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| 384.1 | | NAPIER::WONG | The wong one | Thu Jul 23 1992 10:22 | 7 |
| I'm probably going to be in Santa Clara some time this August.
While I have the Guide to California Nude Beaches and the World Guide,
I'm looking for comments and opinions for the various places near Santa
Clara from the natives out there. Where do you like to go?
B.
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| 384.2 | Once past being jaded or cynical, there is sunshine | WLDWST::WARD_FR | Seeking more mystical adventure | Thu Jul 23 1992 11:31 | 17 |
| I usually just walk out my door. ;-) Living in the mountains
where/as I do allows me to do that. There is also a pond 2 miles
away that has often been a source of refuge/serenity.
Other than that, there have been notes in here in the past
concerning the use of Lupin (to which I've never been) or any
of the beaches north of Santa Cruz and south of Half Moon Bay.
Red, White and Blue is private and charges people to remove their
clothing (and if you're male they charge far more ;-} ) while
the other public beaches are of the "you take your chances"
variety (from the cold, the "looky-loos", the insane [who might
throw stuff from the cliffs above,] the righteous who thump
their religious narrow-mindedness at you, the drunks who are
obnoxious in any situation, etc., etc.
Have fun.
Frederick
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| 384.3 | \ | CSC32::GORTMAKER | Whatsa Gort? | Thu Jul 23 1992 18:27 | 8 |
| Ben,
I put a note in here somewhere about Lupine I had a wonderful
visit there last september. No hassle about my being a single
male either I was wearing my DRBC t-shirt and wasen't even required
to take the mandatory first timers tour.
-gort
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| 384.4 | Panther Beach, Santa Cruz, CA | ESGWST::WONG | The wong one | Sun Aug 30 1992 23:48 | 38 |
| I was in northern California this weekend and of course, I had to
go to the beach. I managed to find Panther Beach, several miles
north of Santa Cruz. Panther is not as obvious to find as its neighbor
Bonny Doon to the north, but it's alot bigger with several sections
and it's shielded from the wind better. Since it's not as well known
and not as obvious, it doesn't get as much visitors.
The directions in the old World Guide say to go north on Route 1 from
Santa Cruz for about 10.6 miles from the city. Unfortunately, there's
nothing on the road that tells you where the city limits are when you
leave the city. The best thing to do is to go north and stop at
Bonny Doon Road (it's on the map) and turn around. Go south for
exactly 9/10ths of a mile and turn right onto what appears to be a side
road parallel to Route 1. This is the parking area and has more room
than Bonny Doon.
There's a ravine that goes straight down to the beach. There's also
a side trail that wanders around (like the one at Black's Beach) and
is much more comfortable and safer.
The beach is shielded by cliffs on either side and is REALLY clothing
optional. There was a group of 20 people who hauled down tables and
a grill for a barbecue on the beach. They had kids and stayed clothed.
They were also about 30 feet away from where I was.
There's an arch washed away by the ocean that opens up to a larger
section of the beach. This part isn't as shielded from the wind but
it's more quiet.
The cliffs aren't as high as Black's Beach...probably only half or
a third of the height. There were a few gawkers at the top. There
were only a few nude people on the beach because it was cloudy all
day.
There were alot of clothed beachers today. I was told it was almost
exclusively nude a while ago, but no bothers anyone else there.
B.
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| 384.5 | Santa Cruz County North | ESGWST::WONG | The wong one | Sun Aug 30 1992 23:51 | 15 |
| I was told that, in northern California, the beaches are generally
clothing optional except in San Mateo County and in Santa Cruz (city).
Santa Cruz passed some ordinance prohibiting nudity on its beaches,
probably because there is one private beach in the city that is
nude-only.
Nudity is permitted on the beaches outside the city (definitely in the
north where I was, but I don't know about south of the city).
At Panther Beach today, I was wondering what the beach status was
because I saw two officers at the top of the cliffs with binoculars.
Turns out they were game wardens checking on the group of nearby
fishermen.
B.
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