It Is A Rough Road That Leads To The Heights Of Greatness: Seneca
Its difficult to describe what Oasis33 is, but that won't stop us from trying.
Its a private property, primitive recreation and camping area on a wooded hill of Juniper, high above rugged range land with badland type bluffs and deep ravines, all mixed with wheat grass, sand stone, and sage brush, under the big sky centrally located in the middle of nowhere, just off a highway near the Montana, Wyoming border. The Wild West of Nude Recreation.
Oasis33 is more rugged than a Resort, we think Primitive Retreat is a better fitting description, a ruggedly handsome establishment.
Anyone interested in Clothing Optional, Nude Recreation is welcome to join.
Mission:
-Provide and maintain a Nude Recreation Retreat.
-Promote Nude Recreation as a Virtuous Sport.
-Promote business establishments, organizations, and events that responsibly provide clothing optional and nude venues.
Objective: Oasis 33 was designed to operate sustainably considering the spread out population challenges of Montana. We operate cost-effectively, amenities are sparse, staffing is nil, we don't waste money on fluff, nor advertising; interested persons should be able to find us. Oasis 33 is forward looking, planning improvements and expansion while maintaining fiscal responsibility, we can survive even thrive under any economic conditions, irregardless of membership counts. But, it is membership support that justifies expansion and improvement..
Challenges:
There are some unique challenges for nude recreation in this region. A nude resort with traditional modern amenities would be nice, but may not be practical. Montana is one of the least populated states in the nation, Montana is geographically one of the largest states in the nation, the small population is spread out across vast plaines and mountainous regions. A nudist resort couldn't have concentrated population or traffic to pool from It would be difficult for a resort of high operational costs to remain in operation. The potential visitor traffic is spread over hundreds of miles, and that presents a challenge, since it's unlikely a nude resort would get enough customer traffic or income to support the cost of the operation. The national average of practicing nudists is speculated to be about 1% of the total population, if that estimate is even close to accurate, then Montana has only 10,000 practicing nudists. The resort would be lucky to have a thousand practicing nudist within a casual drive of the resort. A single large city in the US has higher population than the entire state of Montana. And yet, some seem surprised there is no large nude resort. Now, don't get me wrong, we love the elbow room of Montana. I'm only attempting to offer my speculated explanation as to why Montana has no thriving nude resort. In short, build it and not enough will come to support it.
Another challenge is cold climate, your Montana Resort will be lucky to have five months of operation per season. Your Resort would need to bring in enough money in 4 months to cover the establishment costs of 12 months. Resorts in the southern and western states certainly have the advantage, they can operate year-round, as well as a population more than 10 times what we have here in Montana. Oasis 33 is here as a practical venue to bridge those challenging gaps.
We certainly don't want to discourage anyone from building a nudist resort, it is possible even though the others have failed. If you run a lean mean operation, near the right City, with high enough fees it could work. If you build it on debt anticipating customer fees to meet the debt payments, you will most certainly fail, and the bank will own your cute little resort.
Montana has advantages over other states. Montanans seem generally accepting to nude recreation, and the population that practices outward nudity is by my estimates, probably higher by percentage than the national average. Most Montanans probably wouldn't care if you're naked, so long as you eat beef and love guns.
Background:
Nude Recreation gained popularity in the late 1920's By the 1930's numerus Nude Resorts were being founded across the United States. Unfortunately, by the second half of that century nude resorts began a slow decline.
Oasis 33 inc.
A Montana Non-Profit Corporation
Revised June 17th, 2024