Load-In Policy
Load-In Policy
Load-In Policy
Zone 1
The PEDESTRIAN ONLY line will start next to the Bear Creek Backstop, across from the playground. Please send only one person per group - and bring a tarp!
You may begin lining up ON FOOT at 7:30am on Saturday, June 15th. Numbers will be handed out randomly to the line, so there is NO REASON TO ARRIVE EARLY! Don’t forget, camping in vehicles is prohibited within the Town of Telluride. Since there is no reason to arrive early, we recommend staying nearby (Ridgeway and Montrose are lovely this time of year!) and driving up in the morning.
There is very limited parking within Town Park, so you will not be able to park inside to participate in the lineup. Please park *legally* in Town (check the signs!). You can NOT be parked by the Festival until after you have unloaded at camp and received a camper parking pass from the Host.
At 8:30am, we will hand out lottery numbers to everyone in line. In order to receive a lottery number you must present your Zone 1 add on ticket. The box office isn’t open yet, but your receipt will suffice.
Once all lottery numbers have been handed out, the line will rearrange into order based on numbers.
At 9am, the line will be allowed to enter Zone 1, in order, to claim their space.
Once a space has been claimed, see the Zone 1 host to receive a temporary vehicle pass to unload. Go retrieve your vehicle from parking, present your pass to enter the park, and unload as fast as you can! Once your vehicle is unloaded, but before you start setting up camp, drive your vehicle out and present your parking pass once again to our staff who will allow you into our festival parking.
Town Park
The PEDESTRIAN ONLY line will start between the pavilion and the tennis courts. Please send only one person per group - and bring a tarp!
You may begin lining up ON FOOT at 1pm on Saturday, June 15th. Numbers will be handed out randomly to the line, so there is NO REASON TO ARRIVE EARLY! Don’t forget, camping in vehicles is prohibited within the Town of Telluride. Since there is no reason to arrive early, we recommend staying nearby (Ridgeway and Montrose are lovely this time of year!), enjoy a relaxing morning coffee, and casually make your way into Telluride in the late morning.
There is very limited parking within Town Park, so you will not be able to park inside to participate in the lineup. Please park *legally* in Town (check the signs!). You can NOT be parked by the Festival until after you have unloaded at camp and received a camper parking pass from the Host.
At 2pm, we will hand out lottery numbers to everyone in line.
Once all lottery numbers have been handed out, the line will rearrange into order based on numbers.
Once numbers are distributed, everyone has rearranged into order, and all non festival campers have exited Town Park, the line will be allowed to enter and claim their space.
Once a space has been claimed, see the Host to receive a temporary vehicle pass to unload. Go retrieve your vehicle from parking, present your pass to enter the park, and unload as fast as you can!
Once your vehicle is unloaded, but before you start setting up camp, drive your vehicle out and present your parking pass once again to our staff who will allow you into our festival parking.
Note: Any tarps laid out prior to Town Park load in will be confiscated by Bluegrass staff!
Notes & Additional info
If you have purchased a site in Town Park from the Town of Telluride for Friday, June 14th, you can remain in this site through the takeover of Bluegrass. However, the following guidelines will apply:
- You must stay within the reasonable boundaries of your site through Bluegrass takeover
- If you wish to camp elsewhere in the campground, you must participate in the lottery load in.
- If you DO NOT have a vehicle pass for the festival, please remove your vehicle from the campground between 8am and 10am on Saturday morning and you will be parked by Festival Staff. See the Festival Hosts to obtain a Festival Parking Permit
- All Town of Telluride Campground Rules will be strictly enforced until Bluegrass takeover.
Specifically:
- (1) Once the online pre check-in has been completed, no modifications can be made to the reservation (the addition or change of camper names or license plates), so please plan accordingly.
- (2) Maximum of two (2) vehicles per “Vehicle Site”
- (3) Maximum of six (6) people per “Vehicle Site”
- (4) Maximum of one (1) vehicle per “Walk-In Tent Site”
- (5) Maximum of four (4) people per “Walk-In Tent Site”
- (6) All registered vehicles, campers and tents must be contained within the designated campsite and not impacting surrounding vegetation and roadway.
- (7) No additional parking is provided on-site for additional vehicles
- (8) Please be respectful to Parks and Recreation Staff as well as non-festival campers who may still be in the campground prior to Bluegrass takeover.