Nanitch › All spots › Clothing-optional beaches in Oregon
Oregon has some of the oldest established clothing-optional beaches in the United States, and unusually for the country several of them are on land the state itself manages. What follows is every one on the Nanitch map, with the legal position underneath.
Oregon's statute is ORS 163.465 — it reaches exposing the genitals “with the intent of arousing the sexual desire” of someone, so intent is an element of the offence rather than a description of it.
It is not drafted to reach ordinary, non-sexual nudity.
That is not the same as “it's legal here.” Counties and cities legislate separately, and whoever manages the ground — State Parks, the Forest Service, BLM, a county, a private owner — sets its own rules on top. Check the land manager for the spot you're actually going to.
Nanitch is a map, not a law firm, and none of this is legal advice. Rules change and enforcement is local — if it matters, check with the agency that manages the land before you go. Statute last read August 2026.
These have a page here because somebody has been to them: curated by Nanitch, confirmed by a member, or written up with real access notes.
Named clothing-optional beaches imported from OpenStreetMap that nobody has confirmed yet. They are on the map and in the app, and they get a page here the moment someone reports back from one — not before. Listing every one of them:
A further 2 clothing-optional beaches in Oregon are on the map with no name of their own — OpenStreetMap records them only as “nude beach”. They are on the map; there is nothing to call them by here.