Wildhorse questions

[kurt]

Alright, so I'm camping at Wildhorse this year... never done it before. Many friends of mine will be at the general campsite. Is there any means of getting back and forth between camps later in the eve? Is it reasonable walking distance?

Also, how late does the Wildhorse site close in the evening, or can you get back in late into the evening?

Lastly, are the showers open 24 hours? I assume the shower lineups are a lot more reasonable than they are in the main site.

Thanks folks!

[Blacksmile]

I stayed there in 2008 and will be doing so again this year! The two campgrounds are pretty far from one another and not within walking distance of each other.

There is a shuttle bus (school bus) that takes you to and from the show throughout the day and night. If i remember correctly the last shuttle leaves the venue roughly 45 minutes after the show ends for the day.

The shower line-ups were still long since there's only 2-3 of them. Rather than waiting in line I opted for the old wash myself under the tap method! It was cold as hell but so it goes.

[kurt]

Hmmm... are the showers open at night by chance? Might be a sneaky way to beat crowds.

Yeah, I had always done the bird bath under the tap thing too, taking a bowl to a water station to wash my hair and stuff. I was more asking for the girls I'm travelling with. They waited for over an hour last year. Crazy business.

EDIT - according to maps and the Wildhorse site, it's only 3/4 mi away. That's definitely walkable if there are no shuttles. Any idea if it's possible to get into the Wildhorse campsite that late in the evening? There isn't a locked gate at night or anything, is there?

[Blacksmile]

Don't remember if the showers are open all night. I was too drunk to shower when I got back to the campground so I never looked.

For some reason I remember it being further than that and it's along a shitty dirt road...but if you want to walk then have at 'er.

[kurt]

Looks more like 3 km of walking on that crappy dirt road actually....

bit.ly/cH0qo1 (google maps pedometer)

if you hit the satellite button on that map, i'm assuming the site where I've marked in the southeast is the wildhorse. the address from the wildhorse website suggests it is. Can anyone recognize it and confirm? Or is it even farther away?

I'm guessing I'll only be making that walk one night. Dang.

[mtotheegan]

Is premier camping the same as wildhorse camping?

[kurt]

Nope, premier camping is down the hill closer to the venue, I believe (never stayed there or been there, so don't quote me). But it's not Wildhorse. Wildhorse is a private venue off-site.

[kurt]

Anybody know if there's any sort of gate or something, preventing late returns?

Thanks s'quatchers!

[Blacksmile]

^Send them an e-mail with your gate ?'s. I sent them an e-mail earlier with a couple of questions and they sent me a response the same day.

[riciggs]

Nope there is no gate or anything. Though they have a few guards (a bunch of old guys who are super nice) that might ask you whether or not you have a spot there.

[kurt]

Thanks. Super psyched about the festival, it's right around the corner!!