Anyone going to Schwagstock at Camp Zoe next weekend?? I've never been but heard nothing but good things. My friends who were going to come with bailed on me.. I really want to go but I'm not sure how much fun it will be going by myself.. Anyone care to share their experiences at Schwagstock and/or Camp Zoe?
I was just checking it out. In Salem, MO. Not to far from Indyana. This place has everything! Looks like a nice festy to spend a 3 day weekend. SCHWAGSTOCK 43 Salem, MO: Camp Zoe Info: Check out the promo video: http://www.campzoe.com/images/zoe.mp4 Camp Zoe is a 370 acre privately owned campground located in a valley of the Ozark Hills of southern central Missouri. Beaches, caves, bluffs, and swimmin' holes line the spring-fed stream that runs through the middle of the campground. Zoe is a former youth camp that is surrounded by 90,000 acres of private timber reserves and national park property. This is the 13th season of Schwagstock festivals and the 18th year of The Schwag. Camp Zoe has hosted twenty-five Schwag festivals over the last five years with a cumulative attendance of over 120,000 people. There are five Schwag themed events in 2009. Schwagstock 37 in May of 2008 drew over 6500 people. Camp Zoe has a general store, a concession stand, a shower house with flush toilets, a bathroom house with flush toilets, 75 porta-jons, on-site septic service, ATM, payphone, 500 trash cans, 3 trash dumpsters, 4 miles of gravel roads, private security, 2 stages, power for vendors, and lots of shaded camping. You park where you camp and camp where you park. All camping space is first come, first serve - no reservations. There will be food & beverages for sale on-site. There are no bar-b-que pits available but you can bring your own. Gates open on Thursday, May 27 at 10 a.m.- there will be an extra $10 charge per person for early arrivals. DO NOT ARRIVE BEFORE MAY 27 BECAUSE THE GATES WILL BE CLOSED! There will be some live entertainment on Thursday evening for early arrivals - the pre-party. Please leave your pets at home or in a kennel - dogs will NOT be allowed in - NO EXCEPTIONS. There is plenty of room for RV's and pop-up campers - no electric sites are available at this time. You will be issued a wristband upon arrival that you must wear throughout the weekend. You can drive in and out as much you like during the event but we suggest parking and staying parked. CANOE FLOAT TRIPS : Available on Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m., 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. The float is 11 miles on the Current River. You will float from "Pulltite" to "Round Spring". A school bus will come to Zoe and pick up and return the floaters. Costs are $45 per canoe and include transportation, paddles, canoe rental, and life vest. Float trips are provided by area float operators and have permits, insurance, busses, boats, experienced staff, etc... Reservations are NOT needed for canoes at Zoe. Just show up at the bus stop and pay the bus driver. Artists: THE SCHWAG/DEAD AHEAD WITH TWO NIGHTS OF : MELVIN SEALS & JGB TWO NIGHTS OF : JIMI HENDRIX TRIBUTE VINCE HERMAN & GREAT AMERICAN TAXI SUBLIME TRIBUTE : BADFISH INDIKA REGGAE BIG CHIEF & THE SMOKE SIGNALS HAT TRIC
this will be my first schwagstock, can't wait. i'll be there with quite a few friends, look for a guy wearing this mask: and you've found me!
