Good info. Would just like to add that the facts regarding the state laws which govern Bird Island. The North Carolina code does not make illegal "nudity", but rather exposure of "private parts". The state supreme court ruled in a recent case that buttocks are not considered private parts, only the genitals. So thong and g-string swimwear is legal on Bird Island and is a good way to stay legal but yet be as close to nude as possible. Sunset Beach, which is next to Bird Island, has additional local ordinances prohibiting exposure of the buttocks, breasts, etc. However the local ordinances don't apply to the state owned Bird Island.