Wreck Beach (Squamish: Ts'at'lhm) is a clothing-optional beach located in Pacific Spirit Regional Park, a part of Electoral Area A just west of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The clothing-optional section is clearly marked with signs and stretches about 6.7 kilometres or 4.2 miles from Acadia Beach, in the north, to the Booming Grounds Creek on the north arm of the Fraser River. The main trail to the beach has approximately 400 steps. The park is administered by Metro Vancouver, though Indigenous claims are repeatedly asserted, especially by the Musqueam Nation. It is Canada's only legally recognized nudist beach dating back to at least the 1930s. The Wreck Beach Preservation Society has provided advocacy to keep the beach undeveloped and recognized as a nudist beach with government. In 1993, a brutal murder and rape occurred at the top of the stairs and a plaque still remains in memory of Christina (Tina) Joy Thompson. Other murders have occurred more recently.
