Can I camp in a van at Planet Bluegrass, and do I need a separate pass?

You can, and you do. Four camping areas serve both festivals, with camping bought separately and priced per person from age 13 rather than by the pitch. An On-Site Campground pass bundles a three-day festival ticket. A tow vehicle at camp needs its own pass.

Are there hookups at the ranch?

None, in any area. Everything is dry. Generators are confined to the vehicle and RV fields, silent between 11:00 pm and 7:00 am, and must have a fire extinguisher within ten feet while running. Open fires are prohibited across the whole site.

How much does it cost to rent a camper van for these festivals?

Vans run from $235 a night up to $310 for the four-berth Thor Tellaro, plus flat-fee delivery. Camping passes come on top and are charged per person rather than per site, so a group of four pays four times over. [VERIFY: delivery fee]

What size van should I rent for Lyons?

Mind the eighteen-foot line, because it decides your pass class and therefore your bill. Under eighteen feet you are priced as a vehicle; at or above it, as an RV. Tell us which tier you have bought and we will send a van that sits inside it.

When should I book for RockyGrass or Folks Festival?

The day passes go on sale. Both festivals run on the same ranch three weeks apart, RockyGrass closing out July and the Folks Festival opening August, and 2027 dates are still unpublished. Ring 970-948-0212 once a camping pass is in hand.

RV Rentals for RockyGrass and Folks Festival

RockyGrass lands the last weekend of July and Folks Fest in early August, both in Lyons. Camping is dry and sold per person, so plan ahead.

Class B camper van dry camping beside the river at Planet Bluegrass Ranch in Lyons

Camper van handover and self-containment walkthrough on a dry camping field in Lyons

Fifty minutes from Denver

Camper Van Rentals for Planet Bluegrass in Lyons, CO

Two Festivals, One Ranch, Three Weeks Apart

Planet Bluegrass Ranch lies beside the St. Vrain River in Lyons, under an hour up from Denver. RockyGrass and the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival share the ground and the rulebook, so what you learn at one applies at the other. We drop the van and set it up rather than leaving you to tow anything onto a riverside field. [VERIFY: delivery fee and radius, and whether delivery into the Planet Bluegrass campgrounds is permitted by the festival]

Eighteen Feet Is the Number That Costs You

Planet Bluegrass sorts rigs at eighteen feet: under that you are a vehicle, at or above it you are an RV, and the two carry different pass classes at different prices. Most camper vans sit on the expensive side of that line. Two more traps follow: camping is priced per head from age 13 up rather than per pitch, and any tow vehicle left at camp needs a pass of its own.

Renters calling about the Lyons festivals usually ask which camping pass to buy, and the answer turns on eighteen feet. Planet Bluegrass sorts rigs at that line: under it you are priced as a vehicle, at or above it as an RV, and most camper vans sit on the expensive side of it. Two more traps follow. Camping is charged per person from age 13 rather than per pitch, so a group of four pays four times over, and any tow vehicle left at camp needs a pass of its own. Every camping area on the ranch is dry, with no hookup anywhere, so power and water ride in with you.

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Dry camping

Why Rent a Camper Van for a Planet Bluegrass Festival?

Lyons holds about 2,000 people and both festivals camp on the ranch itself. Every camping area is dry, which is precisely why a self-contained van earns its keep:

Not one hookup anywhere on the property, so power and water ride in with you
Generators run only in the vehicle and RV fields, never between 11:00 pm and 7:00 am, and a fire extinguisher must sit within ten feet of a running unit
Open fires are banned outright, which puts every meal on the van's own range
Pets and drones are both prohibited across the site
An On-Site Campground pass folds in a three-day festival ticket, so camping and admission become a single decision

A van sleeping two to four covers most festival pairs without pushing you up a pass tier.

Pass tiers first

Where Do You Camp for RockyGrass and Folks Festival?

Four areas serve both festivals: the On-Site Campground, Planet Bluegrass Farm, Shady Grove and Lavern Johnson Park. Sort the pass before the van:

Buy camping from Planet Bluegrass, priced per person from 13 up, and note your area.
Tell us the area and which pass tier your rig falls into.
We deliver, and walk you through the water tanks, propane, battery and generator.
We collect after the last set.

RockyGrass takes the last full weekend of July, the Folks Festival the first or second weekend of August. Neither has posted 2027 dates. [VERIFY: 2027 dates for both festivals once Planet Bluegrass publishes them.] Staying with a Class B motorhome keeps the pass arithmetic simple.