- Black's Beach
Black's Beach is a beach in
La Jolla, San Diego, California . Portions of the beach lie under city property and other parts lie in the zone of astate park , where nudity is legal, It is perhaps the largestnude beach in the United States and is popular with many Southern Californian nudists and naturists. It is situated north of downtown La Jolla and south ofTorrey Pines State Reserve . Access is available from La Jolla,Torrey Pines State Reserve , or via trails down the cliffside by the historicTorrey Pines Gliderport near theSalk Institute . Part of Black's Beach is within the State Park, and part within the City of San Diego. Nudity is prohibited on the city portion of the beach, [cite web
title = Access to Black's Beach
coauthors = Black's Beach Bares
url = http://blacksbeach.org/routes.html
accessdate = 2007-09-15 ] but is tolerated for about a mile north of the trail head leading to the gliderport -- the portion within the State Park. [ cite web
title = The Cahill Memo and Its Effect on Enforcing CCR 4322 "Nudity" in California State Parks
coauthors = California State Park Rangers Association
url = http://www.cspra.com/ccr4322/
accessdate = 2007-09-15 ]A volunteer group called the "Black's Beach Bares" helps to keep the beach clean, safe, and maintained. They also host events and picnics through the summer at the beach. They are affiliated with
The Naturist Society and the "Las Vegas Bares".Black's Beach is known to
surfers as one of the most powerful beach breaks in Southern California. Thewaves gain the power due to the focusing effects of an underwater canyon just offshore. Because of the large surf and aggressive crowds, Black's is a dangerous surfing location.The Torrey Pines Gliderport sits on the bluff atop Black's Beach convert|300|ft|m|sing=on cliff.
The beach is very close in proximity to the
University of California, San Diego and is popular with the students of the university. Many students can be seen walking from the university to Black's.ee also
*
Beaches in San Diego, California
*Clothes free organizations
*List of public outdoor clothes free places
*Naturism
*Nude beach
*Public nudity References
External links
* [http://www.blacksbeach.org Black's Beach Bares]
* [http://www.socal-sandiego.com/Nature/Beaches/Blacks_Beach.html Black's Beach info and photos]
* [http://www.sdreader.com/php/cover.php?mode=article&showpg=1&id=20060907 Cover story] in theSan Diego Reader about Black's Beach
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