I really think it is important to simply state the laws that may affect you concerning nudity while in the deep creek area.

The hotsprings is on National Forest Land, Federal jurisdiction. However, state laws can definetely be enforced on Federal land by the Sheriff's Department and a Forest Ranger. BLM Ranger Nelson does not currently have the authority to enforce state laws on Federal Land.

I do believe that there are no Federal laws against nudity. However, there are state laws as we mentioned Penal Code Sections 314 and 273(g) that could be enforced by the Sheriff's Department.

They could even conduct a multi-agency raid to include sheriff's and child protective services. These types of raids have occurred all over the county of San Bernardino.

If that were to happen, where you were arrested and charged with these crimes, it would be your word against the officers or whoever else may have witnessed the incident. Then you would be at the mercy of a jury in San Bernardino County. What I know about the judicial system in this county, stay out of there at all costs!

These possibilities are of great concern to all people who visit the springs. I am still pondering on how to delicately deal with this subject before it becomes anything close to a thought for any law enforcement agency.

I think we should somehow delicately and with great diplomacy work with the Forest Service to have some kind of designation put into place for Deep Creek Hot Springs.

I think this issue should be a topic for the new group to discuss. I think the new group should reach out to the national nudist organizations for their support and advice of this process. I would suggest joining one of these organizations in order to avail yourselves to their resources. They have attorneys who are familiar with these issues and in favor or preserving places like Deep Creek for clothing optional status.

Deep Creek has been a clothing optional area for how many years?