Bundeena is a small suburb located in the far south of Sydney, at a driving distance of roughly 55 kilometers from the city center. It is located on the south side of the Port Hacking estuary, which is one of many large and complex bays in the Sydney area. One unusual feature of Bundeena is that it is surrounded by The Royal National Park. The only way to get to Bundeena by car is to drive about 20 kilometers through the large park (and pay an entry fee along the way). Another access option is to take the passenger ferry to Bundeena from Cronulla on the opposite (north) side of Port Hacking.

Jibbon Beach is a long north-facing beach that stretches about 800 meters, beginning immediately east of Bundeena. The beach is within the national park. If you walk all the way across Jibbon (to the right when facing the water) and continue along the trail that goes into the woods (see the green line), you'll be on the Jibbon headland. Follow the trail just a few hundred meters. Shortly before the tip of the headland, there is a side path that descends to a tiny beach that is informally known as Little Jibbon Beach. It is about 50 meters long. Although not officially designated for nude beaching, nudity is freely practiced and tolerated at this hidden cove. There are usually no more than a handful of visitors.

Little Jibbon faces northwest, looking across Port Hacking. If you keep walking a bit past Little Jibbon, you'll soon be on the ocean side of the Jibbon headland. Head south a few minutes and you'll reach another tiny beach that is also potentially nudist. Some sources call this Ocean Beach, although the cove does not actually seem to have a formal name. At any rate, it is not as reliably nudist as Little Jibbon. There is also a direct track to this cove (drawn in orange) that leaves toward the eastern side of Jibbon Beach.

Nudity has also been known to occur on the far east end of Jibbon Beach itself, but only on uncrowded days (probably just weekdays). However, this may not be particularly advisable. It is probably best to just go a few hundred meters farther to Little Jibbon for the extra isolation, where you are not nearly as likely to encounter surprised textiles.

more info from Free Beaches Australia (scroll down to Little Jibbon Beach)

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  Bundeena, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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