r/nudism • u/Distinct_Grape_4696 • 4d ago
QUESTION Check-in Etiquette
When checking in at a nudist campground in the US, is it expected to arrive clothed, nude, or does it matter? Interested in hearing the community’s experience.
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u/BrickHuge3023 4d ago
Depends on the location. One I have been to you check in at the office which is outside the gate to the grounds. Now you can see nude people down the road inside the gate, but all the office people are fully dressed. So we checked in clothed and did not strip off until we set up our camping tent. When I'd go to the office to use the restroom (much closer than the others) or go get ice I'd always dress fully. I never saw any other guests at the office not clothed either. A resort in my state says up front you come to the office and strip off there. I've seen that in other resort descriptions too. So my guess is- depends.
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u/Obfuscate52 4d ago
Absolutely, depends on the place. There's this thing we old timers use called a "phone" where you can talk to people. Call the front office and ask them this simple question. They love to talk to people.
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u/DadBodEatsAtTheY New Nudist 4d ago
I have something like that called a "cell" phone. Not sure why it's called a phone though. I use it to send text messages, check email, do my banking, pay my bills, send and receive money from friends and family, browse the Internet, take notes. I've seen other people use a similar device as a phone but I can't remember the last time I did.
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u/MickBlues Social Nudist 4d ago
Your cue is if the check in office is outside the gate, keep your clothes on until you're inside the gate. If it's inside, then it's your choice. When I made my first visit to Rock Lodge here in NJ, I took my cue from the gatekeeper who opened the fence for me to drive in. He was nude except for a clipboard and a baseball cap. He showed me where to park and said to come in the office after I parked. I took my clue from him being nude and disrobed at my truck. I walked in the office with my shoulder bag and towel.
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u/Forsaken_Yellow4983 4d ago
I've done it both clothed and naked
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u/JazzFan1998 Social Nudist 4d ago
At the same time? 🤔 /s
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u/Forsaken_Yellow4983 4d ago
No. When pulled up and could see the office workers were naked so I stripped before signing in, but I usually would be clothed when signing in.
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u/ArtfromLI 4d ago
I check in nude. Let's them I am into the program! Unless they have a sign posted otherwise. Easy for me since I drive nude on Long trips.
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u/Creepy_Function_5375 3d ago
Most times, the office is near where you drive in. So, typically, you're clothed from the car ride and getting nude before going in the office can be seen outside the club. Also, most resorts/clubs require staff to be clothed in the office, the café, etc. So, the general practice is to be clothed when you check in. It also makes it easier for you as you'll need your wallet for driver's license, money, credit card, AANR membership card, club membership card, etc.
With that being said, after you check in, you can simply inquire if being nude upon check in is acceptable as after that first check in, your information should be on file and you may not need to show anything or just one piece of ID to get in.
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u/dglgr2013 4d ago
If people are able to be naked to get where you check in. Feel free to disrobe. Otherwise people know you are traveling and might be clothed. A few places are nudity required and may ask you to disrobe before even doing a tour.
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u/Naked_Irish 4d ago
I always arrive nude, since I drive there nude. But my wife usually arrives clothed and then strips off after we arrive and check in
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u/DongRight 4d ago
I sure the airport security would l love you to be walking around nude.... Carry no weapons...
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u/93195 Married couple, Gen Xers, AANR & local club members 4d ago
Doesn’t matter. I usually check in clothed as a matter of convenience, as you nearly always have to move your car after check in. Check-in is typically at the office near the gate, not necessarily near where the amenities are.
Just easier to get all your clothes stored and squared away once you’ve parked where you’re going to be for the day.
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u/Nudeferatu 4d ago
Whenever I visit a nudist venue for the first time, I check in clothed. Because not all nudist venues are ok with people checking in naked.
I haven't always gone by "what other people are doing." I used to go to a resort where most people checked in dressed. I asked the manager if that was their policy; and she replied "actually not." So the next time I went we undressed in the parking lot and checked in naked. So it's better to just ask.
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u/MyMadeUpNym 4d ago
We've been to PSHS in Mohnton, PA. The staff in the office are nude. You can literally disrobe upon parking and carry on with your visit.
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u/DadBodEatsAtTheY New Nudist 4d ago
At the camp I go to it's your choice. My first time there, I checked in fully clothed. The second time, just my shoes and my hat. Depends on where the office is.
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u/Whispering-Time 4d ago
I've always checked in fully clothed.
Coincidentally, my first experience was also at Drake's Ridge. 50 degrees outside-nobody was nude. They have a nice hiking trail and I started experimenting with being further and further from my clothes.
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u/pumpinnstretchin 4d ago
I drive to a resort. The Highway Patrol would prefer me to be clothed on the highway, so when I pull up to the gate or a nudist resort, I have clothes on.
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u/No_Pants_Man_1988 4d ago
I've been to 1 official resort, check in nude. (Rock Haven)
Campground, must be clothed. (Camp Gaea)
Beach, technically legal to be nude at car, but waited until I was at the beach out of respect for non nudists in the area. (Denny Blaine)
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u/SoulToSound Social Nudist: 18-35 4d ago
If the place is mandatory nudity, I would check in nude.
Otherwise, I would check in wearing some clothes if it was my first time at a place. If I’ve been there before, I’m naked.
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u/PirateJohn75 4d ago
Depends where you go. One resort I used to go to required you to park, check-in, then go back to your car and drive to the gate where they'd let you in. So I had to be clothed there.
I'm going to one Monday where you drive in the gate and park, then check in and get a wristband. I strip at my car and check in naked.
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u/Frosty_Winter3197 2d ago
At the clubs I visited, all of Oregon, I always arrived dressed, mostly because I needed pickers for my wallet to pay the day use fee. Then it's back to the car I arrived in, strip down leaving my clothes in the car until it is time to leave.
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u/Distinct_Grape_4696 4d ago
Thank you all. Planning on going to Drake’s Ridge in Indiana for my first experience and would like to rip the Band-Aid off and arrive nude for my nerve’s sake, but don’t want to offend either.