Hanlan's Point
Toronto Islands, Lake Ontario · Canada
Toronto's clothing-optional beach on the islands, won by a gay naturist group in 1999 and made permanent in 2002. A ferry ride from downtown, a world away.
- Status
- Official nude beach
- Crowd
- Gay-popular
- Country
- Canada
- City
- Toronto
- Water
- Lake
- Rank
- #14 where the boys go
- Best time
- June to September
- Confidence
- High
Find it
43.6165° N, 79.3920° WThe gay end
The signed clothing-optional beach. Queer since the 1940s, and the crowd still shows it.
Crowd A nude beach for everyone with a gay end everyone knows about. Walk in the direction the guide says and you will find the boys.
Getting there
Ferry from Jack Layton Ferry Terminal to Hanlan's Point (fifteen minutes), then a five-minute walk.
The rules
Official nude beach. Designated by law or by the council. Nudity is allowed and expected on the marked stretch, and nobody will ask you to cover up.
No photos of anyone, sunscreen everywhere, cover up the moment you leave the nude stretch, and go home with the light. It is a beach: sunbathe, swim, talk, flirt. Anything more belongs somewhere private.
Questions people ask
Is Hanlan's Point a gay beach?
It has a gay end. The signed clothing-optional beach. Queer since the 1940s, and the crowd still shows it. Toronto's clothing-optional beach on the islands, won by a gay naturist group in 1999 and made permanent in 2002. A ferry ride from downtown, a world away.
Is it legal to be nude at Hanlan's Point?
Yes, on the marked stretch. Designated by law or by the council. Nudity is allowed and expected on the marked stretch, and nobody will ask you to cover up.
How do I get to Hanlan's Point?
Ferry from Jack Layton Ferry Terminal to Hanlan's Point (fifteen minutes), then a five-minute walk. Best time: June to September.
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Status says what the law and the locals allow; crowd says who is on the sand. Both come from gay-travel guides, the national naturist federations and members who were just there, scored on sources, recency, crowd, legal footing and safety. How we rank. Pins mark the beach; the gay end is described above. Last reviewed September 2026.