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YES!  It’s finally done!!!!!!!!! We finally managed to get the the approvals we needed. So come by, relax and enjoy!! We appreciate the patience that everyone showed through the last few months. This project was only supposed to take two months but we ran into an unbelievable number of problems. In fact, the stray voltage was typical of the huge number of frustrating and unpredictable issues we encountered. But it is finally done!! While Hydro One is still feeding us stray voltage down our neutral feed, we managed to ground it away in the hot tub area. So the stray voltage problem is not actuallyRead More →

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Contrary to what our website says, we will be open tomorrow. (limited hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) We normally close for statutory holidays during the off-season.  And normally, Good Friday is cold and there’s often still snow on the ground. But that’s certainly not the case this year!!  This picture was taken yesterday. While the weather is hot, that water is still really cold! But they went all the way in!! Friday, April 2nd (Good Friday) Office/Store Hours:  10 a.m. to 3 p.m. We are open normal hours on Saturday and Sunday. (But facilities are always open for members)Read More →

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Volunteer Day! Saturday May 1, 2010 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome! Lunch will be provided, free of charge, for all volunteers. Non-members who volunteer will not be charged any day fees. (please register at the office) We really appreciate the multitude of people willing to give up their time to make Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park a better place. While there are many people volunteering all year, this is the day we set aside for a massive volunteer effort to get things ready for the season. We are told that it is also a fun day that many people look forward to.Read More →

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Saturday March 27 8:30 – 9:30 p.m. At Bare Oaks, we will turn off as many lights and other electrical devices as we can for Earth Hour. Hundreds of millions of people around the world will turn off their lights for an hour to demand action on climate change. But that’s just the beginning. Every hour, Canadians are taking small steps to lessen their impact on the environment. From hanging your clothes to dry to taking transit to work, those small steps add up to huge changes for the better. If you are at Bare Oaks, please help us by turning off as many thingsRead More →

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The road to Beckett Circle is open Things have dried up nicely this week so we have opened the roads. Please drive carefully. There are still soft spots. And the roads may have to be closed again if we get a bunch of rain. Hot Tub It is still running well and still hot with nobody using it. A Hydro One supervisor was here today. They are working on the stray voltage problem but everyone is stumped. We hope to have a Hydro One truck at the park on Monday to check voltages at the pole. In the meantime we all wait…  Feel free toRead More →

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A few weeks ago, 3 used trailers were added to the Used Trailers for Sale page which meant that there were 4 for sale. Now there are only 2 left.  So if you are interested in a used trailer, go to www.BareOaks.ca/Bare-Oaks/Used_Trailers.html for details. Currently, there is one small trailer without a site that has been very well maintained. There is also a larger trailer on a premium wooded lot. So if you are interested in a trailer or a site at Bare Oaks, don’t wait until the summer. There may not be any left.Read More →

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It’s starting to feel like spring. The sunlight is beginning to regain that cheery warmth that’s been missing all winter. Environment Canada is predicting Sun for this weekend with temperatures of  10ºC on Saturday and 12ºC on Sunday. But with all that warmth and sun, we’re getting our yearly muddy road mess. So until the ground thaws and absorbs all that water or things dry up a bit, we are forced to close Beckett Circle to vehicles in order to prevent damage. Of course, everyone is welcome to walk around everywhere but rubber boots are definitely recommended!Read More →

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On February 24th, I participated in a lobby day at the Ontario Legislature as part of a delegation from Camping in Ontario. We had arranged to meet a with several MPPs (Members of the Provincial Parliament) to make them aware of issues that impact campgrounds. My colleagues frequently used the naturist aspect of Bare Oaks as a conversation starter when we met with an MPP. In the afternoon, some of us had some spare time between appointments so we decided to observe the legislature in action from the visitors’ gallery. While we were there, the following exchange occurred: Mr. John O’Toole (Durham): Mr. Speaker, withRead More →

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Google Maps’ Streetview has been expanded and now goes right past Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park. From the looks of things, it was taken last summer. It will make it even easier for anyone trying to find their way to the park. To see it, just click here. Streetview is also embedded into this blog post right below this paragraph. If you can’t see it, it might be an issue with your browser or that you are reading this using a blog reader or email program. View Larger MapRead More →