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Orleans, Michigan
All-male, clothing-optional RV park and tent campground near Grand Rapids, late April to mid-October
Camp Boomerang is a newer men's park in Ionia County, about 30 miles northeast of Grand Rapids; construction began in 2021 on more than 80 acres. It describes itself as an adult, all-male, private membership, clothing-optional park for men 21 and older. Clothing is required in the office, the eating areas and at the front entrance, and shorts are the rule along the road and the perimeter. This is an RV park first: back-in and pull-through sites with full hookups at 50, 30 and 20 amps, plus a shaded tent area with an electric hookup at each site and groomed paths. There are no cabins or rental units. Bookings run through Campspot, and the park also has its own mobile app. Membership is required and non-refundable; the price is not posted online. The gated grounds have a resort-style shower house, a pool and hot tub, the Boomerang Ballroom and the licensed LowHangers poolside bar. The 2026 season ran from an opening weekend in late April to a closing week in mid-October, with themed weekends such as a Kentucky Derby hat party, a Bear Bash, a Pride weekend, Halloween in July, a leather and fetish weekend, Oktobeerfest and a chili cook-off. Pets are allowed on a leash, with no pit bulls and no animals in the pool area, bathrooms or food events.
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