Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park is a naturist resort located in southern Ontario, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Toronto. It encompasses typical amenities for day users, 110 serviced campsites, five cabins, and five guest rooms.[1] The club is situated on 50 acres (20 ha) of privately owned, forested land at the edge of the Oak Ridges Moraine, within the Ontario Greenbelt. Harrison Creek borders the northern boundary while the Black River bisects the property. There are also two ponds and a small lake.[1]
The park was founded as the Toronto Helios Society in 1972. The first year was spent dredging the lake fed by a creek and natural springs (now known as Jarvis Pond) and a well for drinking water. The park officially opened as a nudist club in 1973. In May 1984, original owners Eric and June Jarvis notified the American Sunbathing Association (now the American Association for Nude Recreation) that they could no longer operate Toronto Helios as a club for nudists only and were changing it to a trailer park open to the general public. According to Eric, it was a sad decision that was based on a variety of factors (increased taxes on the property of an additional $1200, loss of job for Eric, etc.). From 1984 until 2001 the land hosted a variety of non-naturist businesses including an attempt to open a KOA campground.[2][failed verification]
On February 12, 2001, Carol and Larry Bean purchased the assets of Town & Country Resorts Inc. out of bankruptcy with the plan to return it to its former status as a naturist club. They renamed it The New Forest Family Naturist Resort. Unfortunately, the property had not been well maintained and much of the infrastructure needed significant work. The next several years were spent upgrading and repairing the facilities.[3][failed verification] On December 22, 2006, Carol and Larry sold the property to Linda and Stéphane Deschênes. It was more of a transition than a sale since Carol and Larry ensured that the property was sold to someone who would continue to develop the park as a naturist club. The park was renamed Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park for a variety of marketing reasons and as a wordplay on their last name (Deschênes being French for ‘of the oaks’).[1]
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park is a naturist resort located in southern Ontario about 40 kilometres 25 mi from Toronto It encompasses typical amenities for day users 110 serviced campsites five cabins and five guest rooms 1 The club is situated on 50 acres 20 ha of privately owned forested land at the edge of the Oak Ridges Moraine within the Ontario Greenbelt Harrison Creek borders the northern boundary while the Black River bisects the property There are also two ponds and a small lake 1 Bare Oaks Family Naturist ParkCompany typePrivately held companyIndustrynaturism nudism recreation camping country club tourismPredecessorThe New Forest Family Nudist Club Toronto Helios SocietyFoundedDecember 22 2006 2006 12 22 First naturist nudist club at location 1972 1972 HeadquartersEast Gwillimbury Ontario CanadaSubsidiariesBare Boutique Bare Bistro Naturist Living ShowWebsitewww wbr bareoaks wbr ca Contents 1 Background 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBackground edit nbsp Aerial view looking east The park was founded as the Toronto Helios Society in 1972 The first year was spent dredging the lake fed by a creek and natural springs now known as Jarvis Pond and a well for drinking water The park officially opened as a nudist club in 1973 In May 1984 original owners Eric and June Jarvis notified the American Sunbathing Association now the American Association for Nude Recreation that they could no longer operate Toronto Helios as a club for nudists only and were changing it to a trailer park open to the general public According to Eric it was a sad decision that was based on a variety of factors increased taxes on the property of an additional 1200 loss of job for Eric etc From 1984 until 2001 the land hosted a variety of non naturist businesses including an attempt to open a KOA campground 2 failed verification On February 12 2001 Carol and Larry Bean purchased the assets of Town amp Country Resorts Inc out of bankruptcy with the plan to return it to its former status as a naturist club They renamed it The New Forest Family Naturist Resort Unfortunately the property had not been well maintained and much of the infrastructure needed significant work The next several years were spent upgrading and repairing the facilities 3 failed verification On December 22 2006 Carol and Larry sold the property to Linda and Stephane Deschenes It was more of a transition than a sale since Carol and Larry ensured that the property was sold to someone who would continue to develop the park as a naturist club The park was renamed Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park for a variety of marketing reasons and as a wordplay on their last name Deschenes being French for of the oaks 1 The club is recognized by the International Naturist Federation 4 the Federation of Canadian Naturists 5 the Federation Quebecoise de Naturisme 6 the American Association for Nude Recreation 7 and The Naturist Society 8 Bare Oaks adheres to naturist principles and rejects clothing optional policies in favour of mandating nudity for all members and visitors 9 In 2016 a music video for indie rock artist Brendan Canning was filmed at the club 10 See also edit nbsp Nudity portal Naturism Naturist resort List of places where social nudity is practicedReferences edit a b c Home Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park Interview with Eric Jarvis 2006 Interview with Carol Bean Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park accreditated sic INF FNI org Archived from the original on September 23 2020 Retrieved Jan 29 2021 Federation of Canadian Naturists Clubs Ontario Federation of Canadian Naturists Archived from the original on January 23 2021 Retrieved Jan 29 2021 Centre Naturiste Bare Oaks Ontario Federation quebecoise de naturisme Archived from the original on October 20 2018 Retrieved Jan 29 2021 AANR Clubs Locator American Association for Nude Recreation Archived from the original on 2015 04 23 Retrieved Jan 29 2021 Naturist Network PDF The Naturist Society Archived PDF from the original on January 30 2021 Retrieved Jan 29 2021 Why Nudity is Required Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park Archived from the original on November 27 2020 Retrieved Jan 29 2021 Brendan Canning Book It To Fresno Official Video Uncensored Vimeo Aug 12 2016 Archived from the original on 2016 08 26 Retrieved Jan 29 2021 External links editOfficial website 44 08 55 N 79 22 20 W 44 1487 N 79 3723 W 44 1487 79 3723 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park amp oldid 1171408313, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
