Where Does San Angelo Rank on List of Best Cities for Naked Gardening?

SAN ANGELO— Where in the U.S. can you garden in your birthday suit without fear of being exposed to tickets or jail time?

Ahead of World Naked Gardening Day on May 4, LawnStarter ranked 2024’s Best Cities for Naked Gardening.  Spoiler: San Angelo did not make the list...

They compared 500 of the biggest U.S. cities base on four categories – Nude, Gardener Friendliness, Local Interest, Weather Forecast, and Safety.

Specifically, they considered the number of local nudists, legality of public nudity, Google searches, and forecasts for May 4, among 11 total metrics.

The best cities for Naked Gardening are:

• Miami, Florida
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• New York, New York
• Austin, Texas
• Asheville, North Carolina
• Los Angeles, California
• Pasadena, California
• Sacramento, California
• Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The worst cities for Naked Gardening are:

• Anchorage, Alaska
• Sparks, Nevada
• Duluth, Minnesota
• Layton, Utah
• Billings, Montana
• Orem, Utah
• Provo, Utah
• Daly City, California
• Missoula, Montana
• Reno, Nevada

Miami, Austin, New York, Philadelphia, and Asheville all have lax laws or no laws when it comes to public nudity. Austin and Asheville are also liberal-leaning cities in conservative states.

AccuWeather forecasts a high of 51 or Anchorage and 55 for Duluth on May 4.

The safest cities to garden nakes in are Bloomington, Minnesota, Plymouth, Minnesota, and San Ramon, California. These cities are where you won’t have to worry about neighbors who might have a criminal past.

Of course, dozens of cities tied for being the least interested in naked gardening and among those are Rochester, Minnesota, Syracuse, New York, Flagstaff, Arizona, Rapid City, South Dakota, Tallahassee, Florida, Toledo, Ohio, Springfield, Missouri, and Waco, Texas.