KISSIMMEE, FL (352today.com) – The American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR), a real, Kissimmee-based organization that is the largest and longest-established advocacy group for the protection, promotion and preservation of nude recreation in North America, has announced the winners of its annual Naturist Choice Awards for 2026.

“The categories were developed by the AANR Marketing Committee and carefully designed to capture where Naturists prefer to go nude, favorite resorts, nude beaches and naturist websites,” read the release. “We also asked voters to rank the importance of AANR outreach on behalf of the naturist community.”

Favorite naturist resorts in the nation

Favorite non-landed/travel/social clubs in the nation

Favorite “nude in nature” spot

  • #1 – My Backyard
  • #2 – Secret Beach Lake Tahoe, Nevada
  • #3 – Black’s Beach, California
  • #4 – Playalinda Beach, Florida
  • #5 – Blind Beach, Florida

Favorite naturist websites

AANR also asked its members to rate the importance of different elements of its public outreach efforts, on a scale of 1 to 10; here are the results:

  • 1)   Encourage People to Try Nude Recreation – 8.92
  • 2)   Protecting Nudist Rights – 9.49
  • 3)   Promoting Naturist Family Values – 8.99
  • 4)   Publicly promoting Naturism as an Accepted Community – 9.14
  • 5)   Promoting Fun Naturist Events – 8.80
  • 6)   Advocating for More Places to Go Nude – 9.07

“It is important to ensure that AANR is not only listening to what our members want and enjoy in nude recreation, but also to reach out to those who are not members, to give them a voice,” explained Linda Weber, president of AANR, in the announcement.