howdy. maybe you could post your request on the gay hippies tribe or the several different radical faerie tribes here on tribe.net. there might be something there....

hugz,

esteban

Howdy,

There's a great gay men's nude campground (Cactus Canyon) in the south part of Arkansas, near Springfield... Not sure how "spiritual" it is, but very nice and relaxing.

www.cactuscanyoncampground.com/

TD

check out Easton Mountain.
www.eastonmountain.org/
I have been up there a few times and I can truly recommend it.
hope this helps
Peter

Take a look at Kalani Oceanside Retreat -- it's on the Big Island of Hawaii (in Puna - southeast of Hilo, right on the coast).

It has frequent spiritual and 'new-age' type retreats (at a cost of course), but they also seek both short term volunteers and artists in residence. I've stayed there several times as a guest, and have met some of the volunteers and resident artists / educators (dance, yoga, writing, astronomy, visual artists, naturalists, etc). There is no salary (esp for the volunteers) but you can choose how many hours a week you will work in order to off-set the expenses (food and housing). The founders are (were?) a gay male couple and there is a healthy respect for people of all ethnic, spiritual and gender/sexual preferences. The food is organic, fiber rich, and delicious -- in fact, working in the kitchen staff is one of the main volunteer jobs. Accommodation ranges from camping spots to rustic cabins or dorm-like rooms - you can choose (depending on how much you are willing to chip in for your 'living costs' share balanced with your workload.
You don't have to do join a retreat or work as a volunteer. You can just stay in the camp ground -- at $30 a day (you could probably negotiate a cheaper rate for longer stays because until a few months ago the campsite rental was $20 a night. Meals are $10, $15, $20 depending on time of day - limited hours for meals. A perk would be the clothing optional pool and jacuzzi/sauna area afer 5:00pm.

Finally, getting to Hawaii is not as expensive as it may seem -- Hawaiian Airlines and Aloha along with ATA (joint flights/codeshare with Southwest) offer deals. For example, currently Aloha Airlines is offering flights round-trip Kona or $149 for Oakland or Honolulu, and $199 to Hilo, which is the closest airport - at least that sale is good until Feb 28.
There are also inter-island deals for one-way flights from Honolulu or other cities across the islands from as low as $39. You can sometimes get cross-country deal (special discounted fares) to get yourself to Oakland (or Orange County, San Diego) via Southwest or other discounted airways or specials.
Kalani is located pretty far from town (Pahoa is the next town and Hilo is about 30 miles away -- it's the 2nd largest city in the state of Hawaii). So it's quiet, isolated, but they have the Internet and PC for use, plus you are only a few minutes walk from one of the most attractive (but small) black sand nudes beaches in the world (Kehena Black Sands Beach), where you can swim with dolphins or see humpback whales since they winter in the Hawaii islands.

I think it would great place to get some work done. I know it's already November but maybe this situation will happen again or there may be others who are looking for a gay-friendly retreat or volunteer experience in a wonderful natural environment.

Kelly (sunbuns)

Kalani Oceanside Retreat
www.kalani.com/

Aloha Airlines
www.alohaairlines.com/Specials.php