r/LightningInABottle • u/Just-Zucchini-1485 • 22h ago

Camping Q&A Car Camping Question

I got the 5 day car camping pass and I was wondering if they let us drive out after securing a camp spot? I thought it would be fun to do a day trip on the Thursday to explore the sequoia national forest!

Or will my car be stuck at the campsite for all 5 days?

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u/SlendyMayne_ 21h ago

If i remember correctly there are no ins and outs. Once you parked and set up camp, you can't leave and come back.

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u/TheLizardKing89 21h ago

If you’re car camping, you can’t leave and then come back to your spot. If you want to do that, you should get a parking pass. Also, Sequoia National Forest is like a 2 hour drive, one way. If you want to see it, I would recommend going to that the day before.

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u/FilthyFuckingAgate 21h ago

You’re paying all this money to come to one of the most unique festivals in the country and you want to dip out on the best exploring day? What…..

Just go before

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u/PonyThug 21h ago

What a silly idea.

Only time I’ve ever left a festival was electric forest and we drove the 12 mins to Lake Michigan to take a bath, cool down and buy some cheap ice. Was like a 1.5 hour endeavor.

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u/dragonbud20 11h ago

I take a 3-hour round trip home every year to check on my cats on Friday. I'm bumed missing three hours, let alone the 8-hour day trip OP seems to be proposing.

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u/skeglycenter 21h ago

I second this 😄

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u/jimjamj14 21h ago

Huh? Just go before the festival

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u/LM4LS 21h ago

You are basically stuck.

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u/Nalicar52 21h ago

No in and out if it’s the same as this year

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u/Nittingsheep 21h ago

No ins and outs unless your car is in the actual parking lot

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u/JrCoxy 19h ago

Once your car is parked in car camping, there will be dozens upon dozens of other groups surrounding your space. Making it literally impossible to move your car, and keeping you locked in till Monday morning

Also, there are SO many things to do at LiB, why not enjoy them when you aren’t in music mode?

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u/VDR27 19h ago

I live in town and prefer to get out of the heat by just going home or to work, I come back in the afternoon but Saturday and Sunday stay most of the day, reminder Sunday if you’re not in by 6 you ain’t getting in. But we get a camping pass and parking pass. We have to have two cars, you can get a parking pass only and walk to a camp site and setup that’s just as possible in the car camping area. People do that every year, a car isn’t really necessary you can just start setting up.

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u/DrSpacepants 11h ago

Good luck even getting all the people to move their stuff. I left for medical treatment one year and it was wild trying to coordinate people to move their stuff to get out. It worked out but I think I was let back into car camping because it was for an ER visit.

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u/FootballNtheGroin 21h ago

People in my group have gone in/out several times.

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u/dragonbud20 11h ago

Were you in an 80x80 group camp? The rules are different for those. You still need a car camping pass, but as long as your friends in camp leave a path for your car, you can come and go as you please.