Upper North Island

Hauraki, Coromandel and the upper half of the North Island.

 Waihi Beach

The southern end of Waihi Beach is used by a number of locals - fairly discreetly; because a local constable can see the nearest car-park from his house and likes to keep the 'nude usage' profile fairly low....
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 Opoutere Beach

There is a camp ground next to the beach, just above the dark green area of trees in the middle of the (left) picture. You can park in the DoC parking area (just to the left of the trees) and walk about 10 minutes through the trees, then if appropriate, north on the beach. [Read More...]

 Hot Water Beach

This one is known internationally. At the northern access (behind the camera) you might be lucky to find a warm stream, but the usual spot for the hot water is under the sand surface (out from a rocky point) at the southern access, 1 km further on. These days, even at 'off-peak' times, this place can be crowded with textiled visitors from Asia, and since the time you can successfully dig for hot water is limited to an hour or two around low tide, there may well be better options for skinny-dipping elsewhere...

 Papamoa Beach

Despite relentless development along this beach, we're still there - and there are still a good number of people around, including families. We are serious about being absolutely family friendly!
If you see bad behviour at the beach, please advise the police directly of any associated car registration number and/or get an identifying photo, if possible! [Read More...]

 Raglan - Ngarunui Beach

On the west coast of the North Island are a number of good beaches for skinny-dipping. This one is only 5 km from Raglan, or about 50 km from Hamilton.
You can walk down the hill from directly above or park near the surf club (behind the camera) and walk about 200m north to this spot.