EAST BAY INSOMNIAC

BERKELEY STEAMWORKS BATHHOUSE, SAUNA & GYM

“If it’s illegal outside of Steamworks, it’s illegal inside of Steamworks.”

2107 Fourth St, Berkeley • 845-8992

FEATURES:

• gay sex & cruising in a bathhouse on an unassuming Berkeley block
• gym equipment
• sauna
• rooms with porn and ‘optional sling’
• proximity to the Aquatic Park

OPEN: 24 HOURS!

PARKING: street

WEBSITE: For rates and policies, go to Steamworks Online.

THE AQUATIC PARK

80 Bolivar Drive @ the foot of Bancroft Way in Southwest Berkeley

Click here for a virtual tour of The Aquatic Park (by day).

THINGS TO DO (in the evening):

• walk the trails
• watch for animals: egrets, feral cats, fish
• stand above the freeway on the Peoples’ Bridge
• play frisbee golf
• canoe or canoodle (in a parked car or secluded grove)
• flat out cruise for sex

OPEN UNTIL: “10pm, unless otherwise posted”

PARKING: lots

THE EBI REVIEW: I’ve always enjoyed this park. It has its share of unsavory behavior (like any public park, really), but I find frisbee golfers more irritating than men cruising for sex. While it’s quite easy to get beaned in the face by a hard plastic frisbee disc, it’s even easier to avoid eye contact if you don’t want anything else hard in your face. This is a good public park for this neighborhood: It’s got creative activities for kids in the form of two architecturally interesting playgrounds, bike lanes that cross the Peoples’ Bridge to the Berkeley Marina, picnic areas, walking trails, a boathouse, elements of the President’s Physical Fitness Test, and little groves you can disappear into to read a book, write, or watch the kayakers. I guess also, ostensibly, and possibly more oftenly, the secluded spots are used for clandestine sex. (more…)

ADULT BOOK STORE (Yeah, it’s like naming your cat: Cat.)

367 12th St, Oakland • 836-5500

FEATURING:

• an adult video/porn arcade
• DVDS/videos
• porno magazines
• sex aids and lotions
• novelties

OPEN UNTIL: 12AM

PARKING: street

REVIEWS:

THE WHITE HORSE INN

6551 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley • 652-3820

FEATURES:

• two pool tables
• smoking patio
• two table-top computer games (hot!)
•  two bars
• dance floor and high-tech sound system

OPEN UNTIL: 2AM

PARKING: street

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THE BERKELEY PIER

201 University Ave, Berkeley Marina - Northwest Berkeley

FEATURES INCLUDE:

• cruising at the pier and marina
• cruising in the parking area
• cruising at the picnic tables
• cruising in the restrooms
• sunset walks along the pier
• lovely little hot chocolate cart

OPEN UNTIL: “10pm, unless otherwise posted”

PARKING: lots

AMBIENCE: a good mix of couples making out, couples fighting, and individuals looking to couple up

NOTE: I noticed a common search string bringing people to East Bay Insomniac is: ”Berkeley marina gay cruising.” See also Aquatic Park.

STRAIGHT REVIEWS:

GAY REVIEWS:
Ask Senator Craig!

WEBSITE: Berkeley Marina