Mary E camping questions

[Auntie Hope]

The Vehicle Pass only covers one vehicle.. pop-up OR car.

Do you have a Vehicle Pass for that campground? If you do then you can place the camper on-site and park the car close by the campground.

Auntie Hope 

[Hot Sugar]

We are heading to TBF for the first time and camping at Mary E campground.  We have a small popup camper and wonder if arriving Tuesday or Wednesday is too late to get a spot for it.  Also, can we park both car and popup at site?  And when is the earliest we can get out on Monday?  Any info or reference to other threads on camping much appreciated!

That said....SOOOOOO excited and love this site!

A little shout out for my nephew's band from Denver...Trout Steak Revival!  They are playing in the new band contest and the reason we made the leap and committed to this year's festival! 

Judging by your screen name, I'm assuming you're from MT. What part of MT are you from?

[Montana Mama]

Thanks for the feedback...so I assume from another post I read that its ok to leave food in coolers at camp (coming from bear country this isn't something we ever do).
 We are from Missoula.  Tons of snow up here in the mountains this winter and very cool spring.....gonna be a whopper runoff when it finally gets here!  How about down there? 
Still wondering whether we will get a decent site Tuesday or Wednesday?  A fire ring would be nice, but it sounds like if we bring the wood and some Montana microbrew we can pull up a chair.

[UselessJo]

Montana MicroBrew yes, Montana firewood, no.

[Hot Sugar]

Thanks for the feedback...so I assume from another post I read that its ok to leave food in coolers at camp (coming from bear country this isn't something we ever do).
 We are from Missoula.  Tons of snow up here in the mountains this winter and very cool spring.....gonna be a whopper runoff when it finally gets here!  How about down there? 
Still wondering whether we will get a decent site Tuesday or Wednesday?  A fire ring would be nice, but it sounds like if we bring the wood and some Montana microbrew we can pull up a chair.

Sweet! I'm going to school in Missoula. Originally from Billings, though. You'll be fine coming in on Tuesday or Wednesday. Both times I camped at Mary E, my group arrived on Tuesday and found a spot big enough for a huge tent.

Colorado really doesn't want people to bring their own firewood because of the bugs and other pests that can travel with it. There's plenty of firewood scattered around Illium.

[FaceOnMars]

yeah, but we don't have cedar!

[scooper]

howdy folks, another mary e newbie question..
how far is the parking area from the campground?

[Hot Sugar]

Depends on how early you get there. When I camped there, we parked on the dirt road down by the camp ground. Be careful with that one, because anyone on the passenger side could end up opening their door to a steep drop off.

[samfalviani]

Does anyone know of how I can come by two Ilium passes? Please help!