Nudity No Longer Allowed at Tahoe’s Little-Known Nude Beach

Secret Cove. Photo: Flickr/ray_explores

Secret Cove, located just south of Sand Harbor on Lake Tahoe’s east shore, has been Tahoe’s little-known nude beach for many years. Locals use the beach’s privacy to bare all in front of the beautiful scenery and crystal clear waters of Lake Tahoe.

But now, with more activity on the lake’s shore in recent years, law enforcement is cracking down on the practice, threatening to cite anyone sunbathing in the nude to indecent exposure, which equates to a sex crime.

Washoe County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Bob Harmon said nude sunbathers were making lewd gestures on the beach this weekend, forcing law enforcement’s hand to crackdown on the beach.

“I think one of the issues, with the new bike path and increased use of the lake, areas where people may have gotten away with it before have to be looked at a little more closely,” Harmon said to KOLO 8.

The new bike path referred to is the East Shore Trail, which recently opened in Sand Beach State Park and is expected to see up to 2,000 bikers and pedestrians on a given, busy day. Its no surprise the crackdown coincided with the grandiose opening of the beautiful new 7-mile trail.

Of course, the nude sunbathers who have enjoyed the beach for many years were not happy with the decision, with one posting a video of the tense confrontation between law enforcement and those on the beach:

As the development of Lake Tahoe has provided a boom in the area’s tourism economy, locals have recently felt the brunt of the crowds. For the locals who’ve enjoyed Secret Cove for years, they may need to find a new place to sunbathe in the nude.

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5 Comments

  1. Incorrect. The sheriff confirmed the rules remain the same and nudity us permissible on the beach, just not above it or on the trails. These are the same rules as previous.

  2. This story is a total crock. The deputies were acting well out of their jurisdiction (county). I’ve checked with all real authorities involved and they confirmed that nudity is allowed on the beach as noted.

  3. I was several of these beaches this week and was nude myself. Nude sunbathers were definitely in the minority at Creek and Whale Beaches, but it appears nudity is acceptable with zero issues with law enforcement. This article is inaccurate to say the least.

  4. All of these postings are correct. It’s still nude friendly!!!! This story was purely POLITICAL over some BS bike trail. Those officers were NOT within their jurisdictions. It was hyped, planned and then the press jumped in like political PR company. My wifey and I look forward to see fellow nudies out there at such a beautiful place to relax and have fun.

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