Glen Eden Sun Club

Glen Eden is a family nudist club, not a resort hotel. It suits couples and families who want ordinary social nudity, sports and a weekend crowd, and who will drive about 75 miles west from Palm Springs for it. The club’s FAQ says it is not a lifestyle club, and public sexual behavior gets a visitor removed. For mineral pools closer to the desert, Mi Kasa is the nearer choice.

Who it’s for

Children of all ages are welcome. Parents are responsible for anyone under 18, and a guardian brings a birth certificate, passport or similar document for each minor. For some visitors that is the whole appeal; for others it rules the club out. Both one-star reviews among the ten most recent on Tripadvisor, from 2024, object to children being on site.

The club’s published pages do not state a policy on single visitors. If you are coming alone, call the office before you make the drive.

Nudity is required in the pools and hot tubs. Elsewhere you can cover up when it turns cold or to keep the sun off. Suggestive clothing and dancing are unwelcome, genital jewelry is not allowed, and other body jewelry should be small.

Your first visit

• Tour: by appointment, Thursday to Sunday, 11 am to 2 pm. A host shows you the grounds, clothes off, and goes over the etiquette. After that you can use the facilities.
• Background check: required before the tour, with a $20 nonrefundable fee. It is credited toward membership if you join.
• Gate fee: $23 a person on the club’s 2026–27 rate sheet, half the $46 rate for prospective members and member guests. The first-visit page now quotes the same $23 with its half-off coupon. First-timers under 30 pay $13, and first-timers with an affiliated club membership $18.
• Bring: a driver’s license, a towel to sit on, sunscreen, a hat and shoes.
• Phones: no photography, recording or camera glasses. The office hands out stickers to cover phone cameras.
• Dogs: allowed on the tour, but not in the pool or recreation areas.

Staying overnight (2026–27 rate sheet)

Gate fees apply on top of the night’s rate: the last day’s fee is collected at check-in and refunded if you leave before 10 am with the receipt. Each adult beyond two in a rental adds $25. Cancelling with less than three days’ notice costs one night. The reservation fee is $6 on the rate sheet and $5 on the accommodations page. Rental check-out is 11 am; RV check-in is 3 pm and check-out 1 pm. Units R9, 59A and 59B are accessible, and a few units take pets for an extra $14 to $15 a night. The club doesn’t say whether a first-time visitor can book a stay before the tour, so ask when you reserve.

The grounds

The club has been here since 1963, on 154 acres at the foot of the Cleveland National Forest. It lists three heated pools and two hot tubs, a dry spa, tennis and pickleball courts, a 24-hour gym, volleyball, disc golf, billiards and an RC track, plus trails that run into the national forest. The Sunshine Cafe serves lunch and dinner on weekends, and Piper Hall is the lounge. Most weekends bring a DJ, a band or karaoke. Overnight options are 52 full-hookup RV sites, dry camping and rental units.

Glen Eden describes itself as an accredited American Association for Nude Recreation club. On AANR West’s club locator it is the only park or resort listed for Southern California; the other Southern California entries are a travel club and two small bed-and-breakfast stays (checked October 27, 2026).

Where it is

25999 Glen Eden Road, Temescal Valley, in the hills south of Corona and about 75 road miles west of downtown Palm Springs. Treat it as a trip of its own rather than something to fit into a Palm Springs weekend.

What recent guests say

The club holds ★ 4.3 from 44 Tripadvisor reviews (October 27, 2026). The six most recent, from February 2025 to April 2026, are all five stars and mention the activity calendar, friendly staff, clean pools and courts, and good value for a day visit. The two one-star reviews, both from 2024, are about children on site rather than service or upkeep. Forty-four reviews is a small sample, so read the average as a rough guide.

How it compares

Choose Mi Kasa Hot Springs for a 21+ mineral-springs stay in Desert Hot Springs, about 11 miles north of Palm Springs, with no tour or membership track. Choose Hotel O2 for adults-only hot pools with day passes. Lifestyle resorts such as Sea Mountain Inn run on different rules altogether; the couples guide separates the two. For the other landed clubs in the state, Lupin Lodge and Laguna del Sol in the north, see the California nudist resorts status check.