be social on the south beach, so I went to the north beach where I only saw one other person walking past my part of the beach, and I spent all day but those few minutes nude, including a couple brief skinny dips
The south end of the south beach is a lot less cruise-y than it was a decade ago. There are some guys who hang out together, but I haven't seen any funny business.
Generally, the further from the main swimming beach you are, the more possible to be yourself. Start at the Nature Center, take the beach path, and just keep going south. Don't cross where the Dead River meets the lake -- you can be ticketed. Stay away from the main trail crossing the dunes near that end, and you should be pretty safe. The few folks I've seen lately have been a bit north of that point (mainly because the dunes are a little cliff-y south of that point and no brush to shelter in)
On the North unit, park either at Zion's Hosah Park (near the power plant) and walk north along the beach, or at the small lot on the north side of the Sand Pond (the little fishing lake), walk down along the drainage ditch then south. Pretty much that whole area (except right by the Hosah Park boardwalk) is very sparsely populated.
I like the south beach during the week. I have seen more and more nude men, women and couple there over the last year. Just north of the dead river is a great spot. Been to the north beach a few times and found it too open.
yes, the beach activity has been picking up nicely. today three nude/topless women with many nude/thong men. nice mix and all very friendly.