Mary E Ilium Camping

I’m going to try a little solar charger I just bought. We’ll see…that said, I’m also telling people I may not be reachable for a few days.

elisanick Wednesday will still see plenty of open campsites though it is going to be busy with lots of folks arriving that day.

Thanks. That puts me at ease. Now I can obsess about my packing list among other things :lol.

Hi there!

Getting my stuff together for the festival and a couple of questions that I didn’t see answered about Mary E Ilium:

-We were planning to camp until Sunday night, but stay in a hotel Sunday night before an early AM flight out Monday morning. Will we able to get our car out Sunday?

-Does anyone know how far the parking is from the campsite if we do not have a vehicle pass?

-Anyone interested in selling a vehicle pass?

-What’s the total elevation gain from the festival to the campground? We are bringing bikes, and in good, not sure about “killer” shape as recommended.

-A friend had to cancel her plans and is selling her 4day pass and Mary Ilium camping pass for face value. let me know if interested.

Thanks, all!

Angie

Is there water at Mary E? The USFS site says it’s a day-use area with no water or toilets. I believe the Festival brings in porta-potties, but do we need to bring lots and lots of water?

Thanks,
Pete

Heading down to telluride for the 1st time w/the family, but not going to arrive until thursday mid-dayish. We are camping at Mary Illium and have a few questions about the camping…With that said here goes…

By arriving later in the week are we gonna be camping right on top of someone else? We got a pretty big tent and I don’t want to impose on someone that already has established spot.

Can we bring a folded up stroller on the shuttle w/o taking up too much room?

Are there bears in the area, do we need to store food, etc. adequately while not at camp?

more questions may come up as the 11th hour nears but thats all for now. thanks in advance