SAN GREGORIO NUDE BEACH

From: richard@West.Sun.COM (Richard M. Mathews)

  SAN GREGORIO NUDE BEACH is a privately owned beach which has been CO
  since 1967.  It is probably the closest CO beach for those around Palo
  Alto.  It is just north of (and adjacent to) San Gregorio State Beach
  where Highway 84 (Woodside Road exit from I-280) meets the coastal
  Highway 1.  The road over the coastal range is curvy and hilly, but
  well-paved and very scenic.  The nude beach has a privately-run parking
  lot ($1/car plus $2/person, 1995 price) which you get to by passing
  through an an unmarked white gate about a hundred yards north of the
  Hwy 84 intersection and proceeding about a half mile to the pay parking
  lot for the private beach.  You can also just park in the state beach
  lot, walk down to the sand, and walk north along the shore until you
  see other nudists.

  Well over a mile in length, this is one of the longest nude beaches
  in northern California; as such, people tend to be more spread out
  than in others.  It can be windy, but many users have built shelters
  from driftwood (resembling low log cabins with no roof).  The length
  and the shelters combine to make this a beach where you and a friend
  can be quite alone.  It is a common practice to hang a T-shirt over a
  pole to indicate a shelter is occupied.  A disadvantage is that there
  is no "community" feeling among the beach-goers... there reportedly
  tend to be isolated pockets of folks who seem to have come together
  and who don't interact with others.  Also, it can easily be sunny 100
  yards inland and foggy on the beach.  Pets are OK, but there are no
  restrooms or drinking water.
  	[Original from Neil E. Midkiff <midkiff@netcom.com>
  	and South Bay Naturists, P.O. Box 23781, San Jose CA  95153]