Travel Info

Gate

Arrival 2023

All participants may enter the event when the gate opens at on Wednesday, July 26th, 2023 at 11am.

Check in for ALL participants is at the Main Gate on Midday Valley Road. Vehicles carrying personnel and supplies that need to go through the Forest Gate can do so AFTER they have checked in at the Main Gate and every person in that vehicle has received a wristband.

Photo ID will be required at both gates. Equipment or personnel can be dropped off on the Main Gate side before a vehicle proceeds to Forest Gate, but after that, equipment can only cross the river within the site by hand/cart, or gator (if you can find one to flag down).

Gate Arrival Hours

The gates to the site will be locked from 11 PM to 11 AM during the event. NO vehicle entries will be possible after 11 PM. If you arrive later than 11 PM, you will not be able to enter until the next morning at 11AM when the gates open.

Gate

  • There are -no ins and outs- at this event. When you leave, you leave for good.
  • No tickets will be sold at the gate.
  • Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian AT ALL TIMES
  • Please obey the posted speed limits! When you enter the campground, there may be children, and Burners acting like children, running around loose. Drive very carefully.
At the Gate
  • You will be met by lovely gate volunteers who will make sure everyone in your vehicle has a ticket with matching ID, and then you will get your wristbands. All vehicles will also be quickly inspected.
  • All vehicles must head to the Main Gate first to receive wristbands.

Early Arrival 2023

Participants who need to arrive on site early to help with a specific theme camp, art project, event pod, or volunteer position (such as DPW) are required to register for Early Arrival.

Early Arrival participants must arrive by Tuesday, July 25th at 9pm.

The deadline to register for Early Arrival is Sunday, July 23rd at 11:55pm.

Early Arrival Signup

Exodus 2023

Participants may depart the event at any time, but there are no ins and outs. When you leave, you leave for good.

All participants must depart by Sunday July 30th.

Everyone in Open Camping areas must have their personal camps packed up and cleaned up by 1 pm.

Theme camps and large art projects must be cleaned up and off site by 5 pm.

The only people who may remain on site after 5pm on Sunday are DPW teardown and LNT crew.

(Unofficial) Ride Share Board

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Drivers meet Riders on our Ride Share Board!

Driving Directions are below:

Main Gate

Check in for ALL participants is at the Main Gate on Midday Valley Road. Vehicles carrying personnel and supplies that need to go through the Forest Gate can do so AFTER they have checked in at the Main Gate and every person in that vehicle has received a wristband. Photo ID will be required at both gates.

Directions to Main Gate

Address: 1000 Midday Valley Rd
Enter into Google Maps: “Burn in the forest main gate”

Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/8xghehnqLTP8b1kHA

Map Coordinates: 50°05’18.2″N 120°47’47.5″W

Plus Code: 36Q3+995 Merritt, British Columbia, Canada

Forest Gate

If you are camping in a theme camp or bringing equipment for a camp on the Forest side of the site, you will need to check in at the Main Gate first, and will then be directed to the Forest Gate. Equipment can only cross the river within the site by hand/cart, or gator (if you can find one to flag down), so it is important that vehicles enter through the correct gate (but remember, go to the Main Gate first).

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