Festival Camping
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| On-site campground at RockyGrass |
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RockyGrass is widely known as a "picker's festival." And that pickin' happens in the campgrounds - late-night intimate jams where the pros and the hot-shot festivarians trade songs and hot licks. Though the music on the main stage blows everyone's mind every single year, for many festivarians the campground scene is the RockyGrass experience.
Once again, we will be holding a green campsite challenge. This year's winning campsite will win on-site camping passes for the 2009 Festival. Camping for the 36th Annual RockyGrass is on sale now. On-site camping again sold-out through an online lottery system, but we still have camping in two other campgrounds available now at shop.bluegass.com or 800-624-2422.
Sold with a 3-day pass
- Location: On the Planet Bluegrass Ranch - fields on both the north (tents only) and south sides (tents and vehicles) of the Festival grounds.
- Vehicles: A very limited number of vehicles (up to 21 feet in length) are allowed in the onsite campground with the appropriate vehicle pass.
- Opens: 6pm on Thursday, July 23 (Prior to opening the gates, vehicles should line up at the Olson Property - south on 2nd Avenue towards the high school).
- Closes: noon on Monday, July 27
- Tickets: tba
Includes a 3-day Festival pass
Saunter back and forth from the Festival to your campsite throughout the day. With easy access to the Planet Bluegrass bathhouse and showers, lots of shady trees, the St. Vrain River never more than a few feet away, and the ability to hear the festival from most campsites, on-site camping has become an extremely popular (and coveted) ticket. And that doesn't even begin to consider the world-renowned late night jamming that takes place in the on-site campground. On-Site camping for the 2009 RockyGrass will again be sold using an online lottery. This lottery will be open from November 24 thru December 7. 
Requires a 3-day pass
- Location: 2 blocks from the festival grounds, along the North St. Vrain River.
- Vehicles: Vehicle and RV passes are available for this campground.
- Opens: 9am on Monday, July 20
- Closes: noon on Monday, June 27
- Tickets: tba
Does NOT include a Festival pass
Located just downriver from Planet Bluegrass (an easy 5-minute walk), Meadow Park is a beautiful park under towering rock cliffs. Shady spots are available close to the river, while the field areas are more wide open. Meadow Park is very popular for tubing - as the river passes over several rapids as it meanders under the cliffs. A swimming hole is located at one end of Meadow Park. As with all the RockyGrass campgrounds, jam circles are plentiful.
Requires a 3-day or single-day festival pass
- Location: 3/4 mile from the festival grounds, next to Bohn Park (another lovely Lyons park), just past the confluence of the North and South St. Vrain Rivers in Lyons. An easy 10-minute walk to the festival or a free shuttle is also available.
- Vehicles: Vehicle and RV passes are available for this area.
- Opens: 9am on Thursday, July 23
- Closes: noon on Monday, June 27
- Tickets: tba
Does NOT include a Festival pass
Located in the wide-open fields of Bohn Park and the Olson Property, the Olson Campground has easy access to the river, a playground, and bathhouse (no showers). The camping area is several hundred feet from the river, but the panoramic views are gorgeous. The campground is on the northwest corner of the park.
Some ground rules before you put your stakes in...
- CAMPING IS SOLD PER PERSON AND PER VEHICLE, NOT PER SITE. If there are two of you and you want to have your vehicle or RV at the campground with you, you must purchase two camping passes and one vehicle or RV pass in addition to your Festival passes.
- A vehicle is considered anything requiring a license plate and under 18 feet in length.
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Vehicles over 18 feet are considered to be an RV and will be more expensive.
Meadow Park campground - If you don't need your vehicle at your campsite - for sleeping or for storage - you don't need a campground vehicle pass. Most festivarians don't purchase a vehicle pass. You can temporarily drive in to the campground to unload your gear, then purchase parking (approximately $5 for the entire festival) at Bohn Park - including a free shuttle to the Festival. Check out the Festival map for a general layout of Lyons and our campgrounds.
- Some changes to the vehicle pass arrangements in Meadow Park: The town of Lyons is in the middle of a restoration project, so vehicles are not allowed by the river in Meadow Park. No need to worry - we have space for all vehicle passes, it just won't be by the river.
- Showers are available at the Festival in the Planet Bluegrass Bath House.
- Fires are allowed in campgrounds except when fire bans are issued in the area.
- All campgrounds close at noon on Monday, July 27.