Mary E. Ilium Camping

[KaraJean]

Cindy lou
Bet you didn't get up with the roosters this morning!!!  :-)
1st grass till 11
   Stay at mnt. valley conf till 2am. Ride the gondola down to T. Will there be a bus at 3 am going back to Mary E?
Gonna be a late nite to kick it off with.   

Actually Sully I was up until the sun came up, went to bed about 6:30 this morning. I often see the sunrise, but it's not because I'm just getting up! 

CindyLou! Now is the time for rest! We are going to need. See you soon Lady

[TellurideTom]

Hi!  I am camping at Mary E. Does anyone know about showers?  Can we use the ones in Town Park?  We will probably bring a solar shower or jump in the river, but I'm curious what ya'll do?

Thanks!

There may be a shower truck there, but if not showers are available at the high school.

You will not be allowed entry into Town Park for showers or any other reason during the festival.
 

[Rdubincident]

We are camping at Ilium and know we have to lug our chairs and backpacks with us on the bus. Question is we we're thinking of bringing a wagon as well. Will we be able to bring a wagon on the bus? and will we need one once we get to the festival? I haven't been in 20 years and we were in town then and used a wagon every day! Thanks for any festy advice! 

Any input here? We have same question...Thanks!!!

[skyrunner]

Yes, you can pull a wagon to and on the bus.  As long as you can get it through the bus door that is. 

[jbzy324]

My Brother and I are trying to figure out the best time to arrive at Ilium, right now the earliest we could swing is leave Denver ~2PM Tuesday.

That puts us in Telluride probably 9pm or so - any idea if this is possible logistically? 

Specifically I'm wondering if someone will be there to check us in this late, and whether we'll be annoying folks by pulling in and finding a site this late.

Thanks!

[ToddG]

No showers in Illium, and washing body, or dishes is forbidden in the river. There will be people at the Illium gate until late, not sure when it shuts down pre fest, but even if you show up at 3am you can drive in and get a spot, then check in with the authorities next day.

[GratefulFox]

Hey guys! Its my wife and I's first year at telluride. We got married recently and this is our honeymoon!
Just a couple questions. My camping pass; that all gets checked at the actual campground and not somewhere else? Just wondering for when i drive in, where to go first or if i can just go straight to campground. Also do you guys think there will still be some room on wednesday evening? Earliest we can get in should be around 6pm :/ just a little paranoid. Haha.

[ToddG]

Hey guys! Its my wife and I's first year at telluride. We got married recently and this is our honeymoon!
Just a couple questions. My camping pass; that all gets checked at the actual campground and not somewhere else? Just wondering for when i drive in, where to go first or if i can just go straight to campground. Also do you guys think there will still be some room on wednesday evening? Earliest we can get in should be around 6pm :/ just a little paranoid. Haha.

You may want to run into town and hit the main Box office, not sure if the Illium team will have the festival wristbands or not.

[Skubes]

Hey guys! Its my wife and I's first year at telluride. We got married recently and this is our honeymoon!
Just a couple questions. My camping pass; that all gets checked at the actual campground and not somewhere else? Just wondering for when i drive in, where to go first or if i can just go straight to campground. Also do you guys think there will still be some room on wednesday evening? Earliest we can get in should be around 6pm :/ just a little paranoid. Haha.

The year we camped at Mary E. we got to camp Wednesday evening.  It was filled in, but we found a space big enough for our 6 person tent.  Just ask your neighbors and you'll be fine.

IMHO, I'd go to camp first.  They had our 4-day passes along with our camping wrist bands at the camp host check in.  Then you don't have to worry about setting up in the dark/dusk, and you can always get your festival wrist bands at the main box office on Thursday morning.

[CO Ryan]

I’m a volunteer at the Ilium campground, 3 years running. I will answer some questions, assuming nothing has changed since last year.

You can come straight to camp, as long as you have your camping  and 4-day festival passes printed. We will check those and ask that you go to the box office the first time you go into town to get wristbands. You can drive your vehicle in to drop all your stuff off, then will need to move it to the road for parking unless you have a vehicle pass. If you arrive while there is not a parking attendant (late night, several days before, etc.), you can keep your vehicle in the campground until there is one.

Wednesday is the day that most people arrive, so any day before then is great. But it’s a big campground and there’s plenty of room for everybody. Shouldn’t be hard to find a good spot especially if you are a small group. See you all soon!!!

[GratefulFox]

Thanks guys i really appreciate the advice.

I just found out (tickets, camping passes etc were wedding gifts) that we have a vehicle pass. Arriving wednesday night how do you guys think that would play out? Enough room or no?

[Zgoss]

Greetings! I am in search of a Mary E Ilium vehicle pass! I have an extra 4 day festival pass I would like to trade, I also have cash.

Thanks

[CO Ryan]

Thanks guys i really appreciate the advice.

I just found out (tickets, camping passes etc were wedding gifts) that we have a vehicle pass. Arriving wednesday night how do you guys think that would play out? Enough room or no?

You should be able to find a spot. If you can get there earlier, you will get a better spot. You might end up with your tent and vehicle not right next to each other though. Also, if you don’t need to have your vehicle in the campground (which most people don’t), you could sell the vehicle pass for $60- extra food/beer $ and would really make someone’s day because there are a lot of people looking for them.

[Jerrylives89]

Where do I buy a camping pass for Mary e illium? I am volunteering and just learned there isn’t a volunteer camping area so need to figure out my camping ASAP!

[ToddG]

Where do I buy a camping pass for Mary e illium? I am volunteering and just learned there isn’t a volunteer camping area so need to figure out my camping ASAP!

Same site you purchase tickets, purchase camping.