Developed soaking resorts and retreats in Oregon — day passes, clothing policy, booking, and whether it is worth the drive.
Written up by hand
Someone has actually been to each of these. Where we are unsure, the spot page says so.
McKenzie River, near McKenzie Bridge · Cascades
Good for a first visitHot spring pools
Getting there. Swimsuits required. Two mineral hot-spring pools (guests + day-use), lodge, and famous riverside gardens on the McKenzie. Day passes by the hour; reserve on busy days.
Rules on the ground. Swimsuits required — family-friendly resort, not clothing-optional. Private facility with its own rules.
If it is your first time. The easy, gorgeous intro to Oregon soaking — no hiking, swimsuits on, great with kids or first-timers. The lower pool and gardens are the move.
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Near Detroit, OR · Cascades
Good for a first visitHot spring
Getting there. Reservation-based retreat center; clothing-optional soaking pools. Day-use by reservation.
Rules on the ground. Private retreat with its own policies. Reserve ahead.
If it is your first time. Structured, serene, well-run. Great for a calm first clothing-optional soak.
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Near Burns · Eastern Oregon
Good for a first visitHot spring
Getting there. Commercial hot spring: a big warm soaking pond (swimsuits) plus private clothing-optional tubs you can rent. Lodging + camping.
Rules on the ground. Private facility with its own rules; the main pond is textile.
If it is your first time. Not a nudist spot per se — but the private tubs are CO and it is a great high-desert stopover. Family-friendly.
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Paisley · SE Oregon
Hot spring
Getting there. Rustic resort with an indoor bathhouse and outdoor pools. Clothing-optional is allowed at times / in the private setting — ask on arrival. Lodging + camping.
Rules on the ground. Private facility; policy varies by pool and time — confirm on site.
If it is your first time. Beautiful dark-sky basin. Call ahead about clothing-optional hours before you count on it.
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What the law in Oregon actually says
Oregon's public indecency statute, ORS 163.465,
is written around sexual conduct. It reaches a person who engages in sexual intercourse or deviate
sexual intercourse in public, or who exposes their genitals with the intent of arousing the
sexual desire of themselves or another. Simple, non-sexual nudity does not meet those elements.
That is why Oregon has long-standing customary nude beaches and why the Portland World Naked Bike
Ride happens without mass arrests.
This is not a green light, and please do not read it as one.
A state statute is only the first of several rules that apply where you are standing. Counties and
cities pass their own ordinances, and the land manager — the Forest Service, the BLM, State Parks, a
county parks department, a private owner — sets its own rules on top of the law and can enforce them
regardless of what the statute says. A place can be perfectly lawful under state law and still get you
a citation from a ranger.
What we do on each spot page is tell you what is actually known about that specific place: who
manages it, whether nudity is customary or designated there, and what people who have been report.
Where we do not know, we say we do not know. We are not lawyers and this is not legal advice.
Statute: ORS 163.465. Last reviewed August 2026.
If you think anything here is out of date, tell us — we would rather be corrected than wrong.