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

What is The Gender Ratio Project?

The Gender Ratio Project is the parent project of The Nudist Calendar Project, which covers beyond nudist destinations (events/platforms/apps etc.) and provides primarily gender ratio information.