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 Navarre Beach  |
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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. |
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| South Beach |
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The anything-goes approach to life here makes unofficially clothing-optional beaches easy to find. |
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| Hobe Sound Beach |
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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. |
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| John D. MacArthur Beach State Park |
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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. |
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| Playalinda Beach |
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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 |
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| Apollo Beach |
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While nude sunning is illegal, it's generally tolerated if you are discrete. Nearby Daytona offers naturist accommodations. |
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| Haulover Beach |
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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. |
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| Pompano Beach |
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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. |
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| Jensen Beach |
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Scuba divers can explore
shipwrecks and artificial reefs just offshore, while those wishing to stay above
water will find opportunities for fishing plentiful. |
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| Miami Beach |
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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. . |
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| Palm Beach |
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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
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| Fort
Walton Beach |
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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. |
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| Daytona
Beach |
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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. |
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| Cocoa
Beach |
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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. |
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| Clearwater Beach |
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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. |
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| Navarre |
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This is the longest continuous
stretch of protected beach in Northwest Florida, perfect for sun seekers, birdwatchers
and shutterbugs. |
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| 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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