camping outside of telluride

[Zoeonelove]

We had to pay $20 for parking in Mountain Village when p-hish played in Telluride....that's the only time I've ever actually parked on that side of the mountain....HOWEVER, anyone that is camping/parking over in Mountain Village and going to Nightgrass - pay attention to the time and how late the gondola is open....fyi for newbies....

[telluride tran]

good point! it says 2am during festival but it would be horrible to get stuck in telluride overnite....what would we do? where would we stay? town park...here we come a crashin! anyone have floor space?

[Debbiefromtucson]

There are gate-keepers checking for wrist bands at Town Park... If you are caught  crashing Town Park you can lose all your wrist bands and loose your chance to attend this wonderful festival..........   

[Rob_from_Ohio]

I'm pretty sure that if you do happen to miss the Gondola, there are services that will take you back up to MV.  They're not free like the Gondola, but I'm pretty sure they do exist.  Maybe a real local could confirm.

There's also the option of hiking back up, which I like to due during daylight hours.  It might not be as fun at 3:00 AM after a full day of Festival and a few hours of Nightgrass.

[FaceOnMars]

There's also the option of hiking back up, which I like to due during daylight hours.  It might not be as fun at 3:00 AM after a full day of Festival and a few hours of Nightgrass.

It can definitely be done & it's not too bad, about an hour or so ... depending on where you start in Town and end up in the village.  Just take the river trail until you're almost directly even with the Shell station & veer to the left on the steeper trail going up.  It's a work out, but not too bad.  You'll wind up just to the North of the Peaks once you get to the top of the trail.

[telluride tran]

so what you're saying is DON'T MISS THE GONDOLA! gotcha

[Mark J]

so what you're saying is DON'T MISS THE GONDOLA! gotcha

10-4 

[Cindy Lou]

if you miss the gondola you can always go get in line for the tarp run!

[Mel]

if you miss the gondola you can always go get in line for the tarp run!

Sage advice, and so true.