KOA camping

It is behind (to the south) of the festival site.
I know they (KOA) runs a shuttle service to the side of the Witch Stage.
I don't know if you can walk from the campground.
Also From my understanding they jack the per night rate up there.

Are you looking to camp in a Tent or Camper?
Reasoning for wanting to stay at the KOA?

If you are looking for showers and bathrooms you might consider staying in VIP. It might come out to close of the same dollar amount.

Well VIP last year was around $1,300 for two people. Regular tickets are around $200ish per person. So its $900 more for two.
And that is for all the music, camping, showers, food (noon until 10PM), discounted drinks ($3-4 Per) Free on Thursday Night.
And Very close to everything.

Do you know how much the KOA gets a night?

im going to go koa. im on a list. if anyone is interested in sharing a spot please let me know - i think its cheaper to share. they have a pool and a hot tub plus showers and a swiming hole with a falls. they offer limo transport. i am interested in tent only but would consider tent with water and electric. we would go wed and likely head out sunday after the music so i think we would pay for four nights. ill start another post closer but thought id share!

I stayed in the KOA campgrond in Manchester the night before Roo, and it cost about 60 bucks for a pretty rough campsite... All sun, no trees, and really tiny. 60 bucks for one night. So keep that in mind.

They have obviously done some math since 2007.

We drove through the KOA when I was in the employee van one night. It looked really nice and cozy. But if I were going to stay there I would want to have one of those cottages. I'm not going to shell out an extra grand to sleep in a tent.

What about VIP? We looked at the KOA a few years ago, but after comparing prices decided to pay the little extra for VIP. The proximity and air-conditioned tent is a huge plus, in my book.

You don't have to sell it. You can upgrade.

I would tell your friends to buy their ticket now, because you heard it was selling out soon.

A little lie like that never hurt anyone.

I've also heard of the upgrade option, but I couldn't find it on the site. You may be best served calling the customer service number.

bonnaroo.com/festival/travel.aspx

Its there. Bottom of the page. It's a shuttle and VIP upgrade. The problem comes in as it doesn't have a parking pass. You'd need to buy it to be a third wheel.

I stayed at the KOA for Roo last year and had an awesome experience. I just got my spot there again this year. I think that is the way to go. CLEAN showers, pool and spa. Barbara that runs the place is great. PET FRIENDLY!!!

It's been mentioned several times but KOA has a limo shuttle into the grounds. That's a big plus for anybody.

Truly sorry that its taken me this long to get back to you, Bacon. The cost is broken down into two separate transactions that must be made at the time of reservation. To stay Wednesday to Monday about noon it cost $478 to get a tent site with electric (juice didn't matter much to me but it was an option for no additional fee) I guess the other payment is for the deposit, limo, wristbands to re-enter the kampground came to $582. It may seem steep but it is NO HASSLE. and there is more room than in my last front yard.
Taking my teen son too and I believe it will be easier to keep an eye on him there instead of general camping.
I might try to hurry, they are selling pretty fast.

We went the KOA route last year and loved it . . . doing it again this year. Here's a re-creation of a post I made just after last year's Roo . . .




There were probably about 300 people total camped there at KOA . . . the majority in RVs, but they offer tent sites too, and there are a few small air-conditioned cabins available as well.

The shuttles were two eighteen-passenger vans which were constantly going back and forth all weekend, 24 hours a day. You never had to wait more than five minutes for one at either end (and when you had to wait that long it was because of traffic on the backstage road). . . but I walked a few times and beat the van back. In the picture below, the field behind What stage is staff camping and vendor parking. The tree line at the back of this field (top of the picture) is the end of Bonnaroo property. KOA is on the other side of that tree line. The yellow line is the shuttle route. The blue arrows were our two choices of entrance to Centeroo. As you can imagine, 'lines' or 'waiting' were words that had no meaning to us.




We had stayed there a number of times for roo-buddy reunions in the days leading up to Bonnaroo (but had always moved over to the farm on Thursday morning), so we were familiar with the amenities - the aforementioned pool, hot tub, showers, toilets . . . also there is an outdoor movie screen where they show DVDs of previous Roos all weekend, a catch & release fishing pond, playground, volleyball court, tetherball, outdoor bowling lane, camp store (easy ice access), laundry facilities, large party gazebo anyone can use . . . I'm sure I'm forgetting something. We never took advantage of the stretch limos which would take you anywhere in Manchester, but many did. They were the real thing - they actually used the limos as the shuttles in the past, but Bonnaroo asked them to switch to vans this year because the limos couldn't turn around easily at the end of the route. You can also come and go in your own vehicle as often as you like. Your campsite will have shade.

Barb and Jerry are the owners. If you have any thoughts you might want to do this, call them now and get on the list. They will start calling people soon after Jan 1 to see who wants in. If you decide not to when they call, no worries. But they limit the number because they want everybody who stays there to have "a better Bonnaroo experience than if you were camping on the farm." They truly are great customer-service oriented people. The spots will fill up soon after the line-up drops if not before.

As I said, a tent site for two people plus two GA tix was comparable in price to a pair of VIP tix. Add an extra $250 for each additional person on the site. (but you have all the room you want or need . . . my wife and I set up 400 sq ft of tent/shade footprint) The full-hookup RV sites and the cabins are a bit more expensive. Yes, the prices are way inflated over their normal rates, but it's not because they're gouging you. You're paying for the shuttles/limos and their drivers, and the extra security they have to hire. Note: the security is there to protect you and your stuff; not to hassle or search you. Also, they have Bonnaroo staff onsite on Thursday and Friday to scan your wristband and put it on your wrist so you don't have to go anywhere else to do that.

This was our site. The tree line in the background is the other side of the tree line in the aerial shot above. The port-o-let marks the gate between the KOA and the Bonnaroo property. We were pretty much the last ones to arrive, so we had the worst spot.

wow a bit more expesive than I originally thought, probably going to rent an RV instead.