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Camp Tasty 2024 Cheat Sheet

Sept 27-30. Black Oak Ranch. Laytonville, CA

When

Schedule for the weekend (music, activities, and more)

COVID protocols and fire safety

Directions, carpooling and parking

Venue info

What to expect on arrival

Kids at Camp Tasty

Volunteering

Meals and snacks

What to bring

Weather

Leave No Trace

TL;DR version

You really should read this cheat sheet when you have a minute. But for quick reference, here are the essentials:

  1. Stay home if you’re not feeling well. We’re not requiring proof of a negative COVID test, but trust you to stay at home if you are not feeling well or have been exposed. COVID cases are currently rising - please take this seriously!
  2. Fire risk is extremely high. No smoking except in the designated area at the firepit. No camp stoves except at the dining area.
  3. We need your help to make Camp Tasty happen. Sign up to volunteer. Help with setup and strike. You can find strike tasks on index cards at the Welcome Table. 
  4. Arrive early / stay late to help if you can. We officially start Friday late afternoon, but you can arrive as early as Thursday night if you’re helping with setup. If you contribute through the end of strike on Monday, you’re welcome to stay until Tuesday morning. We always need more people for strike!
  5. Getting here. Please read the more detailed directions in this document. There are two steps: 1) set your destination to Camp Winnarainbow on Google Maps (we can’t vouch for Apple Maps). This will get you to the parking area, NOT the campground.  2) Follow these turn by turn directions from the 101 to the unloading area in the campground.
  6. You will not be camping next to your car. Park temporarily in the unloading area. Get checked-in, unload (we’ll have carts), then park in the designated area away from the main campground. We’ll direct you.
  7. Put your name and where to find you in your dashboard. We’ll have paper and pen at the Welcome Table.
  8. Camping options. The campground has a good amount of space and shade for tent camping. There is a dedicated quiet zone if you prefer behind the Dining Commons. We can only allow a small number of camper vans in the main camping area but you are welcome to park a camper van or RV in the main parking lot.  If you haven’t already, email us now (tastytastysf@gmail.com) if you plan to bring a camper van or RV.
  9. All meals are included (Friday dinner through Monday brunch). And pop-up snacks throughout the day and night. If you’re arriving before Friday dinner, bring whatever food you need. There will be meal options for vegans, vegetarians, and nut and gluten-free.
  10. BYOB - make one a strange one, and don’t forget to bring your own cup, mug and water bottle. Bring your drinks of choice and a strange brew to share Friday night! We will have a beer keg or two, basic mixers available, as well as ice and coolers (great for drinks to share). We’ll have pop-up drinks throughout the weekend also. Our goal is to not have to transport booze back so be ready to take stuff home.
  11. Bring an ‘Enchanted Realms’ theme costume for Saturday night. Saturday night kicks off with the teepee crawl. Our theme this year is ‘Enchanted Realms’. And don’t forget to bring fun party outfits for the rest of the weekend too!
  12. Bring a towel. There are showers available, but please conserve water. Parents, bring swimsuits for the kiddie pool.
  13. Camp Tasty is kid-friendly. We’ll have plenty of activities for the little ones. Parents -  sign a separate waiver at the Welcome Table before your kids enjoy the bounce house.

When

Camp Tasty officially begins on Friday, Sept 27th. If you’re able to help setup Friday morning, you can arrive Thursday night. The main party wraps up on Monday, Sept 30th with strike starting after brunch. Please stay as long as possible on Monday to help with strike.

If you need to leave sooner, we will have strike tasks for you Monday morning. You can find strike tasks on index cards on the whiteboard at the Welcome Table or Rainbow Stage.

If you stay for all of strike, you get a gold star. Last year, we managed to finish strike by late afternoon on Monday and we were all back home by Monday evening. Staying overnight on Monday is an option though. Let us know (tastytastysf@gmail.com) if you plan to stay for strike and prefer to stay overnight on Monday.

Schedule for the weekend (music, activities, and more)

Here is the general schedule. The full details and times can be found here along with mobile-friendly JPGs of the schedule available for download here.

Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday:

Monday

Music Lineup

As always, Tasty’s finest DJs and musicians are ready to rock, from all-night Big Top dance parties to daytime sound sessions with a blend of live performances and DJs. Thanks to Waveworks AV for providing the world-class sound in the Big Top!

COVID protocols and fire safety

Stay home if you’re not feeling well. COVID cases have ticked up again recently and there’s good old flu season coming up. If you are not feeling well, please do not attend. Use good common sense to reduce your chance of exposure before the event.

We take fire safety hella seriously. We currently do NOT have permission for a campfire. Black Oak Ranch is in a HIGH RISK area so we must follow strict rules around open flames. If CalFire does allow us to have a campfire, we will have detailed information on the required campfire management process at the Welcome Table and teepee circle fire ring. Regardless of having a campfire or not, the following rules will remain in effect throughout the entire weekend:

Emergency contacts:

Cell phone reception on-site is very limited! Verizon has the best coverage from what we’ve heard / seen. There’s a landline available in the kitchen.

Sindi is the facilities manager at Black Oak Ranch. Her landline number is 707-984 6767 and her mobile is 707-472-7882.

You can also try Amit Wadhwa, but he’ll be on-site from setup through strike with limited cell phone access: 415-231-8115.

Directions, carpooling and parking

We’re back at our little gem of a spot: Camp Winnarainbow at Black Oak Ranch in Laytonville, California. Black Oak Ranch is about 3 hours north of San Francisco / Oakland, right off of the 101. Detailed directions are listed below. Following Google Maps to Camp Winnarainbow will not get you to the main camping grounds, so read these directions well before arriving as you will not have reliable cell reception!

  1. Add your starting point and get directions to Camp Winnarainbow using Google Maps 

One of the last main landmarks in the town of Laytonville is Boomers Saloon (temporarily closed according to Google Maps!) on the west side of Highway 101. Once you pass Boomers, the turn off for the property is 5.1 miles away. The 101 is not a highway at this point, so there’s not an exit number. We'll stick a sign up with some lights for night arrivals to assist you in spotting the turn of the 101.

  1. Google Maps will bring you to the parking area, NOT to the campground. Follow these turn by turn directions from the 101 to the unloading area

From the turn off the 101, it’s about one mile to the parking area and to the campgrounds. We plan to have signs with lights directing you. Please have the directions to the unloading area with you too. The blue line in those directions will bring you to the parking area. Keep an eye out for Tasty signs just before the road turns left towards the parking area. The red line that starts at the bend will bring you to the unloading area. Note: the bridge is fairly steep, take it slow!  Here’s a map from the 101 to the unloading area:

Unloading and Parking

Have your headlamp ready if you’re arriving after dark. Flashlights are definitely needed here!

When you arrive, there’s a small loading area in front of the Big Top where you can temporarily park. Park here and then go to the Welcome Table to get checked-in (see the Arrival section below). We’ll have a few wagons available to help get your gear to your campsite. Once you’ve finished checking in and unloading, move your car ASAP to the main parking area. Drive back the way you came to get to the parking area. You’ll see signs. We CANNOT leave cars in the unloading area.

Black Oak Ranch has asked every vehicle on-site to have the name of the driver and where to find them visible in their dashboard in case a car needs to move. We’ll give you paper and pen to do this at the Welcome Table.

Carpooling

Please try to carpool! There’s a sheet here to offer / ask for a ride. You can also message other campers through the Google Group.

Venue info

Amenities at Black Oak Ranch include: proper toilets (no porta potties - yay!), hot showers (though don’t forget to conserve water!), parking (but not directly next to your campsite), refrigerator, ice, spacious camping grounds with plenty of shade, places to charge your phone, and limited space in a refrigerator for essential perishables.

What to expect on arrival

When you arrive, check-in at the Welcome Table:

We'll also collect lost and found at the Welcome Table, and have a first aid kit and Narcan on hand. The Welcome Table will have the most complete schedule for the weekend on the whiteboard. Check it daily to know what’s going on, see any daily notes, and to leave any messages.

Where to Sleep:

We highly recommend sleeping in your tent or a teepee. If you're camping in your tent, feel free to explore and camp anywhere inside the property boundaries. There’s a quiet zone where families usually camp behind the Dining Commons. If you're arriving Thursday night for setup, you're welcome to sleep in any teepee Thursday night and then move to your tent Friday morning for the rest of the weekend. If you requested a teepee, you'll receive your assignment upon check-in

Teepees all include sleeping mats, so no need to bring pads.

RVs and camper vans

If you are bringing an RV or camper van and have not contacted us yet, please let us know ASAP what your situation is so we can place you. A very limited number of vehicles can park on the road past the showers. Do not show up expecting to be one of those vehicles  - you must contact us first! The parking lot is however fair game for sleeping in your vehicle overnight and has space for camper vans and small RVs. Do not park a vehicle to car-camp in the general camping area.

Venue Map

Never been before? Get a sense for the lay of the land, see the venue map below. Click here to download the map.

Kids at Camp Tasty

Camp Tasty is as much fun for kids as adults. The music does go until late night / early morning at the Big Top though. We have a camping quiet zone near the Dining Commons. Browse the schedule for all the activities. If you have anything that needs to be refrigerated, you can use the refrigerators in the Dishwashing Room. Label your items. Parents - sign a Bounce House waiver at the Welcome Table if you did not in advance. For any family/kids related questions, please contact Natalie O’Mara (nschroeder24@gmail.com | 516-455-0911).

Volunteering

Tasty is a community event, put on by a community of friends. It can only happen if you contribute. Contributing means either volunteering with setup, tasks during the event, or helping with strike.

Please sign-up to volunteer in a slot in this spreadsheet. When you arrive, find your activity lead to get more details. We will also have tasks written on index cards for strike throughout the entire day Monday, regardless of what time you leave. Visit the Welcome Table any time Monday before the official start to strike to see a list of strike tasks. Please take one, complete it, and mark off on the task list. Please do at least one strike task before you depart,  as it will make all of our lives much easier before the drive home! 

Meals and snacks

Your ticket includes all meals from Friday dinner through Monday brunch, and damn fine Tasty snacks and drinks throughout the weekend. Meals are served in the Dining Commons. Snacks are by the Big Top. Evening hot beverages in the Oasis Lounge teepee. Bathe in the late night glory of the Bamboo Lantern. Anyone with specific restrictions (vegan, veggie, GF, etc) please introduce yourselves to MJ.

Do NOT keep food in your tents or teepees unless you want a visit from a racoon. Room permitting, you can store food you bring in the fridges, dishwashing room or the lockers near the dining area. Make sure to place your food in one bag and label it with your name. Please take anything that was not consumed over the weekend back home with you. Ice machines are located in the back of the kitchen.

Water

There is potable water on-site, so you do not need to bring any of your own.

Bring your own drinks

We’re not hosting a bar this year because we always end up with too much and then have to transport and store a bunch of half drunk bottles and mixers. We will have a keg or two, some basic mixers available, as well as ice and coolers (great for drinks to share). Bring a Strange Brew for our annual Friday night tasting (9pm in the Big Top) and wine, cheese or charcuterie for Sunday happy hour!

We’ll have some cocktails for you at brunch and a special (alcoholic) treat for you on Saturday afternoon. Our goal is to not have to transport booze back so be ready to take stuff home.

--- Don’t forget to bring your own cup, mug and water bottle. ---

What to bring

Personal Gear

Activity

Camping Gear

We provide:

Weather

As of today (9/24), here’s what Accuweather says:

Check for yourself obviously as the forecasts have been changing frequently. Black Oak Ranch staff noted Accuweather as the most reliable for Laytonville.

Leave No Trace

This is a Leave No Trace event. Pick up after yourself throughout the event. MOOP your site and around the venue. There are garbage cans and recycling bins at the Big Top and Dining Area.

Thank you for participating, see you soon!