Raise your hand if you’ve ever gone hiking – in the nude!  Well, once again, June 21 welcomes World Naked Hiking Day, so you may want to make plans to participate, as it’s a bucket list experience for the record books.

Did you know that thru-hikers, weekend backpackers, and day hikers across the globe shamelessly hit the trails in their birthday suits, hats, hiking boots, and backpacks on Hike Naked Day, held on the Summer Solstice, June 21^st.

Domestically, joyful groups of thru-hikers are drawn to the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail, mostly meandering on remote trails away from heavily trafficked areas so they can bare all with little risk of offending naturalists, certainly not naturists.

Admittedly, nude hiking is not for the faint of heart, nor for those who easily sunburn. It is, however, an all-natural celebration that, in many areas globally, such as Stonehenge in England, sees thousands gather and let their bodies breathe freely, and maybe even do some maypole dancing, too.

June 21^st  is also National Nude in Nature Day, which gives you a great reason to visit your favorite lake or river to go skinny dipping or visit a sanctioned nude beach, go canoeing in the nude or go on a nude hike with an organized group. Take advantage of this wonderful, almost primordial experience of being nude in nature.

Beyond Naked Hiking and Nature Day, free spirits can enjoy many outdoor pursuits in their birthday suits at clubs, resorts, and campgrounds affiliated with the American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR).  And mark your calendar for International Skinny Dip Day, July 11^th, which is part of the grand finale to AANR’s 48^th Annual Nude Recreation Week (July 6-12).  To locate an AANR-affiliated resort, club, or campground near you, visit: https://www.aanr.com/club-locator/.