We had a very short hike last summer in Dream Canyon, west of Boulder, Colorado, but it was clear why it was called so – breath-taking views awaited us there, and to add some more dreamy atmosphere, we hiked in the buff.
Dream Canyon has a bit of history of nude outdoor recreation probably thanks to the fact that it’s somewhat complicated to navigate there while also being close to Boulder, one of the hippest cities in America whose dwellers love outdoors. It took us a while to find a convenient parking lot with numerous trails coming down.
At first, the beauty of the canyon was concealed by the pine forest. We took one of the least used trails, and after just a few minutes of pretty steep descent
we got to an open space with the view over the canyon.
But not only the majestic views impressed me, it was interesting to see such a multi-colored plant! (Which I later found out was Oregon grape holly.)
We continued our hike down, however,
and found even better spots to enjoy the views and have our lunch, somewhere midway between the top of the canyon and the creek in its bottom.
This place is well-known among rock climbers, and it’s obvious why!
We didn’t have any climbing equipment, but it was also fun to run down and up those steep trails without it, and any clothes either.
It certainly helps being flexible, and I can see why Mateo has a nickname of Spider-Man in some circles 🙂
Next time we should spend a bit more time there and perhaps find a place for [naked] bouldering. When in Boulder… 😉
Active Naturists 
I hiked Dream Canyon today 7-2-19.Got lost getting there and it took a while to find the trail going down to the water.Take Boulder Canyon Rd west to Sugarloaf Rd. Take a right on Sugarloaf and continue up the mountain until you come to Lost Angel Rd . Turn left onto Lost Angel Rd and when you come to a fork in the road go L onto N Gulch Rd until you come to a parking lot on the left side of the road. N Gulch is a terrible very narrow road with lots of pot holes and ruts.From the parking lot there are a number of “trails” which , as far as I could tell, lead nowhere. The trail going to the bottom is to the right of the sign, not to the left like all the trails leading to nowhere.It is a steep trail down but well worth it. I hiked it in the nude and did not come across anyone in either direction. I sunbathed on a rock at the river until the clouds and some thunder told me it was time to go
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I’ve been going for 20 years. One of my favorite places in Colorado. Not many naturists visit any more. Sad.
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I’d love to try this coming summer. Always have dreamed of being free..
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Where is dream canyon? like to try a nude hike…
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the link to the map is in the blogpost!
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It is about 10 miles west of Boulder, CO. I go there often. Not too much hiking but the scenery is great.
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it’s marked on the map!
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What map?
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I would love to hike dream canyon but I’ve heard and read online that the locals complain to much about nudity. is that true?
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We don’t know if locals complain or not. We haven’t seen any.
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how long is this hike total. i can’t find info on that anywhere online.
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there are many trails, it’s up to you how far you want to go. we just spent a couple of hours there
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Good post !
I wish I could talk my other half into doing more nude hiking. She’s always so worried that she’ll be seen even though I’ve told her I hardly ever see anyone while I’m walking in the Essex Countryside naked or not.
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I hope you’ll be able to convince her! I’m sure she’ll love it after the first one. Maybe you can try first an official naturist location?
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She’s OK doing those but has backed off doing outdoor hiking in recent years 😦
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It’s a very beautiful place, been there many times. The granite rock is textured in a way that makes it feel almost adhesive to climb on.
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Excellent photography
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Always informative, always inspiring – thankyou!
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Oh man….I tried to find this a couple years ago when in Boulder…no luck….I thought it was closed off for some reason…..
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yeah, I can see that, it wasn’t clear where to go… at all! I’ve marked the parking lot on our map, but as google has changed the settings recently, I don’t know anymore how to set up the link so it shows the place exactly, you’ll have to just zoom in to CO or search for “dream canyon” within the map
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You can also search Google Maps for:
40° 0’36.58″N, 105°24’23.35″W
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Wow– love hiking and climbing — perfect place !! Nice pictures!!! Gotta go there!!!
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