Oval Beach Saugatuck MI

[Pittsburgh area nudist]

I haven't been to Oval in several years. I have some free time in mid-Septeber and I want to visit. Anyone know of its current status? Is it still there? Still used? Still safe? Do you still have to pay that old fellow some bucks to be permitted on it? Etc. Thx. Reply here or pghnudist@hotmail.com and thanks in advance.

[David77]

<center>Oval Beach, Saugatuck Michigan</center>
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[theomne]

Disclaimer: I have never been to Oval Beach this is all second hand info!

The clothing optional area of Oval Beach is actually not a beach at all, it is an area behind some dunes that is privately owned. When you arrive in the correct place there is a guy in a little shack collecting $5 per person for access to the private area. The clothing optional dunes at Oval Beach IS NOT FAMILY FRIENDLY!!! There is rumored to be a considerable amount of open sexual activity here, heterosexual and homosexual activities. The area is supposedly divided into several areas, the gay area, the straight area and the nudist area. Again, you can't skinny dip here, all the beaches on the Great Lakes in Michigan have been declared PUBLIC so if you were to leave the private dunes you would be on a public beach and likely to get caught. There are several private residences in the immediate area that are fighting to have the C/O area of Oval closed but are not having much luck.

Hope that helps.

[nudefarmer]

We're heading up to Saugatuck this weekend. I'll see what I can find out about Oval.

[Naturist Mark]

all the beaches on the Great Lakes in Michigan have been declared PUBLIC so if you were to leave the private dunes you would be on a public beach and likely to get caught.
This is true, so there is no such thing as a private beach on the Michigan Shores of the Great Lakes where nudism is strictly legal. ... BUT ... On federal land it isn't necessarily illegal - such as at Otter Creek Beach in Sleeping Bear Dunes and the two Manitou Islands in Lake Michigan and Pictured Rocks National Seashore.

[polutropon]

Hey Farmer,

Any news on your visit to Saugatuck? If it is positive, I would like to check it out.

Ed

[nudefarmer]

We were up in Saugatuck last weekend, but the weather was chilly and rainy the whole time we were there. We didn't get anywhere near the beach. So, sorry, no news.