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Washington's clothing-optional beaches range from established, long-tolerated stretches to quiet spots that depend entirely on local custom. The legal position is underneath the list, and it is worth reading before you drive anywhere.
Washington's statute is RCW 9A.88.010 — the exposure has to be “open and obscene” and made knowing it is likely to cause reasonable affront or alarm — two elements, and nudity on its own supplies neither.
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 8 clothing-optional beaches in Washington 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.