Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance
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Camping

 

CAMPING

Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival offers a variety of on-site camping options available as an add-on purchase to General Admission tickets according to the timeline of pricing and descriptions below:

Holiday Special Tickets: Now - January 15, 2025
Tent Camping = $45*
Vehicle Camping = $131*
RV Camping = $185*
*PLUS APPLICABLE FEES

Early Bird Tickets: January 16 - March 12
Tent Camping = $54*
Vehicle Camping = $148*
RV Camping = $199*
*PLUS APPLICABLE FEES

Advance Tickets: March 13 - April 27
Tent Camping = $67*
Vehicle Camping = $175*
RV Camping = $225*
*PLUS APPLICABLE FEES

Gate Tickets: April 28 - May 4
Tent Camping = $81*
Vehicle Camping = $208*
RV Camping = $259*
*PLUS APPLICABLE FEES

tent camping

Tent Camping is based on the price per tent at the prices outlined above. Each tent camping pass is good for one (1) 10×10 feet tent/canopy/tarp or smaller. Anything larger will need two passes. Tent Camping is on a first come, first serve basis. Roping to save space is not allowed.

A Tent Camping pass does not include General Admission, which must be purchased separately per person.

Tent Camping does not include vehicle parking in our front parking lot, which is an additional $15 per day or $25 for the weekend per vehicle.

Shuttle

Tent campers without vehicle camping passes cannot drive a vehicle into the camp site, but may receive rides on our golf cart shuttles that run from the parking lot to the tent camping areas and vice versa during daylight hours.

Please also read further camping guidelines below.

Vehicle Camping

Vehicle and RV Camping passes are valid for all 4 days of the festival, and camping space is available on a first come, first serve basis. Roping to save space is not allowed. A Vehicle Camping pass does not include General Admission, which must be purchased separately per person.

A Vehicle Camping Pass includes:

  • One (1) Vehicle Pass (car or tow-behind camper and tow vehicle total length under 25 feet) AND

  • One (1) Tent Pass (10x10 feet or smaller). Tents larger than 10×10 feet will require two (2) passes.

  • For a 650 square foot maximum total campsite footprint.

  • In order for the vehicle/camper to enter the camping area (to drive past the ticket booth) a Camping Pass must be adhered on the vehicle: on the upper driver’s side windshield; or on an RV/camper without windshield: on the door of the RV/camper.

Please also read further camping guidelines below.

RV CAMPING

An RV Camping Pass (camper + tow vehicle or RV/camper 25-30 feet) includes:

  • One (1) camper + tow vehicle, or one (1) large camper, and

  • One (1) Tent Camping Pass ( 10x10 feet or smaller). Tents larger than 10×10 feet will require two (2) passes.

  • For a 900 square foot maximum total campsite footprint.

  • In order for the vehicle/camper to enter the camping area (to drive past the ticket booth) a Camping Pass must be adhered on the vehicle: on the upper driver’s side windshield; or on an RV/camper without windshield: on the door of the RV/camper.

  • RVs and buses 30 feet and longer are limited to the front camping area adjacent to the main parking lot.

  • There are no RV hook ups on-site, and generators are not allowed unless for medical reasons, in which case camping is only allowed in the front lot.

  • A camping sticker needs to be displayed on each vehicle that is camping. If you are camping with a vehicle and a camper, each of them must have a sticker. If you want to park the vehicle that is towing the camper in the front parking lot, you must purchase a 4-day parking pass.

Please also read further camping guidelines below.

Family & Quiet Camping Area

For those who prefer peace and quiet at the festival we are proud offer two different Family / Quiet Camping Areas capable of accommodating both Vehicle and Tent Camping. To stay in these areas, please purchase your camping of choice in advance, and availability is first come-first serve week of the festival. For location, please ask the parking crew where these areas are upon arrival.

Early Set up

For those wishing to set up early prior to the festival, Early Set Up is available starting Saturday, April 26 through Wednesday, April 30. The Ticket Booth will be open on Saturday & Sunday 12-7 PM, Monday & Tuesday 4-7:30 PM, Wednesday 12-7 PM. Camping for the festival may be purchased before or upon arrival. Check in when you arrive, and please do not arrive for Early Set Up Check In prior to Ticket Booth opening hour.

Early Vehicle or RV Set Up is $20 per day and Early Tent Set Up is $10 per day.

If you plan to set up early, you must pay your fee and pick up your festival camping passes and early set up sticker upon entry to the grounds. Do not set up without receiving an Early Set Up pass! You may set up all of your camping gear or leave a vehicle, but you cannot rope off extra space to be used later.

Camp fires

Personal campfires at campsites are usually allowed, but a final decision based on guidance from the North Carolina Forest Service and Fire Inspector is announced prior to the start of the festival. Please see the ticket booth for this year’s campfire notice. If the weather has been very dry, we will not allow fires.

If personal campfires at campsites are allowed during the festival, they must follow the guidance below:

Planned fire locations should be clear and free of flammable materials (dried grass, brush, dead wood, etc) for a distance of 15 feet (5 paces). North Carolina fire code requires a 15 foot clearance between recreational fires and all structures and flammable material (this includes tents and buildings).

NC Fire Code also requires that recreational fires must be attended at all times. If no one is attending a fire, move all smoldering pieces to the middle to burn down to embers and cover the embers with ashes or sand. It is not necessary to pour water on your fire to put it out; that actually creates more smoke.

NC Fire Code also states that charcoal fires and open flame cooking devices may not be used within 10 feet of combustible structures, materials or tents. Open flame cooking devices (grills, etc) should be less than 2 feet in diameter or 3 square feet in area.

*Please note that floating lanterns are not allowed.

Camping Guidelines

Shakori Hills is a community, and throughout 19 years of GrassRoots Festivals our community consistently takes care of each other. Whenever at Shakori Hills, we kindly ask that all attendees be respectful of your camping neighbors and, most importantly, the land. Please leave your campsite cleaner than you found it, and take home everything that you brought in.

Thank you for joining our community and observing the following guidelines below so that all can safely enjoy the Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival experience:

  • Trash and recycling bags are offered at the Ticket Booth upon arrival. Please bag up all of your trash and recycling separately, and leave at the closest trash area prior to your departure for pickup by our CRT Staff.

  • Propane canisters brought to the site must leave with the owners. They do not go in the trash or recycling.

  • No gas-powered Generators (unless with a medical reason, in which case you must be approved by the festival and camp in the front lot). To apply for gas powered generator approval, please submit this form here.

  • No idling vehicles.

  • Camping ends on Monday after the festival, and we kindly ask that all campers safely depart from their cleaned sites by the end of the day.

  • Vehicle and RV camping areas are limited, please park closely and considerately.

  • Vehicle, RV and Tent Camping is allowed in designated areas only. There are marked nature preserve areas on-site, and we thank you for not camping in those areas.

  • Vehicle and RV campers must display a vehicle camping pass on the upper driver’s side windshield. On an RV/camper without windshield: on the door of the RV/camper. The sticker must be on the vehicle that is camping. If you wish to come in and out during the festival with a vehicle that you are towing your camper with you must purchase a 4-day parking pass and park in the lot near the festival entrance.

  • Towing is enforced in the marked NO PARKING zones. Vehicles parked in no parking zones will be towed by a professional towing service to a parking area on-site.

  • For safety, comfort and the environment please do not drive around the festival grounds. If you have a vehicle camping pass and need to leave the festival grounds we request that you do so between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m.

  • No driving in camp sites after dark! If you arrive after dark, and wish to vehicle camp, you must camp in the vehicle camping section of the main parking lot.

  • Motorized Vehicles (motorized bikes, scooters, etc.) are not allowed. If you have special mobility needs please contact us in advance to accommodate you.

  • Bicycles must have lights after dark.

  • Camp Rangers are available to help you — look for people wearing Camp Ranger t-shirts or stop by the main Camp Ranger Station noted on our site map.

  • Outdoor hot-water showers are available 24/7.

  • ALCOHOL POLICY: No Outside Alcohol. Alcohol is available for purchase on-site during the festival for those with valid identification proving they are 21 years of age or older.

  • No weapons of any kind.

  • No radios or amplified music.

  • No outside firewood. It brings invasive bugs and tree diseases that our trees are not used to. Firewood is available for purchase on site at the Country Store.

  • No dogs or pets. Trained service dogs are permitted if they are for the service of the human they are with. Please check service animals in at the Ticket Booth upon arrival.

  • No illegal drugs.

  • Public intoxication and drug abuse are not acceptable and we reserve the right to intervene if we believe anyone is acting inappropriate and/or disrespectful.

  • Please take only memories, leave only footprints.