Shore nude beach named one of country's top 5

Today's National Nude Day, and there's a place right here at the Jersey Shore where you can partake in the day's naked festivities — if you're into that sort of thing.

National Nude Day is celebrated every year on July 14 as a way to keep cool on a hot summer day and accept your body in its natural state.

In honor of the holiday, Foursquare, the city guide search app, just revealed the top five nude beaches in the country and one of our own made the list.

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Gunnison Beach in Sandy Hook, the largest clothing-optional beach on the Atlantic Coast, has been named the third best nude beach in the U.S. by Foursquare.

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The app took into account likes, saves, shares, tips, reviews and more when choosing the winners.

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Many Foursquare users rated Gunnison as one of the friendliest and most liberating nude beaches, writing, "The spot to show off your bod or let it all hang out with pride" and "Everyone is very friendly. A regular noticed I was a newbie and offered me a beer to loosen up...and a beer as a reward for taking it all off!"

Alcohol is also permitted on Gunnison so grab an ice cold beer and a hot dog from one of the stands on the weekends and enjoy the freedom that comes with sunbathing nude. On weekends, the nude beach can draw in large crowds so arrive early before beach parking traffic ensues. Daily parking passes cost $15.

For more information, visit nps.gov/gate.

The best beaches in New Jersey

Asbury Park Press readers recently ranked their favorite beaches — so how do the winners compare with statewide results that were just published?

Since 2008, the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium and Stockton College have sponsored a contest ranking the state's best beaches. Ocean City — known for its popular boardwalk, amusement rides and mini golf courses, restaurants and bayfront boating and water sports — is the reigning champion.

Cape May County beaches took the top five spots, but Jersey Shore beaches made several appearance on the list.

•This year's runners up were: Wildwood; Wildwood Crest; Sea Isle City; North Wildwood; Asbury Park; Manasquan; Belmar; Brigantine and Long Beach Township.

•Day-trip runners up: Wildwood; Sea Isle City; Wildwood Crest; North Wildwood;Asbury Park; Belmar; Manasquan; Point Pleasant Beach; and Brigantine.

•Best family vacation runners up: Wildwood; Wildwood Crest; Sea Isle City; North Wildwood; Manasquan; Belmar; Point Pleasant Beach; Long Beach Township and Brigantine.

•Best ecotourism runners up: Wildwood; Wildwood Crest; Sea Isle City; North Wildwood; Island Beach State Park; Cape May Wildlife Refuge; Sandy Hook; Belmar and Brigantine.

Asbury Park Press readers named Island Beach State Park, Sea Bright, Asbury Park, Point Pleasant Beach, Avon-by-the-Sea, Cape May and Sandy Hook as their favorites