This is a list of places where social nudity is practised in North America for recreation. This listing includes notable nude beaches and private resorts. This listing also includes places where female toplessness is permitted in jurisdictions where it is normally forbidden. Nude bathing on beaches is illegal in Anguilla. British Columbia has thousands of kilometres of coastline and thousands of lakes, as well as millions of hectares of natural parks and undeveloped land.
The vast majority of these areas are mostly uninhabited and nude swimming and sunbathing can be done with little concern for disturbing others. In the populated areas, particularly the Lower Mainland , Greater Victoria , and the Okanagan , nudity is generally practiced only in certain established or isolated locations usually beaches and on private properties.
All areas of Ontario , unless otherwise specified by town or city by-laws, allow both males and females to be topless in public. There are no officially recognized nude beaches in the province, but there are places that have secluded areas where nudity is accepted.
The following beaches [ 48 ] in the French Antilles. Toplessness is permitted on all beaches on the French side of the island, but many secluded beaches attract nude sunbathers. While public nudity is not legally accepted, it is tolerated at resorts and private places if practiced discreetly. Paya Bay Resort in the Bay Islands has clothing optional beach at certain times during the year.
While toplessness is accepted, there are no public nude beaches and few clothing-optional resorts. Beach nudity in Playa Zipolite , Mexico is legal.
