Kinky Camps
We try to collect kinky campouts and retreats of interest to Northern California kinksters.
There are also some more private events, not listed.
These are in approximately chronological order.
All are residential, with some outdoor and/or retreat feel. Some are rustic, others in cabins. Some are potluck, others are catered. Some have a process for vetting attendees. Most/all require advance registration, and many fill up.
M/s Retreat.
Focuses on Master/slave identified people.
Inclusive. About equal numbers gay or straight. More couples / partnered folk than single.
March or April, Fri-Sun.
Saratoga Springs (2 hours north of SF).
Since 2011. Always sells out.
Wonderful for those living power dynamic relationships.
MasterSlaveRetreat.org
Our personal notes are here.
Back to Nature (BTN).
Apparently straight or pan.
May - September; about six monthly weekend events, 2-3 days.
75 miles NE of Sacramento.
Attendees are vetted.
fetlife.com/groups/17975
groups.yahoo.com/group/backtonatureparties
Camp Crucible.
Pansexual.
May - June, Memorial Day week, nine days of camp for four days vacation.
Includes Pony Camp.
Philidelphia - Washington Dc area.
CampCrucible.com
Boot Camp.
All gay male.
June, Fri-Sun.
Saratoga Springs (2 hours north of SF).
Must be a member or guest of The 15 Association.
Reputation for excellent meat - steak dinners and hot men.
The15association.org
Desire.
All women.
June, Fri-Mon.
Palm Springs.
DesireLeatherWomen.com
Dark Odyssey: Fusion.
Pansexual.
June.
Northern Maryland.
fetlife.com/groups/756
DarkOdyssey.com
fetlife.com/groups/30606
Camp Perv, by TGIF.
Apparently straight or pan.
Late July, Thu-Sun.
Outside Oakhust, CA.
fetlife.com/groups/6391
TGIFresno.org
Camp Spanky.
Apparently straight or pan.
July.
Southern California.
fetlife.com/groups/8199
Gear Up.
All gay male.
July, Thu-Sun.
Saratoga Springs (2 hours north of SF).
Since 2011.
Similar to LLW, except all male.
Reputation for drawing many younger guys, both new and experienced.
A welcoming brotherhood. Very popular.
GearUpWeekend.com
fetlife.com/groups/8761
TransCampOUT.
Focuses on people outside the gender binary - trans spectrum.
July.
West Virginia.
TransCampOut.org
LLW (Leather Levi Weekend).
All queer (LGBTIQ).
Four days (Thu-Sun), usually second weekend of August.
Saratoga Springs (2 hours north of SF).
Since 2001.
Welcoming, relaxed, diverse, accepting, hot. Very popular.
Our personal notes are here.
LeatherLevi.org
Fox Hunt.
Inclusive. More than half queer, but welcoming of anyone interested in animal role play.
Furries who are comfortable around bdsm are very welcome.
One or more weekends per year.
Various private SFBA locations.
Focus on prey, ponies, pups, their handlers and admirers.
fetlife.com/groups/6684
fetlife.com/groups/15439
LeatherWoods.
Pansexual.
Mid-August, Fri-Sat.
8 miles east of Salem, Oregon.
Since 2008.
LeatherWoods.org
Burning Man.
Straight and pansexual, with large islands of kink and/or queer space.
End-August - first weekend September: The week ending in Labor Day.
Black Rock City, NV.
Includes several kinky camps, such as Temple of Attonement, and several queer camps, such as Comfort and Joy,
amid many non-kink, non-queer activities.
A world unto itself.
BurningMan.org
In The Woods.
Apparently straight or pan.
Late July, up to 8 days.
In NW Washington State.
ITW.Triskeli.org
fetlife.com/groups/21211
Dark Odyssey: Summer Camp.
Pansexual.
September.
Northern Maryland.
fetlife.com/groups/756
DarkOdyssey.com
fetlife.com/groups/30606
Golden Gate Guards run (name/theme changes annually).
Mostly gay.
An autumn weekend, varies Aug-Oct.
Location varies in Northern California.
GGGuards.com
Weekend in the Country, by SF Defenders.
Inclusive, but historically it has been entirely, or nearly all, gay male.
An autumn weekend, usually October; Fri-Sun.
Near the Russian River, location varies.
A leather spirituality retreat. Relaxed, warm, fun, hot.
SFDefenders.org
There are lots of other smaller, more distant, or more private events. Let us know of any others that specifically should be in this list.
General group on outdoor kink: fetlife.com/groups/1861