Goodland goes on the market
Historic nudist resort now listed for $2.9 million closed in 2024 after nearly ninety years of operation
The property that once housed Goodland Country Club, one of the oldest nudist clubs in the United States, is now for sale.
The 35-acre estate in Mount Olive Township near Hackettstown, New Jersey, has been listed for $2.9 million. Real estate listings describe a Victorian-era main residence with ten bedrooms and three bathrooms, along with roughly two dozen cabins, RV sites, campsites, and recreational facilities including a pool, sun deck, and volleyball courts. The property also includes a rec hall and several utility buildings. Zoning restrictions under the New Jersey Highlands framework limit subdivision or major redevelopment, meaning a buyer would likely need to rehabilitate and reuse the existing structures.
The sale follows the March 2024 closure of Goodland Country Club, when longtime owner Jack Korzilius announced his retirement and the immediate shutdown of the facilities. Goodland had operated on the site for nearly nine decades. Its roots trace back to the early 1930s, when nudist organizer Ruth Winkler helped establish one of the region’s early clubs after New York passed laws banning nudism. The group first operated at a property called Four Bridge Acres before relocating to the Hackettstown estate in 1936, where it became known as Camp Goodland.
The property itself centered on a large Victorian house built in 1875, which became the social hub of the club. By the late 1930s the camp had joined the American Sunbathing Association, the organization now known as the American Association for Nude Recreation.
The club remained under various management structures until Joachim “Jack” Korzilius, a German-born businessman, purchased the property in the mid-1970s. He renamed the facility Goodland Country Club and operated it for roughly fifty years, investing in new cabins, trailers, and recreational amenities.
Its closure in 2024 marked the disappearance of one of the last surviving clubs from the state’s early nudist era, which once included sites like Sunshine Park, Rock Lodge, and Sky Farm.
With the property now listed for sale, the future of the site remains uncertain. The listing does not reference its nudist history, instead presenting the property as a historic estate with lodging facilities and recreational infrastructure suitable for restoration or redevelopment.
For naturists familiar with the site, however, the listing represents the final chapter in the story of a club that helped shape the early history of organized nudism in the northeastern United States. 🪐
