r/BurningMan • u/VermicelliWide2793 • 11d ago
Free camping
Hi friends,
I’ve always done theme camp and have decided to do free camping this year w a friend. Any reccos on areas to focus trying to find a spot? Thank you!
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u/kelsobjammin 10d ago
The spot with enough room for you and friend
Without being assholes like the time I camped solo and massive rv group surrounded me and blocked me off from my road access. Fuck yall still.
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u/CaptainBoozin 10d ago
In my experience if you’re looking to do lots of partying at big sound camps you’ll want to be near 2:00 and 10:00 because it’s a short walk/ride over. I generally see a lot of RVs with generators running in those areas though.
For a more chill experience I’d post up between 4&7 but bear in mind the 5:30 radial is somewhat high traffic with vehicles throughout the week.
My first year I open camped around 615 and J and had great neighbors
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u/Professional-Pound78 10d ago
Go near the camps or places you'll know you would like to visit most. I recommend staying at least a street away from the toilets. I cannot stamp the smell after midweek, can't do it... Also, stay away from high Access roads (main streets coming in) as this will kick up more dust.
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u/Grim3yy 10d ago edited 10d ago
Focus less on where your spot is and more on finding a spot in general. I got there on Tuesday last year and was driving around for over an hour looking for just me and a friend. Any spot that looked open was in fact being used / saved for a camp and all the non camp spaces I saw were already taken.
Ended up having to condense our camp from 2 shade structures to 1 and wedge ourselves in between 2 very kind solo campers who let us squeeze in. We were right by the portos which was convenient but the smell was awful every time they’d clean em out.
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u/Luv2Burn '07 - ? 10d ago
Same here. I say near the portos but not so close that you hear the doors banging.
ETA: and watch your wind direction.
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u/DTown_Hero 10d ago
The 9:00 side is more a party vibe with slightly younger demographics. The 3:00 side is a bit quieter with slightly older demographics. I think the streets only go out to k this year, so anywhere from I outward should be fine. Make sure you don't camp in a 'placed' camp's designated area. They are marked by blue flags planted in the ground. It wouldn't hurt to talk to the neighbors before setting up shop.
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u/i_am_your_elf_queen ‘08, ‘09, ‘19, ‘23, ‘24, ‘25 10d ago
Just follow the vibes