21 Photos of the Dirtiest Hippies We Could Find

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With a love of nature, flowers, and a few certain plants, hippies may have been the coolest folks throughout the 1960s, but they weren't always the cleanest.

From pot smokers to farm workers, here are 22 of the dirtiest hippies we could find.

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1. Ride On
“My brother hippie biker 1973.”

Courtesy of 66Shaun on Reddit
2. Dinnertime
“1974 - hippie son home for dinner.”

Courtesy of mistermajik2000 on Reddit
3. Hippies on Haight
“A couple of Hippies on Haight St. in San Francisco, 1967.”

Courtesy of 5_Frog_Margin on Reddit
4. They Do
“A happy hippie wedding in 1968.”

Courtesy of Dhorlin on Reddit
5. Dirt Roads
“Just a Bunch of Hippies and Burnouts: Michigan, 1972.”

Courtesy of guppy1979 on Reddit
6. Farm Work
“Dad 1969 - Left his home in ND at 17 to join the Army during Vietnam. Came home and moved to San Francisco. Got an apartment on Height-Ashbury where I was born, and grew his hair down to his a—! The man is still a hippie mind, body and soul to this day and I’m d— proud of him.”

Courtesy of TJH48932 on Reddit
7. Hitting the Road
“Oregon 1969: My mother embraced the "drop out" kind of hippie culture, she and her college friend set out hitchhiking from Chicago to San Francisco in 1968 but ended up on a commune in Oregon instead. She's in the front with the purple tights, the others are fellow commune residents.”

Courtesy of wishingwellington on Reddit
8. Hitchhiker’s Guide
“Hitch-Hiking Hippies, c. 1970. Looking for adventure!”

Courtesy of Monterey Herald Archives
9. Rocking Out
“My hippy dad playing acoustic guitar in 1970.”

Courtesy of alexreltonb on Reddit
10. Van Life
Hippies relax in the back of what appears to be a modified van.

Courtesy of mpathg00 on Reddit
11. Free As My Hair
A hippie girl lets her long hair flow in the breeze.

Courtesy of mpathg00 on Reddit
12. Dancing King
A hippie sports a tie-dye t-shirt.

Courtesy of mpathg00 on Reddit
13. Pretty Plants
“Hippie culture 1968.”

Courtesy of Chiffygurl on Reddit
14. Farm Life
“My mom's back-to-the-land family on their farm in Maine, 1970.”

Courtesy of rmoss7 on Reddit
15. Seven of Pentacles
“My Great-grandfather told me he was ‘stoned out of his mind’ when he took this pic sometime in the mid-60s while working in a hippy community.”

Courtesy of JoruusSkywalker on Reddit
16. Cool Rider
“My hippie mother sometime in the 1970’s winning a horsemanship competition against a bunch of cowboy good ol’ boys in Cody, WY. Happy birthday, Mom! “

Courtesy of Xixifufu on Reddit
17. Picking Up
“Kathmandu, Nepal during the hippie era.

Courtesy of an unknown Redditor
18. Dog Dad
“Hippie me and my wonderful dog, Butterpup about 1971.”

Courtesy of Mentalfloss1 on Reddit
19. Out East
“Hippies in West Virginia. 1974.”

Courtesy of anthonydreamer75 on Reddit
20. Folk Singers
“Circa 1970-My boyfriend and I were dirty hippie folksingers in a band.”

Courtesy of TweakedMonkey on Reddit
21. All Together Now
“Hippies on a commune. West Virginia 1974.”

Courtesy of anthonydreamer75 on Reddit

1. Ride On
Courtesy of 66Shaun on Reddit

“My brother hippie biker 1973.”
2. Dinnertime
Courtesy of mistermajik2000 on Reddit

“1974 - hippie son home for dinner.”
3. Hippies on Haight
Courtesy of 5_Frog_Margin on Reddit

“A couple of Hippies on Haight St. in San Francisco, 1967.”
4. They Do
Courtesy of Dhorlin on Reddit

“A happy hippie wedding in 1968.”
5. Dirt Roads
Courtesy of guppy1979 on Reddit

“Just a Bunch of Hippies and Burnouts: Michigan, 1972.”
6. Farm Work
Courtesy of TJH48932 on Reddit

“Dad 1969 - Left his home in ND at 17 to join the Army during Vietnam. Came home and moved to San Francisco. Got an apartment on Height-Ashbury where I was born, and grew his hair down to his a—! The man is still a hippie mind, body and soul to this day and I’m d— proud of him.”
7. Hitting the Road
Courtesy of wishingwellington on Reddit

“Oregon 1969: My mother embraced the "drop out" kind of hippie culture, she and her college friend set out hitchhiking from Chicago to San Francisco in 1968 but ended up on a commune in Oregon instead. She's in the front with the purple tights, the others are fellow commune residents.”
8. Hitchhiker’s Guide
Courtesy of Monterey Herald Archives

“Hitch-Hiking Hippies, c. 1970. Looking for adventure!”
9. Rocking Out
Courtesy of alexreltonb on Reddit

“My hippy dad playing acoustic guitar in 1970.”
10. Van Life
Courtesy of mpathg00 on Reddit

Hippies relax in the back of what appears to be a modified van.
11. Free As My Hair
Courtesy of mpathg00 on Reddit

A hippie girl lets her long hair flow in the breeze.
12. Dancing King
Courtesy of mpathg00 on Reddit

A hippie sports a tie-dye t-shirt.
13. Pretty Plants
Courtesy of Chiffygurl on Reddit

“Hippie culture 1968.”
14. Farm Life
Courtesy of rmoss7 on Reddit

“My mom's back-to-the-land family on their farm in Maine, 1970.”
15. Seven of Pentacles
Courtesy of JoruusSkywalker on Reddit

“My Great-grandfather told me he was ‘stoned out of his mind’ when he took this pic sometime in the mid-60s while working in a hippy community.”
16. Cool Rider
Courtesy of Xixifufu on Reddit

“My hippie mother sometime in the 1970’s winning a horsemanship competition against a bunch of cowboy good ol’ boys in Cody, WY. Happy birthday, Mom! “
17. Picking Up
Courtesy of an unknown Redditor

“Kathmandu, Nepal during the hippie era.
18. Dog Dad
Courtesy of Mentalfloss1 on Reddit

“Hippie me and my wonderful dog, Butterpup about 1971.”
19. Out East
Courtesy of anthonydreamer75 on Reddit

“Hippies in West Virginia. 1974.”
20. Folk Singers
Courtesy of TweakedMonkey on Reddit

“Circa 1970-My boyfriend and I were dirty hippie folksingers in a band.”
21. All Together Now
Courtesy of anthonydreamer75 on Reddit

“Hippies on a commune. West Virginia 1974.”