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Camping Guide:

Bring your own tent and camping gear, bedrolls, air mattress, blankets, etc. We do not furnish electric or water at the campsites. No firepits unless approved by our campsite manager.

If there is rain in the forecast, we suggest stringing a tarp over your tent. Check the level of the ground and if there is a slope, create a berm to direct water flow from your tent as water does flow across the land in heavy rain, but will soak up fast once it stops raining. Be sure to bring adequate drinking water and food. For our larger events we usually have a food vendor, check the event guide to make sure.

This is the woods, there are insects,( some that sting), snakes and other animals, like raccoons, opossums, armadillos, etc. Don’t leave out food at night or they might visit. Do not try to catch or pet any of these animals, they are not tame. If you see a snake, inform one of our staff and we will get our snake wrangler to take care of it. Do not kill it even if you think it might be poisonous. Do not try to catch it either.

if you have allergies to insect bites, please bring emergency supplies. We do not have epi pens ans are not authorized to administer much more than an ice pack and bandaids. We are not medical professionals. We can not administer any medications. We can call 911 for you, at your cost, in the case of an emergency.

We practice a Leave no trace, pack it in, pack it out policy. The dumpster at the end of thevroad is not ours, do not put your trash in it. For ourvlarger even, one of our members that runs a trash service, brings out a trailer for our trash. Please be sure your trash is bagged before putting it in the trailer. They unload it by hand, don’t make it harder to unload. As they pay to dispose of this, donations to them are greatly appreciated. You can find them at Liaria’s Lair in the Merchant’s area.

Workshop/Lecture Attendance Etiquette:

IWe are honored to have folks share their knowledge with us. Please be respectful. Not everything will be something you agree with. Don’t be rude with your disagreement. Questions, respectfully asked are ok.

1Please keep personal conversations to a minimum or step away from the workshop/lecture if you need to talk to someone.

No smoking or vaping in the workshop area.

Ritual Etiquette:

Our rituals come from the varied paths of our members and are learning experiences as well as spiritual. Please be respectful.

Your timely arrival at ritual is appreciated. If you are late, enter quietly and wait to be asked to join or step back and out of the way and observe.

*No smoking or vaping during ritual. Yes we are outside, but we are close together. If you must smoke or vape, move away from the ritual attendants

*Do not bring beverages or food to the ritual (Water is ok)

* We understand the need for your service animal. Please insure it does not distract from the ritual and those that are near you don’t have an issue with your animal. People may have allergies or ptsd from an animal, let’s be respectful of this

*Please check the festival write ups before going to a ritual to make sure you will be alright; with it. Our rituals are from varied paths, they may not always align with your path.

*If you just want to observe a ritual, please step back out of the way and be respectful. No loud talking.

* If you are triggered during a ritual, try to leave quietly and either find someone outside the ritual to help you or go to a place you feel safe.

*If an Issues does comes up it will be handled by the person(s) running the ritual. Do not take it upon yourself to jump in unless asked to do so

*If you have standing issues, please bring a chair and place it where you will be out of the way but still can be part of the ritual.

*Please be respectful to those putting on the rituals and workshops. Most are volunteers and are sharing their knowledge with us.

*If the ritual takes a turn that does not align with your beliefs, please leave quietly and maybe talk to the person leading it later for understanding, not to berate them. The Ritual Coordinator is another one to talk to about this.

ESPOT Camping Rules

1. No expanding a campsite with out approval of the Director and the Camp & Project Manager. This includes the removal of any vegetation, alive or dead.
2. No Fires or firepits without approval of the Director and the Camp & Project Manager. The fire can not be under a tree canopy or in a constricted space.
3. Animals: While we do allow service and Emotional Support animals, they have to be well trained, on a leash in public areas or in a kennel or kept in your camp. If they are found loose outside your camp, or cause a disturbance, we reserve the right to have you remove them from the campgrounds.
4. If you are using someone else’s camp, do not assume that everything in it is for your use. We do have leased camps that are sometimes opened for overflow if the Lessee is not at the event. Respect their property.
5. There are various statues and other decorations through out the land. Do not disturb or take these.
6. Have respect for our public, ritual areas or trails. There are areas that we have designated as no smoking, this includes pipes as well as cigarettes.  Do not bring large personal items into these spaces without permission. We have rules for our Ritual space posted, please read them and abide by them.
7. Show respect to our other members. We all follow different paths, be tolerant and nonaggressive in your interactions with others.
8. The coffee house is set up in the mornings using a generator at this time. The generator is also charging the batteries for the Frig and Kitchen. Do not unplug or plug in anything to that power strip. If there is an issue go to the check-in and report it and let someone that is in charge of that to handle it.
9. People’s camps are equivalent to their home. Do not enter someone else’s camp without permission.
10. No politics or political discussion or you are going to be Disco Snailed.
11. Then there is the always, “No means No, and Maybe means No, only Yes means Yes”
12. If a board member or staff asked you to do, or not do something, please comply. If you disagree, come talk to others in charge at check-in.