Wreck Beach, Clothing-optional beach in Pacific Spirit Regional Park, Vancouver, Canada

Wreck Beach is a coastal stretch in Pacific Spirit Regional Park within Metro Vancouver running between Acadia Beach and Booming Grounds Creek. The strand mixes sandy patches with rocky shores and sits below forested cliffs along the ocean.

During World War I the Canadian Army and the University of British Columbia created together landing zones along the strand for training exercises. In the early nineties authorities formally recognized its longstanding use as a clothing free space.

The Musqueam know the shore as Ulksen, "the nose", and used it for hunting, fishing and spiritual connection long before it became a nude beach. Nude bathing took hold during the Great Depression, when swimsuits were costly; men first gathered at Siwash Rock in Stanley Park, then moved here. A 1970 police raid led to a nude-in by 3,000 people and the charges were dropped.

Access follows Trail 6 with close to five hundred wooden steps down to the shore so visitors should bring water and provisions. Parking sits at West Parkade near the university.

Licensed sellers offer food and goods right on the strand carrying baskets and tables among bathers. This small informal economy has thrived for decades without permanent shops or infrastructure.