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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).
]What is the earliest in spring and coolest temperatures that you all have been there?I've got a standing rule that I go there on the first day that breaks 75 in Chicago... which usually means high 50s along the waterThat's usually early April. I did not go on Monday when it broke 70 -- work to do, and the weather reported that the water temp is 39.
I finally got out to the beach on Friday. Temps in the car read as high as 80F on the way, but still 70F at the parking lot, with breezes from the southwest keeping the lake cooling down.
Storm erosion this year is truly amazing: The beach had been scoured much further in than usual. On the south unit, there's practically a new dune line right by the shore, and on both units some strange "bumpy" areas that appear to be caused by snow and ice melting under the sand -- there was even a tunnel-like structure about 15" tall (interior) that had an ice "ceiling".
The south unit was nearlyempty, but bad timing meant that there always seemed to be someone near me when I was at what would otherwise be a good spot to lay out.
The north unit was completely empty when I got there, allowing a nice long walk in the sun and breeze. The winter erosion is really bad there: there are a lot of trees gone, but some new coves created by old beachfront foundations getting exposed. Only had one person cross where I was sunning, and I made sure I was dressed (she had a very friendly dog who wanted to play).
Went Thursday after work. I tried to get out early, barely succeeded, traffic was awful so I didn't get to the beach until 6.The north unit's nature area was, as usual, pretty much deserted. Nobody crossed my spot, I saw a few folks who got no closer than a hundred yards or so. By 7:30 the sun was fading and it had cooled off quickly -- 62 at the parking lot, 81 at the highway.
Still, nice to enjoy the sun while it lasted.
Saturday of Memorial Day weekend turned out to be the best day of the weekend - I'm glad I spent most of the day on the beach.
Virtually nobody on either the north or south units' nature areas. Strategically covered (but obviously not wearing pants) when the very few people passed by, one woman even said "hi!"
Best signs? No tire tracks in the sand, meaning the rangers are probably not patrolling.Worst sign? Nobody else partaking of the sun.