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First time going, we live in Nashville. What time/day do they let people into Bonnaroo generally? I have seen Wednesday night and Thursday morning. We are just trying to avoid waiting in traffic for FOREVER. Would we be best leaving late Wed night like after 10pm or early Thurs at about 6am? Thanks in advance!!
First time going, we live in Nashville. What time/day do they let people into Bonnaroo generally? I have seen Wednesday night and Thursday morning. We are just trying to avoid waiting in traffic for FOREVER. Would we be best leaving late Wed night like after 10pm or early Thurs at about 6am? Thanks in advance!!
If you're only concerned about traffic, come in Wed. night. But from everything I've read on the subject, you'll almost certainly be put in BFE and have a long walk to Centeroo. If you come in Thursday, you'll have traffic to deal with, but at least a chance at a closer camp location.
Thanks for the responses! We would like to be as close as we can get for sure. But also are impatient about traffic, but sounds like it would be worth waiting for a little bit on thursday!
We pulled in about 9pm on Wed. Drove right in no wait in traffic. Had camp set up and was drinking by 10. The walk to centeroo was not bad. A bit long to the arch but the side entry at the what stage was a easy walk, less than 10 minutes from my camp. If i ever go back to Roo i will always come in on Wed. I hate sitting in traffic. Funny thing was when i woke up on Thursday morning there was still a LONG line of cars waiting to park in the same pod i was at. I wonder how long those people waited in line to get there.
I worked parking Wednesday and Thursday nights last year. We officially opened the gates at 6pm on Wednesday - however, if you come during that first 12 hours or so, you will almost certainly be parked in BFE (Bumble Quack Egypt, which means you're camped far away from the music). But they don't even tell us when they're scheduled to fill up the campsites closest to Centeroo - they just put us in some random field and said "wave this orange baton, I'll be back in an hour".
Other than that, it's a total crapshoot. On the plus side, if you get a crummy camping spot, you can always move to tent only.
Post by nmichaels013 on Mar 6, 2010 9:56:54 GMT -5
I generally hate traffic but when it's the traffic to bonnaroo i dont care at all. Last year i had a great time talking with the state troopers and interacting with fellow roo goers as they were walking by our car. We arrived at around 6 or 7 AM and got a great spot within feet of the shower stations and all the portopotties. We were also about or less than 5 minutes from centeroo. I will aim to get there at the same time this year for another spot like last time.
The other thing to think about when deciding whether to come in early and sacrifice the chance at a prime spot or wait in line and roll the dice is that if you wait in line you will surely be setting up camp in the sun. Typically that means 90 degree sun.
That's what's always tipped the scales for me for coming in overnight Wednesday. I don't mind the walk from James Bond camping (which I understand is different from what some consider BFE camping), where they end up putting early arrivals, but then again I'm in Centeroo the majority of my time and don't return for meals or party favors or anything.
