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Owendale, Michigan
Women-only, members-only campground in Michigan's Thumb with a heated pool, open since the 1980s
Windover is a private, members-only camping resort for women over 18, owned and operated by women, in the farm country of Michigan's Thumb, north of Detroit. It was founded in the 1980s by a small group of friends and marked its 40th season in 2026. The resort states plainly that it is not clothing optional, and children are not allowed. Everyone needs a membership: $25 a year, $15 for a one-time temporary membership, or $10 a year if you live 300 miles or more away, plus a $10 day pass for visitors. Camping runs from rustic tent sites to RV and pop-up sites with 30- or 50-amp service, pull-throughs and seasonal sites, with several rental trailers and one rustic rental cabin. Posted nightly rates for two members start at $30 for a rustic site, $40 to $55 with water and electric, $60 for a pull-through, $65 for the cabin and $76 to $106 for the rental trailers; the resort notes its rate page may lag. The pool is a renovated, heated, in-ground one, and there is a clubhouse with a pool table and games, a camp store for groceries and firewood, a multi-sport court for basketball and pickleball, dancing at the Toad, 24-hour security and modern restrooms. Music in the Valley and Fright Night are the weekends the resort names first. Friendly pets are welcome on a leash. There is no restaurant on site.
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