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Celebrities, seclusion and sun

Jupiter Island, which hosts Hobe Sound, is America's wealthiest community. Many presidents and athletes have escaped the limelight here, including Celine Dion, who owns one of the island's sprawling, multi-million dollar mansions.

In contrast to this splashy backdrop is a quiet wildlife reserve, which invites retirees, families and nude beach enthusiasts, not celebrities. Even though Hobe is not officially designated as a nude beach, naturists can enjoy the island's isolation in peace - provided they use the proper precautions.

Outdoor Focus

On the water: Sail to the Hobe Sound Pipe Crossing where you can spy Jupiter Island's wealthiest mansions. Nudists can make reservations aboard one of Palm Beach's naturist boating expeditions and enjoy the seclusion of nearby St. Lucie Inlet State Reserve
On shore: Bike from the Jupiter Outdoor Center, along the beach to the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse.

Area Attractions

St. Louis Cardinals: Jupiter Island hosts the Cardinals during spring training. Watch major league pros for a fraction of the regular season price.
Blowing Rocks Preserve: This conservation area features wondrous waves that shoot up from holes in limestone formations along the ocean - sometimes as high as 50 feet.

Area Events

Annual Hobe Sound Festival of the Arts (February): This free street festival features art in all forms - sculpture, paintings, pottery, stained glass, jewelry and more. Meet the artists, ask questions and pick up an affordable original work.
Golf Tournament (May): This annual sell-out event attracts golfers from all over the area. Hosted by The Jupiter Island Club, golfers tee-off with a complimentary breakfast and then enjoy lunch at a special awards ceremony.

Nightlife

Jupiter Island is the place for privacy and relaxation, but West Palm Beach is within easy driving distance if you crave more.

Accommodation

Jupiter Island offers every lavishly priced resort, seaside cottage, charming inn and cozy bed and breakfast imaginable. While expensive, Jupiter Beach Resort offers unparalleled seclusion. More modestly priced lodgings surround the island in Palm Beach County. Check Hobe Sound area guides, or The Hobe Sound Chamber of Commerce, for lodging to suit your vacation.

Need to Know

Location:
- Jupiter Island, on Florida's Treasure Coast.
Weather:
- Average fall and winter temperatures range from 65 to 75 F.
- Average spring and summer temperatures range from 70 to 85 F.
Facilities:
- Camping and organized picnicking are not permitted. Hobe offers few facilities.

Isolation makes this a nude-beach enthusiast's dream.

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Navarre Beach

While you can depend on warm weather, the social climate changes quickly. Authorities used to turn their heads, but now nude bathers need to exercise caution.

South Beach

The anything-goes approach to life here makes unofficially clothing-optional beaches easy to find.

Hobe Sound Beach

A secluded spot where celebrities like Celine Dion build multi-million dollar mansions, Hobe Sound has views that outshine the glitz. Cautious naturists can catch some rays in the buff since most people come to escape the crowds.

John D. MacArthur Beach State Park

Also known as Air Force Beach, this park hasn't been a legal nude beach since the 1980s. A sub-tropical paradise, you can usually get away without a bathing suit if you don't actually cross the park's boundaries.

Playalinda Beach

This undeveloped beach is secluded enough to make most nudists feel comfortable. While it also draws eco-tourists with binoculars, don't worry - they come to gawk at the wildlife, not you

Apollo Beach

While nude sunning is illegal, it's generally tolerated if you are discrete. Nearby Daytona offers naturist accommodations.

Haulover Beach

The only legal beach on this list, this beach draws nude bathers of every age, shape and sexual orientation. The clothing-optional sections are well-marked and maintained by the county, so you can sun without fear.

Pompano Beach

The Hillsboro Lighthouse can be easily spotted from Pompano's ambulating roadways and paths along 3.5 miles of golden beachfront, sounding a beacon for the millions of visitors every year that are drawn to the excitement and accessibility of one of Broward County's gems.

Jensen Beach

Scuba divers can explore shipwrecks and artificial reefs just offshore, while those wishing to stay above water will find opportunities for fishing plentiful.

Miami Beach

Miami Beach was an ailing fruit farm in the 1910s when its Quaker owner, John Collins, formed an unlikely partnership with a flashy entrepreneur, Carl Fisher. .

Palm Beach

Summer in Palm Beach is very quiet, and the least costly time to stay. The winter months, from November to May, see a whirl of elegant balls, fundraising dinners and charity galas, as well as the polo season - watching a chukka or two is the only time Palm Beach denizens show themselves in the less particular environs of West Palm Beach (on the mainland).

Fort Walton Beach

Do your loafing on the white sands of Okaloosa Island, joined to the mainland by the high-rise Brooks Bridge over Santa Rosa Sound. Most resort hotels and amusement parks are grouped around the Gulfarium marine park on U.S. 98, east of the bridge.

Daytona Beach

Life in this down-to-earth resort now revolves around three major festivals: February's Daytona 500, Bike Week in early March, and the relatively new Biketoberfest.

Cocoa Beach

Play a round of golf at our 27-hole golf course, surf cast from the beach for dinner or just enjoy a day at the beach where you will likely see dolphins at play or be lucky enough to see an occasional whale in migration.

Clearwater Beach

Clearwater Beach is a vacationer's paradise. In addition to some of the most beautiful, broad beaches on Florida's Gulf Coast, you'll find all the water-oriented recreation you can imagine and lots of outdoor activities in the Clearwater area.

Navarre

This is the longest continuous stretch of protected beach in Northwest Florida, perfect for sun seekers, birdwatchers and shutterbugs.

Panama City Beach

This beach is entirely without pretension, but it capitalizes blatantly on the appeal of its 27-mile stretch of white sand.

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4.	Daytona Beach
5.	New Smyrna Beach
6.	Cocoa Beach
7.	Sebastian Inlet State Park
8.	Playadina Beach
Northwest Florida
9.	Panama City Beach
10.	Perdido Key
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12.	Fort Walton Beach
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14.	St. Vincent Wildlife Refuge
15.	St. George Island
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17.	Shell Island
18.	St. Andrew's State Recreation Area
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20.	Fernandina Beach
21.	Amelia Island
22.	Ponte Vedra Beach
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23.	Pass-a-Grille
24.	Apollo Beach
25.	St. Pete Beach
26.	Clearwater Beach
27.	Honeymoon Island
28.	Caladesi Island State Park
29.	Egmont Key
30.	Fort De Soto Park
31.	Pass-a-Grille
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33.	Naples Beach
34.	Marco Island
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35.	West Palm Beach
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