Post #23 - Gunnison Beach - Nudist destination review

Destination -  Gunnison Beach.

Location - Sandy Hook, New Jersey, USA.

Official link - Not operational site now, it seems. Earlier there was http://gunnisonbeach.org 

Review period - A July weekend, 2019.

Brief background

• Gunnison is the largest clothing-optional recreation area on the East Coast.
• Since 1999, when New Jersey passed a law prohibiting all types of nudism on state or local beaches in their jurisdiction, Gunnison Beach became the only legal nude beach in the state, being on land owned and managed by the federal government.
• The clothing optional beach, which offers dramatic views of Brooklyn and the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, attracts nearly 5,000 naturists per weekend in the summer months.
• June to early September seems to be a great time to visit the beach.
• Consuming alcohol has been banned on the beach since 2019. 

Quick review

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Detailed review

Following information and stats are as collected from our Instagram follower from India, Anand Vora, who has been a regular visitor of this beach, having visited every summer since 2014!

Note - 

• Since Anand is a regular visitor to this beach, his review may be more of a summary of multiple visits. Although that is great information as such, it may be slightly different from what we normally provide.
• Details in user submitted reviews are as provided by the reviewer and are not our own.

Weather 

• Clear sky, sunny, 80 °F.
• Sunny/partly sunny/partly cloudy, warm weather in July and August. 75 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

Visitors

• Approximately 2000 per day on a good summer weekend.

Solo visitors present?

• Yes.

Entry 

• $15/day parking fees during season.
• Alcohol, sexual activity prohibited.

Nudity rules  

• Clothing optional public beach.
• Clear demarcation of nudist section.
• There is a board demarcating clothed and nude but it is ignored and not enforced. 

Gender ratio

• Women: men was roughly 1:3. 

States of undress

• Men : 95% nude early in the day, 85% later. Women : 70% nude, 15% topless.

Age bracket ratio

• (18 - 40) : 40+ was 1 : 1.86.

Racial and ethnic composition 

• White/Hispanic : 80% Oriental : 3% Black : 12% South Asian/Carribean : 5%

Body sizes ratio

• Ratio of plus sizes to others was 1 : 5.

Interaction level

• Moderate.

Difficulty level

• Easy, despite voyeurs/gawkers coming in not insignificant numbers.
• As the afternoon rolls on, the number of gawkers increases. Mornings are the best for genuine nudists.
• Indian males unfortunately have a negative reputation. I've heard "there they come" when groups of South Asian males, fully clothed, come and loiter in the nude section.

Sexual activities observed

• No.

Activities & facilities

• It is a recreation area under the federal government.
• Beach umbrellas and other beach accessories, lotions, etc are rented/sold on weekends during season.
• Food trucks are generally there on weekends during season.
• Lifeguards are there from 10 am to 6 pm during season.

Overall rating

• 5 out of 5.

Few pics 

Few pics from one of Anand's several visits. Since the pics were taken from quite far, nobody is recognisable, hence we are posting these -

 The flags are a 'trademark' of Gunnison beach

Post #22 - Agrari Beach - Nudist destination review

Destination - Agrari beach.

Location - Mykonos, Greece.

Official link - https://agraribeach.gr/ (Agrari beach restaurant)

Review period - 27th June 2019, Friday

Quick review

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Brief background

• Mykonos is one of the most touristy spots in Greece, particuoapar among party goers.
• June/July is the peak of the tourist season.
• Nudism is not legal in the entire island of Mykonos, however tolerated. 
• There’s no bus to this beach, and it’s a 25-minute ride from Mykonos Town. 
• Self drive scooters and cars are available for rent. Due to windy weather in general, and the hilly terrain, a four wheeler or a heavy two wheeler or ATV is recommended, as a two wheeler may feel too light to withstand the wind, at times.

Detailed review

Weather 

• Clear sky, almost 30 degrees Celsius on the evening I visited.

Visitors

• Less than 10 at 7:30 pm.
• This looked like a very small number given the peak season. 

Solo visitors present?

• Not sure. Everyone was in groups.

Entry 

• Free entry. 
• No "couple only" entry rules.

Nudity rules  

• Nudity is illegal by law in Mykonos.
• Nudity is tolerated in many beaches though, including Agrari. As I had read, I realised that not much nudist vibes can be expected during the peak tourist season of June. However, I had expected higher number of visitors.

Gender ratio

• Women : men was roughly 1:1.

States of undress

• Almost 50% among men naked, 0% women naked.
• I got quite late reaching the beach. There were definitely more people earlier, however, the area occupied by nudists seemed to be very small.
• This beach neither seemed to be a party hub of textiles, nor a place which nudists could feel belonging to. 

Age bracket ratio

• (18-40) : 40+ was roughly 1:1.

Racial composition

• All seemed to be whites.

Ethnic composition 

• No information.

Body sizes ratio

• Slim to plus sizes was roughly 3.5 : 1.

Interaction level 

• Medium. 

Difficulty level

• Medium/High difficulty in getting naked - only a few nude along a corner, that too, only men. 
• However there were some rocks to hide from others.

Sexual activities observed

• No.

Activities & facilities

• Agrari beach restaurant right on the beach. 
• I would be surprised, however, if people could go there topless or nude. I was quite late to reach so there was not anyone visible at the restaurant. 
• The nudists seemed to be quite sidelined by the tourists during the peak season. A handful were sitting at a corner.

Conclusion

• Mykonos, as such, cannot be recommended as a good nudist destination, particularly during the peak tourist season of June/July. 
• We went to a few more beaches as well, including Fokos beach in the north, which was recommended by a young Albanian girl, on her own, as a place where people like to get naked. This happened without us even asking her for nude beach recommendations, so naturally we expected it to be a great place, but it came it was a flop. Not only there was almost nobody naked, the beach was also not that beautiful.
• Other islands like Crete have some legal nude beaches and may be better.

Few more pics

Agrari Beach

Mykonian landacapes

Way to Agrari beach