(Which, yes, is not really all that nearby, but at least it's still in this state! Plus, people-wise, Orcas kinda feels like a Seattle neighborhood during the busy season.) Doe Bay is gorgeously set, with deeply calming views of the Salish Sea and nearby islands, a cafe that probably rivals most of your go-to brunch and dinner spots, numerous no-nonsense cabins and yurts to rent, and-the naked part-three outdoor, clothing optional, saltwater soaking tubs. Squarely in the naked hippie realm is the family-friendly Doe Bay Resort on Orcas Island. The vibe at Nudeprov, according to a Stranger colleague, is "sweet and vulnerable rather than vulgar." If you long for a theater experience that requires you to bring a towel so your bare ass doesn't touch the audience seating, the Greenwood neighborhood offers you Nudeprov, which is exactly what it sounds like. So let's talk briefly about a few nearby places that do involve you paying money, but are really more in the naked hippie/naked artist realm of "commerce."
There are similar opportunities in certain corners of British Columbia and Oregon, and if you're motivated, you will definitely find them, but that's so far away!
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start time of the parade on June 22 this year.Īnd with that short jaunt-and my apologies-we have now arrived at the end of our unofficial list of totally public, totally free nakey-places in Seattle. The naked biking usually happens around 11:45 a.m., shortly before the 1 p.m. The naked bike ride is technically before the parade (though the parade itself is dazzling too because it has a rule that no floats can have words on them, so the floats are far more creative than what you see at Gay Pride).
This very popular mid-June festival features a lot of people riding bikes in their birthday suits, and if you ask me why, all I can tell you is: "Tradition!" A good number of these people will paint their bodies from head to toe, Blue Man Group–style (though not usually with all-blue paint-think ladybugs, bumblebees, comic-book characters.). And hey, maybe you don't!įor that considerable number of Seattle residents who, at a certain point in their lives, end up saying to themselves, "I want to be naked in public but only on a bicycle," there is the Fremont Solstice Parade. Like, you may find yourself feeling as if you don't belong if you don't fully disrobe. Just to the south, down a steep street marked with a blue public beach sign is Howell Park, more commonly known as Howell Beach. In any case, these days the vibe is welcoming of all comers-with watchful and wary eyes kept on the inevitable creepers. However, this is not a legend I was able to fact-check. Legend has it this used to be a topless lesbian beach.
But true.) I am not certain whether all the typical Denny Blaine activities comply with Seattle Parks Department regulations, but in summers, barring some kind of crackdown, you can join in with all the naked, and half-naked, and no-way-I'm-getting-naked people at Daikiki as they lounge, drink, gossip, ogle, and float on rolling waves in blow-up unicorn rafts. The first is Daikiki Beach (aka "Dyke-kiki Beach," aka Denny Blaine Park), located along the shores of Lake Washington and not far from the house where Kurt Cobain spent his last moments.