Before Vegas reinvented itself a hundred times over, Camp David was already a legend — a sprawling gay bathhouse just off the Strip that mixed desert heat with leather-club energy and a touch of Sin City spectacle. From the late 1970s through the 1990s, it became a cornerstone of queer Las Vegas, known for its maze-like hallways, steamy rooms, and parties that lasted well past sunrise.
Camp David wasn’t just a bathhouse; it was a world unto itself — a place where tourists, locals, performers, and dreamers crossed paths behind flickering neon and thick clouds of steam. Like many sanctuaries of the era, it offered freedom, connection, and a sense of belonging long before the city embraced LGBTQ visibility.
