Baker Beach has beautiful views of the Golden Gate Bridge, easily accessible in San Francisco. Stay in the nude section north of the Hazardous Surf sign, or the rangers may cite you.
Location: Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco
Description: Magnificent views of the Golden Gate Bridge and Marin Headlands. Dangerous surf. Can be foggy in the morning.
Public Accountant says: "This is fantastic beach for both nude and clothed beachgoers. Overall it has great scenery and is a definite must for nude beachgoers when visiting San Francisco. The water is very cold, so taking a dip feels good, but staying in the water more than a few minutes is not comfortable."
Who's at Baker Beach: Locals and tourists. More men than women and it gets crowded on hot days. Some gawkers and lots of clothed users.
Public Accountant says: "On the average warm weekend afternoon about 75 percent of the sunbathers on the nude end are men. Out of the women about half are topless and maybe 10 percent are completely nude. Lots of male gawkers on the nude side on the weekend sometimes make the female sunbathers uncomfortable."
Dick reports after an August, 2003 visit: "Your headline should read, "Ladies, if you like your gawkers close enough to smell their feet then this is your place." He goes on to say "One supine nude female attracted 4 gawkers at her feet - say 12 to 18 feet and 4 or 5 up the slope at about 50 feet."
Baker Beach Facilities: Grills, picnic tables, restrooms (in the clothed section)
Baker Beach Activities: Sunbathing, frisbee, fishing (fishermen are usually clothed). Swimming not advised
Getting to Baker Beach: Baker Beach Map and Driving Directions
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Laws regarding nudity at the naturist beach vary by location and fines are stiff in some places. I have made every effort to provide accurate information, but the responsibility for knowing the law at Baker Beach is yours.
Nude or naturist beach neophytes, please be respectful of others and read the Nude Beach and Topless Beach Etiquette guidelines before you go to a nude beach and check the nudity laws too.
