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Friday, June 1, 2007

USAToday: 10 Great Places to Leave the Swimsuit at Home

In the Friday, June 1st, 2007 edition of USAToday

Vacationers rated access to nude recreation higher than golf or tennis in choosing a destination, according to a recent poll by YPB&R/Yankelovich Partners

Three of the best clothing optional beaches, according the USAToday's listing, are found in the great Pacific Northwest . . . Wreck Beach in Vancouver, BC, Rooster Rock State Park and Collins Beach, both in the Portland, Oregon area. The List:
  1. Little Beach, Maui, Hawaii
  2. Wreck Beach, Vancouver, British Columbia
  3. Cap d'Agde, France
  4. Hawksbill Bay, Antigua
  5. Haulover Beach, Miami Beach, Florida
  6. Gunnison Beach, Sandy Hook, New Jersey
  7. Collins Beach/Rooster Rock, Portland, Oregon
  8. Orient Bay, St. Martin
  9. Samurai Beach, Port Stephens, Australia
  10. Blacks Beach, San Diego, California
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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous7:46 AM

    I don't disagree with this list except I have to wonder how much research they put into it.

    Rooster Rock isn't near Collins Beach. Well, I guess it is how you define near but not near enough for them to be considered a single location.

    So how can they list Rooster Rock and Collins beach as a single location? How much research did they actually put into the list? Are there nude beaches that they are leaving out? I know that England has some nude beaches that didn't make the list.

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  2. Rick2:06 AM

    Like all these lists, a reporter gets an idea, approaches AANR or TNS or INF (AANR in this case) and says 'give me a list of the top ten', which he runs with. Off the top of my head, I might have given the same ten as they are well-known and popular.

    In the actual article, Rooster and Collins are not lumped together as one. They are distinctly noted as different beaches. They're being listed one one seems a matter of convenience.

    In my humble opinion they left out the best . . . Myconos in Greece! Or a pure white sand private beach on Boracay, Philippines.

    The important thing, though, is that this is getting exposure (no pun intended) in a mainstream paper . . . and both Rooster Rock and Collins are truly superlatively beautiful places.

    Rick

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  3. Anonymous10:36 AM

    I have thought about going to one of those beaches in Oregon. Which would you recommend for someone who just wants to make it a day trip from Seattle and therefore only has time to visit one of the two beaches?

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  4. Anonymous1:42 PM

    FYI

    http://www.petitiononline.com/glassbar/petition.html

    Here is a map. You will find Glass Bar across from Lane Community College.

    http://www.bufordpark.org/ConfluenceOwnershipMapRev2.pdf

    http://www.solv.org/programs/down_by_the_riverside/5-21-07_release_Valley.doc

    Here is another map

    http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=44.02072,+-123.02190+(Glassbar+Island)&ie=UTF8&om=1&t=k&ll=44.021,-123.020841&spn=0.003387,0.006518&z=18&iwloc=addr

    http://preview.tinyurl.com/2wcyap

    Actually this place might not be new to you. I think it is another name for Bring Beach.

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