Naturism in the world (EN)

Important Information: Map Improvement Process

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are constantly striving to ensure that our interactive map of naturist locations worldwide is characterized by the highest level of accuracy and timeliness. We make every possible effort to ensure that the presented data precisely reflects the actual status of naturism in individual countries, islands, and territories.

Work is currently underway to improve the mechanisms for displaying geographical data on the map. Therefore, some areas, particularly those of an archipelagic nature (such as Aruba, the Canary Islands, or the Balearic Islands), may temporarily present a different visualization, which is a result of ongoing update processes. Our goal is to ensure the correct and precise representation of every geographical area. Nevertheless, this map should be treated solely as a preliminary source of information, serving as a starting point for further, independent research. It is recommended to verify the presented data on your own before making any decisions regarding travel planning to selected locations in the context of naturist recreation.

We express our gratitude for your patience and understanding. Your satisfaction is our priority, and the modifications introduced are aimed at increasing the precision and usefulness of the map.

Sincerely, Administrator of the Naturist Information Center – naturyzm.pl

Countries of the World in Alphabetical Order (Legal status as of May 30, 2025)

Europe

Country/TerritoryLegal Status of Naturism
AlbaniaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
AndorraNo data
AustriaNaturism fully legal
BelgiumNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
BelarusNaturism completely prohibited
Bosnia and HerzegovinaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
BulgariaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
Ceuta (Spain)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
CroatiaNaturism fully legal
CyprusNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
North Cyprus (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
MontenegroNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
Czech RepublicNaturism fully legal
DenmarkNaturism fully legal
EstoniaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
FinlandNaturism fully legal
FranceNaturism fully legal
Gibraltar (UK)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
GreeceNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
Guernsey (UK)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
SpainNaturism fully legal
NetherlandsNaturism fully legal
IrelandNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
IcelandNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
Jan Mayen (Norway)No data
Jersey (UK)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
KosovoNo data
LiechtensteinNo data
LithuaniaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
LuxembourgNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
LatviaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
North MacedoniaNo data
MaltaNaturism completely prohibited
Melilla (Spain)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
MoldovaNo data
MonacoNaturism completely prohibited
TransnistriaNo data
GermanyNaturism fully legal
NorwayNaturism fully legal
PolandNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
PortugalNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
RussiaNaturism completely prohibited
RomaniaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
San MarinoNo data
SerbiaNo data
SlovakiaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
SloveniaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
Holy See (Vatican City)Naturism completely prohibited
Svalbard (Norway)No data
SwitzerlandNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
SwedenNaturism fully legal
UkraineNo data
HungaryNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
United KingdomNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
ItalyNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
Isle of Man (UK)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
Canary Islands (Spain)Naturism fully legal
Faroe Islands (Denmark)No data

Africa

Country/TerritoryLegal Status of Naturism
AlgeriaNaturism completely prohibited
AngolaNo data
BeninNo data
BotswanaNaturism completely prohibited
Burkina FasoNo data
BurundiNo data
ChadNo data
Democratic Republic of the CongoNo data
DjiboutiNaturism completely prohibited
EgyptNaturism completely prohibited
EritreaNo data
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)Naturism completely prohibited
EthiopiaNo data
GabonNo data
GambiaNaturism completely prohibited
GhanaNaturism completely prohibited
GuineaNo data
Guinea-BissauNo data
Equatorial GuineaNo data
CameroonNo data
KenyaNaturism completely prohibited
ComorosNaturism completely prohibited
Congo (Republic of the Congo)No data
LesothoNo data
LiberiaNo data
LibyaNaturism completely prohibited
MadagascarNo data
Mayotte (France)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
MalawiNaturism completely prohibited
MaliNo data
MoroccoNaturism completely prohibited
MauritaniaNaturism completely prohibited
MauritiusNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
MozambiqueNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
NamibiaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
NigerNo data
NigeriaNaturism completely prohibited
South Africa (RSA)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
Central African RepublicNo data
Reunion (France)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
RwandaNo data
Western Sahara (disputed territory)No data
SenegalNaturism completely prohibited
SeychellesNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
Sierra LeoneNo data
SomaliaNaturism completely prohibited
Somaliland (unrecognized state)Naturism completely prohibited
SudanNaturism completely prohibited
South SudanNo data
TanzaniaNaturism completely prohibited
TogoNo data
TunisiaNaturism completely prohibited
UgandaNo data
Ivory CoastNo data
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK)No data
Sao Tome and PrincipeNo data
ZambiaNaturism completely prohibited
ZimbabweNaturism completely prohibited
Cape Verde (Republic of Cape Verde)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions

North America and the Caribbean

Country/TerritoryLegal Status of Naturism
Anguilla (UK)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
Antigua and BarbudaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
Aruba (Netherlands)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
BahamasNaturism completely prohibited
BarbadosNaturism completely prohibited
BelizeNaturism completely prohibited
Bermuda (UK)Naturism completely prohibited
Bonaire (Netherlands)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
British Virgin Islands (UK)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
Clipperton Island (France)No data (uninhabited)
Curaçao (Netherlands)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
DominicaNaturism completely prohibited
Dominican RepublicNaturism completely prohibited
GrenadaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
Greenland (Denmark)No data
Guadeloupe (France)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
GuatemalaNaturism completely prohibited
HaitiNaturism completely prohibited
HondurasNaturism completely prohibited
JamaicaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
Cayman Islands (UK)Naturism completely prohibited
CanadaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
Costa RicaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
CubaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
Martinique (France)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
MexicoNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
Montserrat (UK)No data
Navassa Island (USA)No data (uninhabited)
NicaraguaNaturism completely prohibited
PanamaNaturism completely prohibited
Puerto Rico (USA)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
Saba (Netherlands)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
Saint Barthélemy (France)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
Saint Kitts and NevisNaturism completely prohibited
Saint LuciaNaturism completely prohibited
Saint Martin (France)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)No data
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesNaturism completely prohibited
El SalvadorNaturism completely prohibited
Sint Eustatius (Netherlands)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
Sint Maarten (Netherlands)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
Trinidad and TobagoNaturism completely prohibited
Turks and Caicos (UK)Naturism completely prohibited
USANaturism legal, but with certain conditions. In the states of Utah and Tennessee completely prohibited (not included on the map).
United States Virgin Islands (USA)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions

South America

Country/TerritoryLegal Status of Naturism
ArgentinaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
BoliviaNaturism completely prohibited
BrazilNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
ChileNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
EcuadorNaturism completely prohibited
Falkland Islands (UK)No data
GuyanaNo data
French Guiana (France)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
ColombiaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
ParaguayNaturism completely prohibited
PeruNaturism completely prohibited
SurinameNo data
UruguayNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
VenezuelaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions

Asia

Country/TerritoryLegal Status of Naturism
Abkhazia (disputed territory)No data
AfghanistanNaturism completely prohibited
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK overseas territory)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
Saudi ArabiaNaturism completely prohibited
ArmeniaNo data
Artsakh (disputed territory, variable situation)No data
AzerbaijanNo data
BahrainNaturism completely prohibited
BangladeshNaturism completely prohibited
BhutanNaturism completely prohibited
British Indian Ocean Territory (UK)No data (military area, no permanent residents)
BruneiNaturism completely prohibited
China (People’s Republic of China)Naturism completely prohibited
PhilippinesNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
GeorgiaNo data
Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)Naturism completely prohibited
IndiaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
IndonesiaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
IraqNaturism completely prohibited
IranNaturism completely prohibited
IsraelNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
JapanNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
YemenNaturism completely prohibited
JordanNaturism completely prohibited
CambodiaNaturism completely prohibited
QatarNaturism completely prohibited
KazakhstanNo data
KyrgyzstanNo data
South Korea (Republic of Korea)Naturism completely prohibited
North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)Naturism completely prohibited
KuwaitNaturism completely prohibited
LaosNaturism completely prohibited
LebanonNaturism completely prohibited
Macau (Special Administrative Region of China)Naturism completely prohibited
MaldivesNaturism completely prohibited
MalaysiaNaturism completely prohibited
Myanmar (Birma)Naturism completely prohibited
MongoliaNo data
NepalNaturism completely prohibited
OmanNaturism completely prohibited
South Ossetia (disputed territory)No data
PakistanNaturism completely prohibited
PalestineNaturism completely prohibited
Russia (Asian part)Naturism completely prohibited
SingaporeNaturism completely prohibited
Sri LankaNaturism completely prohibited
SyriaNaturism completely prohibited
TajikistanNo data
ThailandNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
Taiwan (Republic of China)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
East Timor (Timor-Leste)No data
TurkeyNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
TurkmenistanNaturism completely prohibited
UzbekistanNo data
VietnamNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
United Arab EmiratesNaturism completely prohibited

Australia and Oceania

Country/TerritoryLegal Status of Naturism
AustraliaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
Johnston Atoll (USA)No data (uninhabited)
FijiNaturism completely prohibited
Guam (USA)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
KiribatiNaturism completely prohibited
Northern Mariana Islands (USA)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
Micronesia (Federated States of Micronesia)Naturism completely prohibited
Midway (USA)No data (restricted access)
NauruNaturism completely prohibited
Niue (associated with New Zealand)Naturism completely prohibited
New Caledonia (France)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
New ZealandNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
Norfolk Island (Australia)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
PalauNaturism completely prohibited
Papua New GuineaNaturism completely prohibited
Pitcairn (UK)No data
French Polynesia (France)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
Kingman Reef (USA)No data (uninhabited)
SamoaNaturism completely prohibited
American Samoa (USA)Naturism completely prohibited
Tokelau (New Zealand)Naturism completely prohibited
TongaNaturism completely prohibited
TuvaluNaturism completely prohibited
VanuatuNaturism completely prohibited
Wake Island (USA)No data (military base)
Wallis and Futuna (France)Naturism completely prohibited
Baker Island (USA)No data (uninhabited)
Christmas Island (Australia)No data
Howland Island (USA)No data (uninhabited)
Jarvis Island (USA)No data (uninhabited)
Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia)No data (uninhabited)
Cook Islands (associated with New Zealand)Naturism legal, but with certain conditions
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)No data
Coral Sea Islands (Australia)No data (mostly uninhabited)
Solomon IslandsNaturism completely prohibited

Antarctica

Country/TerritoryLegal Status of Naturism
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK)No data (mostly uninhabited)

US States in Alphabetical Order

StateLegal Status of Naturism
AlabamaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
AlaskaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
ArizonaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
ArkansasNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
CaliforniaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
ColoradoNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
ConnecticutNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
DelawareNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
FloridaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
GeorgiaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
HawaiiNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
IdahoNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
IllinoisNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
IndianaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
IowaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
KansasNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
KentuckyNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
LouisianaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
MaineNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
MarylandNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
MassachusettsNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
MichiganNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
MinnesotaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
MississippiNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
MissouriNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
MontanaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
NebraskaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
NevadaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
New HampshireNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
New JerseyNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
New MexicoNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
New YorkNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
North CarolinaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
North DakotaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
OhioNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
OklahomaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
OregonNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
PennsylvaniaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
Rhode IslandNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
South CarolinaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
South DakotaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
TennesseeNaturism completely prohibited
TexasNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
UtahNaturism completely prohibited
VermontNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
VirginiaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
WashingtonNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
West VirginiaNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
WisconsinNaturism legal, but with certain conditions
WyomingNaturism legal, but with certain conditions