OK here we go it’s getting real close to festival time. :wave It’s time for the Mary E Illium campground roll call.
Ross L. (aka) Skyrunner — Western Nebraska
Jimmy (alrghtgy) and wife Tonya - West TN.
Packed and ready! :rollin
My wife (Maggie) and I (Zach) will be there! :wave :flower
Departing from Austin, Tx; planning to arrive early wed… hopefully some room will be left. Keep an eye out for our Ole Miss ez pop up!
McCauley Family here! This is our first year and super excited. We will have 3 kiddos under 10 for those with kids. We won’t get there until Wed evening, so I’m hoping there will be a decent spot. Hubby is very nervous that all the spots will be taken. We have a vintage hardside camper.
Can’t wait to meet you all and enjoy our first time at the Festival!!!
:concert :cheers :flower
Johnstown, CO
Hello, I don’t think you will have any problems. Allot of times there is still a little room up front in the “quieter section” for family’s, and hard sided campers. 
I am working the welcome tent from 8:00 - 12:00 pm, just ask for Ross. I will try to keep track of at least the front anyway. There is no real spots. It is where ever you find room. But it’s ok because everyone out there is friendly, and might become your life long friend. We make good neighbors. :wave
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Hello, I don’t think you will have any problems. Allot of times there is still a little room up front in the “quieter section” for family’s, and hard sided campers. 
I am working the welcome tent from 8:00 - 12:00 pm, just ask for Ross. I will try to keep track of at least the front anyway. There is no real spots. It is where ever you find room. But it’s ok because everyone out there is friendly, and might become your life long friend. We make good neighbors. :wave
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Thank you so much for the introduction. Sounds like the perfect place to camp:) I look forward to meeting you!
Keith (KC), Son (matt) Denver, Daughter (Hannah) and her partner David (Northern Cali)
Our first time in Telluride, and really looking forward to it.
Arriving Monday, Purple Banner on our Canopy, drop by and say Hello!
It’s our first time too! We have 3 girls, ages 5, 9 and almost 11. How old are Hannah and Matt? We will have the red/white vintage hardside camper. Exciting!
Matt and Hannah are all grown up, 28 & 22.
It’s great that they have both come to love bluegrass after listening to all that other stuff.
They both have much more festival experience than me, just not TBG. Both attended Yonder’s Harvest festival in Arkansas, while it was going.
Matt is a huge Grateful Dead fan also, attending one of the last shows in San Francisco, last year.
Question for you guys. This will actually be my first year camping due to everyone bailing at the last second. I know there is no booze allowed at the HS, but i’m solo so the family camping isn’t a big hassle.
Would you guys recommend MEI or the HS? That close proximity of the school just sounds so much easier.
Fellow Rebel fans coming in from Jackson MS. My wife and I are in Town Park but would love to meet up in the festival.
Convenience vs. beauty.
HS is a SHORT bus ride away (either on the Festival school buses OR the free Galloping Goose), even very walk-able (take the river road for pleasure, the main drag for speed). It also is a smooth campground but no shade.
MEI is gorgeous, very wooded alng the river. But it IS a much longer bus ride so a trip to change clothes will require missing more music, and those school buses get pretty crowded after the fest.
If you have your own shade, I’d go HS. If not, MEI.
How long is the bus ride from Illium to the Fest?
I had a quick question, our first TBF.
We have etickets single day, for all (4) days. Do we need to stop at the box office, before checking in at Mary E.?
Txs in advance.
It’s about easiest if you stop at Mary E. first. Find a spot real quick unload, and then go into town. The less stuff you haft to haul around the better. Only an opinion.
I (Chuck) will be there solo. Very excited for my first TBF! I have a quick question about the shuttle: does it start when the festival starts or does it run all week? I have a ticket for the yonder wednesday show and want to make sure I can get down to it. Thanks, look forward to seeing you all at the campground!
Hi Chuck, the buses start running on Wednesday morning. They usually stay running for about 45 min to an hour after nightgrass.
Awesome! Thanks so much for the info!
Carol and Jim M checking in at Mary E. Illiun. We are newbies so we appreciate all the good advice here. I am a fiddler. We both grew up in Chicago, but call the Northwoods of Wisconsin home and love it! Looking forward to making some great music and memories!
Packed and ready to leave from our home in NW AR. FTB!!! So excited! We will be tent camping and ready to meet fellow jammers! :wave We should arrive Monday PM. Dennis and Reva