Florida · checked October 2026
Clothing-optional Florida, rated
11 resorts from Key West to Tampa: family naturist clubs, men-only guesthouses and adults-only party resorts, rated by 6,738 guest reviews.
Researched by the Hotel Terracotta editorial desk · Edited by John Dason · House rules checked on official sites October 29, 2026; ratings October 2026 · How we work
Quick answer
Which Florida clothing-optional resort fits you?
Gay men have the widest choice: three men-only guesthouses in Fort Lauderdale and Wilton Manors, and Island House in Key West. Families and couples who want traditional nudism should start with Cypress Cove near Orlando, an 84-room club on a lake, or Lake Como north of Tampa, which runs a background check before a first visit. Caliente and Paradise Lakes are lifestyle resorts, a different product even though they share the Tampa suburbs with Lake Como.
| Resort | Who it's for | Guest rating | Price / night | Rooms | Mood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pineapple Point Guest House & Resort | Men only | ★ 5.0 (1,423) | $332–470 | 25 | Calm |
| Alexander's Guesthouse | LGBTQ+ adults | ★ 4.9 (1,475) | $161–623 | 17 | Calm |
| The Cabanas Guesthouse & Spa | Men only | ★ 4.7 (561) | $231–369 | 18 | Social |
| Cypress Cove Nudist Resort | Families & couples | ★ 4.7 (793) | On request | 84 | Social |
| The Worthington Guest House | Men only | ★ 4.6 (1,139) | $178–311 | 96 | Social |
| Island House Key West | Men only | ★ 4.6 (737) | $369–769 | 39 | Lively |
| New Orleans House | Gay men, 21+ | 8.2/10 (150, Booking.com) | Not published | — | Nightlife |
| Lake Como Family Nudist Resort | Families & couples | ★ 4.2 (90) | On request | 17 | Calm |
| Sunsport Gardens | Families & couples | ★ 3.9 (57) | On request | – | Calm |
| Caliente Club & Resorts | Adults · lifestyle | ★ 3.8 (463) | $200–300 | 105 | Party / lifestyle |
| Paradise Lakes Resort | Adults · lifestyle | – | On request | – | Party / lifestyle |
Ratings and prices from Tripadvisor (Paradise Lakes: Trip.com; New Orleans House: Booking.com), October 2026. Click a name for the full profile.
North of Tampa
Pasco County: three neighbors, three different places
Pasco County “has long held the reputation as the nudist capital of the U.S.,” the Tampa Bay Times wrote in 2021. The label hides how different its three best-known properties are. Lake Como, Caliente and Paradise Lakes sit a few miles apart around Lutz and Land O’ Lakes, and all three have people living on site, but only Lake Como is a naturist club in the traditional sense. The other two describe themselves as lifestyle resorts, a different product even where the pools look alike.
| Place | What it is | Living there | Before choosing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Como | Traditional family nudist club and cooperative community | Residents live in mobile homes and RVs; the cooperative has its own residency rules | Nudity is the norm. This is a family naturist setting, rather than a lifestyle party resort. |
| Caliente | Adults-only clothing-optional lifestyle club and resort, with a residential neighborhood | Residential homes and vacation accommodation share the wider community | The clubhouse and amenities are for adults 21+. Check membership separately from housing. |
| Paradise Lakes | Adults-only clothing-optional resort “primarily for adult nudist couples in the lifestyle,” in its own words | Resident members alongside hotel guests; individually owned condos also appear on rental sites | The thinnest public information of the three. Recent guest reviews are weak; call (813) 949-9327 before booking. |
For anyone looking at clothing-optional communities in Florida as a place to live, the scale is real: the Tampa Bay Times counted about 350 residents at Caliente in 2021, and 2012 reporting put Paradise Lakes at about 581. Residency is set by each community’s own rules, not by a day pass or a condo listing.
Sources checked November 3, 2026: Lake Como community rules (September 2025); Caliente FAQs; Paradise Lakes official site; Tampa Bay Times, July 27, 2021; The Laker/Lutz News, November 1, 2012 (historical reporting on Paradise Lakes’ separate resort and residential community); The Laker/Lutz News, February 22, 2017 (Pasco vacation and residential communities).
Checked on the resorts’ own sites, October 29, 2026; Paradise Lakes November 3
House rules at a glance
Florida’s clubs and guesthouses differ more on admission than on price. Two of the naturist clubs do not call themselves clothing-optional at all: they expect nudity.
| Resort | Who gets in | Clothing | Day visitors | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pineapple Point | Men only | Clothing-optional property, including the pools | Day passes on most days, capacity permitting; call ahead | No published day-pass price |
| The Cabanas | Men only | Clothing-optional resort | $30 day pass ($40 holidays), 10 am–5:30 pm daily | Two pools: one social, one quieter by the spa |
| The Worthington | Men only, 21+ | Clothing-optional resort | None published | 96 rooms in four buildings, about 500 feet from the shore |
| Island House | Men only on the clothing-optional side; separate apartments for other guests | Throughout that side; shorts and shoes in the gym | None published | Cancel 15+ days out for a deposit refund minus $50 |
| New Orleans House | Gay men, 21+; “all-welcome” rooms by phone | Optional in the backyard (pool, jacuzzi, Garden Bar) | None published | Above the Bourbon Street Pub; backyard bar open until 4 am |
| Alexander’s | All adults 21+ | Not stated on its site; reviews mention the sundecks | Listed on its site without details | Breakfast and happy hour included |
| Cypress Cove | Couples and families; first-time singles must qualify | Encouraged, especially at the pool; not required on a first visit | Welcome; $37.63 per adult non-member | 300 acres with a 50-acre lake |
| Lake Como | Families and couples | Traditional nudist club; it says it is not clothing-optional | After a required tour and $10 background check; $20 first day | Open since 1941; AANR-affiliated |
| Sunsport Gardens | Naturists of all ages | Nudity expected; AANR’s listing says clothing is not optional | Day visitors 365 days a year; photo ID on first visit | Fees not published |
| Caliente | 21+; couples, single women, single men (gate sales only) | Clothing-optional lifestyle resort | Day passes online for couples and single women | Government ID to buy a pass and to enter |
| Paradise Lakes | Adults, primarily couples | Clothing-optional lifestyle resort | Daily memberships offered; no price published on that page | Four heated pools and a hot tub; resident members on site |
Sources: Pineapple Point, The Cabanas day passes, The Worthington, Island House FAQs, Alexander’s, Cypress Cove FAQs and fees (acreage from Experience Kissimmee), Lake Como new visitors, AANR listing for Sunsport Gardens, Caliente daily memberships.
Before you drive out
What a first visit costs and involves
- Cypress Cove: $37.63 per adult for a non-member day, or $18.82 after 5 pm, with rates valid through December 31, 2026. The membership page says those figures include tax; the day-visit page says tax is added, so ask at the gate. Guests aged 18–35 pay $10.75, and children under 18 visit free with a paying parent. Bring ID and fill in a registration card.Official website ↗Day visit rates ↗
- Lake Como: call ahead for a background-check link ($10, usually instant but up to 48 hours), then arrive between 10 am and 4 pm for the required tour. The first day costs $20. Without a completed check you will not be admitted.Official website ↗First-visit steps ↗
- Sunsport Gardens: the club’s site invites day visitors but publishes no day prices or first-visit rules, so call before you make the drive west of Palm Beach.Official website ↗
- The Cabanas: $30 for a day pass, $40 on holidays, 10 am to 5:30 pm. No coolers.Official website ↗Day pass ↗
- Caliente: couples must arrive together to use a couples’ pass, and single men can buy passes only at the gate. Prices are shown at checkout rather than on the policy page.Official website ↗Day pass rules ↗
- Paradise Lakes: sells a “daily membership” through a “Stay for the day” page, but that page shows no price.Official website ↗Daily membership ↗
Single men face the most hurdles. Since January 2025, Cypress Cove admits a first-time single visitor only if he has been before, belongs to a nudist organization such as AANR, TNS or INF, or is a member or guest of a family naturist club. The club waives that test at its July open house and its October Nude-A-Palooza. The men-only guesthouses have no such test.
The buttons open each property’s own site; none of them is a paid link. Day-visit pages rechecked November 9, 2026.
Season
When to go
Winter and spring are the comfortable months, and the busiest. Summer brings heat, humidity and afternoon storms, and the Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, so build flexibility into late-summer and fall bookings.
Events change the crowd. Cypress Cove waives its singles test for its July open house and its October Nude-A-Palooza festival, and Island House applies special refund rules over holidays and Fantasy Fest in October.
Recent changes
What has changed
- Equator Resort, a men-only resort in Key West, closed on January 9, 2025.
- Cypress Cove tightened its singles admission policy in January 2025, as described above.
- Cypress Cove stopped including AANR membership in its dues from January 1, 2021.
Men only
Fort Lauderdale & Wilton Manors
Pineapple Point Guest House & Resort
Couples and solo men who want polished, quiet luxury
Men onlyThe Cabanas Guesthouse & Spa
Men who want to walk to Wilton Manors
Men onlyThe Worthington Guest House
Social men who want the beach on foot
Old Town
Key West
New Orleans House
Men who want to stay on Duval Street, above the nightlife
Men onlyIsland House Key West
Men who want Key West's social hub
LGBTQ+ adultsAlexander's Guesthouse
LGBTQ+ couples of any gender who want a quiet base
Men onlyEquator Resort
A men-only clothing-optional resort near Duval Street, known as the quieter alternative to Island House. Close
Couples & families
Orlando, Tampa & Palm Beach naturist clubs
Cypress Cove Nudist Resort
Couples and families new to naturism
Families & couplesLake Como Family Nudist Resort
Traditional naturists who like nature
Families & couplesSunsport Gardens
Family naturist club in Loxahatchee, west of Palm Beach
Not yet profiled: Sunny Sands in Pierson, northwest Volusia County, a family nudist community founded in 1963 that leans toward RV stays (full-hookup sites for rigs up to 42 feet) and resident homes. Its day-pass rules differ from Cypress Cove’s in two ways that matter before you drive there: passes are sold online only, never at the gate, and pass holders can’t bring anyone under 18. Day visits run 9 am to 6 pm, swimsuits aren’t allowed in the pool, and the club describes itself as “wholesome and non-sexual.” No prices are published on the pass page. Day-pass rules checked October 30, 2026.
Lifestyle-leaning
Tampa's adults-only resorts
Caliente Club & Resorts
Adults who want a party resort
Adults · lifestyleParadise Lakes Resort
Lifestyle couples who have read the recent reviews
Questions
Where can you live in a clothing-optional community in Florida?
Pasco County, north of Tampa, is where most of them are. Lake Como is a traditional family nudist club with residents on site. Caliente and Paradise Lakes are adults-only lifestyle resorts that also have resident members; the Tampa Bay Times counted about 350 people living at Caliente in 2021. Homes, rentals and membership work differently at each, so ask the community directly rather than relying on a property listing.
Is there an all-inclusive nudist resort in Florida?
Not among the resorts we cover. Florida's clubs and guesthouses sell rooms, campsites, memberships or day passes, not packages with meals and drinks in the rate. Alexander's in Key West comes closest, with breakfast and a daily happy hour. For true all-inclusive clothing-optional stays, compare the Mexico and Jamaica resorts in our all-inclusive guide.
What is the best nudist resort in Florida?
For couples and families, Cypress Cove in Kissimmee is the best rated: 4.7 from 793 Tripadvisor reviews, on almost 300 acres with a lake. For gay men, Pineapple Point in Fort Lauderdale holds a perfect 5.0 from 1,423 reviews.
Are there clothing-optional resorts in Key West?
Yes. Island House is the main men-only clothing-optional resort, and New Orleans House on Duval Street has a men’s clothing-optional backyard above the Bourbon Street Pub. Alexander's Guesthouse welcomes adults 21 and over of any gender; its site does not state a clothing policy, though guest reviews mention clothing-optional sundecks. Equator Resort closed permanently on January 9, 2025.
Which Fort Lauderdale resorts are clothing-optional?
Pineapple Point, The Cabanas in Wilton Manors and The Worthington near the beach are all clothing-optional, and all three are for men only.
Are there nudist resorts near Tampa?
Yes. Pasco County, just north of Tampa, has several: Lake Como is a traditional family naturist club, while Caliente and Paradise Lakes are adults-only resorts with a lifestyle (swinger) leaning.
Where can couples go clothing-optional in Florida?
For traditional nudism: Cypress Cove, Lake Como or Sunsport Gardens, where nudity is the norm rather than an option. For an adults-only party scene: Caliente or Paradise Lakes. LGBTQ+ couples of any gender: Alexander's in Key West.
Can single men visit Florida nudist resorts?
Yes, with conditions. The men-only guesthouses in Fort Lauderdale and Key West are built for them. Cypress Cove admits first-time single men only if they have visited before or belong to a nudist organization or family club. Caliente sells single men’s passes only at the gate.
Is there a nude beach in Florida?
Haulover Beach in Miami-Dade has a long-established clothing-optional section. It's a public beach, not a resort, so it's not rated here.
For package comparisons, see our all-inclusive clothing-optional resort guide. Sunsport’s location: official contact page, checked November 3, 2026.