Lake O' the Woods in Indiana
I am not a newbie to nude beaches, I enjoy them immensely in Florida.
But I am new to nudist resorts and more confined areas as such.
Does anyone in Southwest Michigan or Northern Indiana have any input on Lake o' the Woods in Valparaiso? I wouldn't mind trying that. I would like to try kayaking there and some sunbathing.
Not looking for a relationship, but I wouldn't mind someone to join me, male or female doesn't matter. I am 45m in relatively decent shape, probably look a little younger.
I've heard good things about it, but had a negative personal experience. I called them when my kids were small to inquire going there as a single dad family and was told I'd need to bring their birth certificates and some kind of affidavit from their birth mother in order to bring them in. I consider this either heavy-handed or discriminatory and imagine I could have sued them. Their policy disrespects my legal right as I was granted full legal rights in my joint parenting agreement to do activities without their mother's permission. Therefore, I did not go and do not feel welcome. Good luck.
Wife and I love Lake Of the Woods Club. I love to do naked stand up paddle boarding. And we like the hiking trail even though there are 2 areas that you should cover up. But they are short so it is no big deal. We have always meet friendly people there. Our only issue is we wish they had a better RV area.
One thing prospective visitors should know is that LOTW is nude-obligatory. And it's readily apparent when you first walk in and see that everyone is naked (or close). It's not everyone's cup of tea.I love to do naked stand up paddle boarding.
Same with my wife and myself. We do it at least a couple of times a day.
It's also about everyone being on the same level.
My wife and I started out at C/O resorts. She quickly noticed that outside the pool area, a lot of women were covering up with a sarong or just going topless. So she did not stay naked outside the pool area, because she didn't want to be the "only woman walking around naked."
The first time we went to LOTW she saw right away that no one was covered up anywhere around the resort. Knowing that she would just "blend in" with everyone else, she easily embraced just staying nude all day. We just leave our clothes in the car and don't put anything on until time to leave; like most of the other nudists there. It also makes socializing more "connecting" when everyone you meet is as naked as you are.