Re: Group of Teens

Definitely young people and children visit the springs. When teenagers visit, usually they are visiting on their own, if they are older teens, with some friends. Sometimes, more rarely, with their parents. Often these kids have naturist parents and are used to nude beaches and such. Some skinny-dip themselves. That's what you should think about bringing a group of kids to DCHS - yes, it's for everyone, but its a nude beach, nude soaking, skinny-dipping, free-hiking and naturist area. It does no one any good to bring a group to the springs that is not comfortable with that, and I've seen it happen (church groups, etc., visiting and acting like the culture of the springs should change for them). Most of us posters on this forum are not just dedicated to the springs, but to its naturist culture. Many of us, and here I'll just speak for myself now, feel really uncomfortable being nude in front of young people who are not open to naturism themselves - its a charged subject. Often when non-naturist youths show up en masse to the springs, young kids, I will put my clothes back on. But that is disruptive of my enjoyment of one of the few places in SoCal that is a naturist place and destination.

On the hike again, if you are looking for a 5 mile hike to fulfill a requirement: The Bradford Ridge hike is a 6 mile hike and you have almost 1000 feet of elevation change - 600 feet on the first hill up and out alone. It is really tough! Seems like more than a 5 miler requirement hike to me!