CAMPING CONTEST

Moondance puts on a camping contest every year with prizes given to the winners. Decorating your campsite is a great way to encourage people to stop and check out your site and meet other Jammers.

• 2009 Camping Contest prizes, rules and registration
• 2008 Camping Contest Winners
• 2007 Camping Contest Winners
• 2006 Camping Contest Winners

CampGrounds

Camping Facilities

Camping is a major part of the Moondance experience. All campgrounds are clean and well lit with twenty-four hour security provided by the Cass County Sheriff and Moondance security staff. Moondance also provides twenty-four hour medical service, daily trash and recycling collection, portable restroom facilities are cleaned daily, freshwater service, RV water filling and pumping services and we provide free shower services from the Maui ShowerCompany for all campers.

Reserved Campgrounds

Reserved camping allows people to choose their individually numbered campsite in the North Reserved, South Reserved, South Wooded Reserved, South Reserved Electrical or North Wooded Reserved campgrounds. Reserved camping allows for groups that camp together to arrive at different times. Many people also take advantage of our "Reclaim Your Campsite" offer to keep their same reserved campsite each year. If you plan on camping, especially with a group, please reserve your campsites early by calling 1-877-MOONJAM! [Campground Maps].

*To camp in Reserved Camping (except for North Wooded Reserved), you must be at least 18 years old or you must be accompanied by a parent/guardian and have a photo ID on you at all times - NO EXCEPTIONS.WE HAVE A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY ON UNDERAGE DRINKING. [Campground Maps]

ALL GENERATORS MUST BE SHUT OFF BY 2:00 AM - NO EXCEPTIONS.

• GENERATOR SAFETY & COURTOSY

General Campgrounds

All campers planning to use the General Campgrounds, traveling in separate vehicles should plan to arrive together. As vehicles enter the General Campgrounds, they are guided to the next available campsite and there is no way to "save" a General campsite. General camping can be purchased online, by phone or at the gate. 

*To camp in General Camping and North Wooded Reserved you must be at least 18 years old and have a photo ID on you at all times - NO EXCEPTIONS. WE HAVE A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY ON UNDERAGE DRINKING. [Campground Maps]

Arriving

The Moondance campgrounds open on Thursday at 8:00 AM (Early camping is open from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM on Wednesday only for people who have purchased 4 Day Camping Passes.) Please bear in mind that it is both illegal and unsafe to wait on the highway for the campgrounds to open. PLEASE - DO NOT COME EARLY, cars will not be allowed to wait on the highway for the gates to open.

Campers must check in before 10:00 PM the day they arrive. Anyone entering the campgrounds after 10:00 PM must have camping wrist band and if they are driving they will need vehicle permit to enter. 

*Only one motorized vehicle per campsite.

CAMPING RULES

1. To camp in Reserved Camping (except for North Wooded Reserved), you must be at least 18 years old, or accompanied by a parent/guardian and have a photo ID on you at all times. To camp in General Camping and North Wooded Reserved you must be at least 18 years old and have a photo ID on you at all times - NO EXCEPTIONS.  Moondance Jam is not designed for young children to attend. Parents are discouraged from bringing young children to this event.
2. Excessive noise is never allowed in any campground. ALL GENERATORS MUST BE SHUT OFF BY 2:00 AM - NO EXCEPTIONS. Noise curfew in Reserved campgrounds is 2:00 AM. Noise curfew in General campgrounds is 2:30 AM.
3. Everyone arriving in a vehicle to camp at the site must have a camping pass or they will need to purchase one at the gate when they arrive.
4. Upon arrival camping passes will be exchanged for camping wristbands, which allows you to enter the campgrounds throughout the weekend. ONLY PEOPLE WITH CAMPING WRISTBANDS ARE ALLOWED IN CAMPGROUNDS.
5. BRING YOUR I.D. - Wristbands are used to identify adult and minor patrons. YOU WILL NEED YOUR I.D. TO PURCHASE ALCOHOL HAVE IT ON YOU AT ALL TIMES. ZERO TOLERANCE ON UNDERAGE DRINKING.
6. People who want to camp together in one of our General Campgrounds should arrive together. Camping units are parked in the next available space, and campsites cannot be "saved" for late arrivals.
7. You must arrive with your camping vehicle. Rental units cannot be "dropped off".  ONLY ONE MOTORIZED VEHICLE PER CAMPSITE.
8. No open fires in the campgrounds are allowed with the exception of those in a self-contained ring.
9. No golf carts or all terrain vehicles (ATV's) are allowed on the site. If you bring one, it will be corralled for the weekend and you can pick it up when you leave.
10. NO PETS ARE ALLOWED IN THE CAMPGROUNDS OR IN THE CONCERT AREA. PLEASE LEAVE YOUR PETS AT HOME. YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN THE CAMPGROUND OR CONCERT AREA IF YOU BRING YOUR PET.
11. No kegs, beer bongs, drugs, weapons or Ryder type vans allowed in campgrounds.
12. No beverages in glass containers may be brought into the campgrounds.
13. All campers must check in by 10:00 pm each day. Anyone entering the campgrounds after 10:00pm must have camping wrist band and if driving, must have a vehicle permit to enter.
14. Absolutely NO GUNS allowed on the property with or without a permit.
15. Minnesota law requires a 10 foot clearance of vehicles/structures between adjacent campsites. Any vehicles, campers, tents or structures must have a 10 foot clearance from any vehicles, campers, tents or structures in the campsite next to you. There is a also specific policy for Special Event Camping Areas that reads: "In Special Event Camping Areas recreational camping vehicles and tents including their attachments must be separated from each other and other structures by at least ten feet."

Generator Safety & Courtosy

Safety should not be seen as a set of rules or conditions imposed by others, but as standards set from within which reflect a safety culture at the Jam.

ALL GENERATORS MUST BE SHUT OFF BY 2:00 AM - NO EXCEPTIONS.

Be nice to your neighbors!

• Follow the manufacturer's instructions.
  
• Generators pose a risk of shock and electrocution.
  Keep the generator dry.
  
• Connect appliances to the generator using heavy-duty extension cords that are specifically designed for outdoor use.
  
• Make sure the wattage rating for each cord exceeds the total wattage of all appliances connected to it.
  
• Use extension cords that are long enough to allow the generator to be placed outdoors and far away from windows, doors and vents to the camper, tent, or to other structures that could be occupied.
  
• Check that the cord is free of cuts or tears and that the plug has all three prongs.
  
• Protect the cord from getting pinched or crushed if it passes through a window or doorway. Never drive over a cord.
  
• Before refueling the generator, turn it off and let it cool down. Gasoline spilled on hot engine parts could ignite.
  
• Generators pose a risk carbon dioxide poisoning.
  
• Locate the unit outdoors and far from doors, windows, and vents that could allow CO to come indoors. Conceder the wind direction.
• Never run a generator while anyone is sleeping.