Cruising grounds are public places where people meet for anonymous
sex. They are commonly used by closeted married men seeking casual
sex who do not want to risk being caught by their wife using
phone applications
like Grindr. They are also used by both men and women that have public
sex fetishes are who cannot host a sexual partner.
Some cruising grounds, such as public bathrooms, adult video arcades, and bathhouses have a glory
hole. Other cruising grounds are more exposed, such as areas in the woods, in the dunes of nude beaches, and in dark street alleyways.
Public cruising typically start as a places conducive for
sex, such as a basement bathroom in a public area that doesn't get a
lot of traffic, offers privacy, and makes it easy to hear others approach. People start to arrange to meet at these locations for
sex. Eventually the location develops a reputation for anonymous
sex which attracts even more people to come to this location, even without prearrangements.
Free online websites such as holehunter.com maintain databases for people to find cruising grounds near them. These sites are editable to allow people to add and edit listings as cruising ground locations often change.
