I was actually at Playalinda yesterday, and thankfully in the four hours I spent at the beach, I hadn't seen or encountered any issues with the park rangers. But this sort of news is incredibly troubling and it should be taken seriously by any naturists who value nude recreation at this beach.
We need to arm ourselves with knowledge on the parks, like the aforementioned compendium, and any local or state laws that we can cite against gung-ho rangers trying to stir up trouble. And we need more beach-goers to actually stand up for those falsely accused. Standing idly by is not the move when so many established naturist spots are under attack by our current political and cultural climate.
It may just be a newbie park ranger that was just thrown out on the beach without proper training or just letting his personal opinions cloud the actual written rules.
I'm an AANR member and I've been taking my child to Playalinda since he was a baby several years ago. This park ranger behavior is seriously concerning. This has always been a family nudist beach. Restricting nudism to adults suggests that nudism is inherently sexual. Nudists must protect our culture, and that includes raising the next generation of nudists.
Do we know how true the Reddit story is? Florida has a great FOIA policy and releases every incident, all you need is a date/area and can find what you need. I know some redditors attempted to find the actual police report/incident number but it was unfounded.
These rangers should lose their jobs. Also a ranger does not have the authority to detain anyone w/handcuffs. Victims should sue to show we have rights & that harassment by enforcement will not be tolerated. If they don't agree w/nude family culture, they shouldn't have employment there then
Erich Schuttauf, from AANR, gave an update at the last Zoom Meet & Greet, with good, and not-so-good news, about the situation at Playalinda. The good news is, AANR helped get the charges dropped in this case.
But, AANR is NOT recommending people bring anyone under 18 to Apollo, or Playalinda Beaches, for now. Erich said there has been growing concern about inappropriate, and some criminal, behavior at this section of the beach, and the rangers seem to be trying to respond to this, but AANR has concerns about how this may be done. Erich said that AANR will continue having discussions with the Park Service.
The image is of a woman posing on Canaveral National Seashore (a beach) with clouds above.
You are welcome to continue using my image for free, but proper attribution under the image license requires a clickable hyperlink to https://www.TripOfALifestyle.com
I know you didn't intend any violation, so please include the required link, email me back when complete, and you can feel free to continue using the image free of charge! There is no need to remove the image from your website.
Steven, thanks for the update and for the support—not to mention the excellent photography work. I went ahead and added that link to the image caption. Please don't hesitate to reach out with any other requests. And thank you again!
I was actually at Playalinda yesterday, and thankfully in the four hours I spent at the beach, I hadn't seen or encountered any issues with the park rangers. But this sort of news is incredibly troubling and it should be taken seriously by any naturists who value nude recreation at this beach.
We need to arm ourselves with knowledge on the parks, like the aforementioned compendium, and any local or state laws that we can cite against gung-ho rangers trying to stir up trouble. And we need more beach-goers to actually stand up for those falsely accused. Standing idly by is not the move when so many established naturist spots are under attack by our current political and cultural climate.
It may just be a newbie park ranger that was just thrown out on the beach without proper training or just letting his personal opinions cloud the actual written rules.
I'm an AANR member and I've been taking my child to Playalinda since he was a baby several years ago. This park ranger behavior is seriously concerning. This has always been a family nudist beach. Restricting nudism to adults suggests that nudism is inherently sexual. Nudists must protect our culture, and that includes raising the next generation of nudists.
Do we know how true the Reddit story is? Florida has a great FOIA policy and releases every incident, all you need is a date/area and can find what you need. I know some redditors attempted to find the actual police report/incident number but it was unfounded.
These rangers should lose their jobs. Also a ranger does not have the authority to detain anyone w/handcuffs. Victims should sue to show we have rights & that harassment by enforcement will not be tolerated. If they don't agree w/nude family culture, they shouldn't have employment there then
Erich Schuttauf, from AANR, gave an update at the last Zoom Meet & Greet, with good, and not-so-good news, about the situation at Playalinda. The good news is, AANR helped get the charges dropped in this case.
But, AANR is NOT recommending people bring anyone under 18 to Apollo, or Playalinda Beaches, for now. Erich said there has been growing concern about inappropriate, and some criminal, behavior at this section of the beach, and the rangers seem to be trying to respond to this, but AANR has concerns about how this may be done. Erich said that AANR will continue having discussions with the Park Service.
Hi,
I'm a photographer, and I'm flattered to see that you used one of my images on this page (thank you!): https://www.planetnude.co/p/ranger-danger-at-playalinda
The image is of a woman posing on Canaveral National Seashore (a beach) with clouds above.
You are welcome to continue using my image for free, but proper attribution under the image license requires a clickable hyperlink to https://www.TripOfALifestyle.com
I know you didn't intend any violation, so please include the required link, email me back when complete, and you can feel free to continue using the image free of charge! There is no need to remove the image from your website.
Thanks so much,
Steven Keys (Steevven1)
Steven, thanks for the update and for the support—not to mention the excellent photography work. I went ahead and added that link to the image caption. Please don't hesitate to reach out with any other requests. And thank you again!