I've volunteered at the vehicle gate during Warner land rush over the last few years. Cars will line up along the designated shoulder permit parking along Colorado Ave. (Main St.) around 7:00am that Wednesday morning. They will line up single file from the Maple St. uphill on Colorado towards the waterfalls. Last year, cars were stopped on the road...no bueno for locals trying to get into town that live up valley. Park in a designated permit parking spot!
The actual landrush is on foot starting near the right field fence by the customs pop-up. Instructions from last year's load procedure is on the PB website:
http://www.bluegrass.com/telluride/TBF17-WarnerField-CampgroundLoadIn.pdfAt 9am, PB staff/volunteers will begin admitting 10-15 cars across the vehicle bridge to unload next to Warner Field will a fixed time to unload your vehicle. Unload and then move your car to the designated parking area, possibly on Main St. but could already be Carhenge (vehicle gate staff in a lime-colored safety vest will direct you when you exit the park by the bridge). As cars come out, they let new ones in...all in the same order as they were staged outside the park.
A tip is to have someone in your crew do the tarp run from the walk-in line and others waiting in the car to drive in and if at all possible, get wristbanded on Tuesday before the Box Office closes at 6pm. That way you can drive in and start unloading right after your tarp drop and skip the Box Office walk. It's not a big deal, once you tarp is dropped, you've got your grassy real estate to festivate.
Good luck, let's not pull a hammy out there.
Paul
Listening to:
Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2018 Spotify Playlist
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