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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).
Went today, relatively crowded but there were a couple nude guys about 2/3 the way down the beach, maybe the same ones Dan saw? I asked them if there had been rangers around, not sure English was their first language as they thought I was talking about rain.
There were a few too many people coming in and out even down near the Dead River for me to spend more than a short while nude. Usually I'd get in the water and skinny dip, but the lake was a little cold for that
Hi. I may have some time to hang out by that beach in Thursday (08/27) end of the afternoon the earliest. Would love to try going there.
I unfortunately did not find lot of info. Is being nude there legal ? Is the ranger if coming by and sees you truly dont mind ?
If anyone would hangout there that Thursday, I could use a guide to find a spot. First time there.
Thanks.
Update: after an hour I saw a few people
Dressed that were walking on the trail then turned around right away not close to me. 1 man did pass me by and sunbathed in shorts by the bushes. After a little bit I see someone coming from afar. I notice it is a woman and already in a bikini! She was walking very fast. I got naked as she got closer maybe 100 yards. She was walking closer to the water. I was on the sandy part. She was a woman in her 40's but sexy. I made sure to stare at her as much as possible and show her my front body unexposed, I thought for sure she was a fellow nudist. But at like 20 feet she turned and went up the hill and eventually left only turning her head to look at me a few times. I was disappointed to not have any fellow nudists around.
Update: after an hour I saw a few peopleDressed that were walking on the trail then turned around right away not close to me. 1 man did pass me by and sunbathed in shorts by the bushes. After a little bit I see someone coming from afar. I notice it is a woman and already in a bikini! She was walking very fast. I got naked as she got closer maybe 100 yards. She was walking closer to the water. I was on the sandy part. She was a woman in her 40's but sexy. I made sure to stare at her as much as possible and show her my front body unexposed, I thought for sure she was a fellow nudist. But at like 20 feet she turned and went up the hill and eventually left only turning her head to look at me a few times. I was disappointed to not have any fellow nudists around.
that was very brave of you to stand fully naked while that lady was approached, some people its very sensitive about nudity and will call the rangers, A guy was sunbathing with his g-string last summer while a lady walking by felt offended and called the ranger, even the police come over asking people around if seen any other naked, they give this guy a ticket and court to. If you like to be naked there you must be on the DL not exposed because you dont know who its ok with it and who isnt.