RockyGrass Academy Guidelines
- No dogs are allowed anywhere in the Festival grounds, campgrounds, or parking lots and cars. It would be cruel to bring your pet to this Festival. Dogs do not like crowds, heat or traffic. If you need to kennel your dog call:
- Blue Hills Kennel: 303-776-3907
- Cottonwood Boarding: 303-442-2603
- Doggie Dude Ranch: 303-682-0007
- Gunbarrel Kennels: 303-530-2500
- Audio taping the classes at the Academy is permitted (and often encouraged). Recording devices must be self- contained (we do not provide AC outlets).
- Kids and Families. Everyone at the Academy must be registered as a student or paid guest, including all children of all ages.
Academy Line Policy
Updates for 2010: Because there will be a big bike race in Lyons on Sunday, July 18th utilizing Bohn Park, we are handling the line to enter the property a bit differently this year. Instead of lining up in Bohn Park (a.k.a. the Olsen Property), we will have you line up at Meadow Park. You will still pay $10 per vehicle, per day, starting on Thursday, July 15th at 9am and receive a number. Please do not arrive earlier. Because this is a park with a campground, you will be able to set up tents, etc., though not necessarily next to your vehicle. We will let the cars onto the Planet Bluegrass Ranch in number order starting at 2pm on Sunday. This is later than the normal noon opening because of road closures due to the bike race.
Due to our Festival lease agreements with the Town of Lyons, we must charge $10 per day for camping and or parking at Meadow Park for the RockyGrass Academy line. The line entry procedure itself will remain the same as it has been for the past few years. [ Download the complete rules for Academy and festival on-site camping as a 1-page PDF document or view the specific rules for RockyGrass on-site camping. ]
The specific rules for Academy are as follows:
- You may begin lining up for Academy Camping at our parking area in Meadow Park on Thursday, July 15th at 9am. No cars will be admitted prior to that time. PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE EARLIER!
- Cars will line up and receive numbers in the order they arrive. They will be charged the following:
- Thursday - $30
- Friday - $20
- Saturday - $10
- Sunday - no charge
- Vehicles with trailers will only be charged as one vehicle.
- Payment must be CASH only.
- Vehicles must remain in line in order to hold their space.
- If you are planning on “camping” in line, it must be done within your vehicle. No tents please. Also, please try to keep the noise down at night as you will be in a residential neighborhood. Be respectful of nice folks who live in that neighborhood and have to go to work in the morning.
- Facilities will be limited. There is a bathroom building available at the park. There will also be trash and recycling services. There is no electricity or hookups of any kind.
- Staff will be on-hand every evening to take money and hand out numbers.
- At 2pm on Sunday the line will be admitted onto the Festival grounds. The Sheriff’s department will assist us in bring the line over. Vehicles will be admitted in order according to your number. Don’t lose your number or you will have to go to the end of the line.
- All cars will be cleared from the line-up area at this time.