Apogaea wishes for you to be free to create art and interact with others. Although we try to have as few rules as possible, we must have some. If you witness a violation of any of these rules, feel free to correct the situation yourself. If you don’t feel comfortable with that, please inform one of the Rangers (wearing tan Ranger shirts) or someone at the Info Booth.

Tolerate and respect your fellow participants. Do not interfere with their enjoyment, art, or expression. Respect each others’ personal boundaries. Take responsibility for your own experience.

Personal Boundaries

Recognize and respect people’s personal boundaries. People have different comfort levels with physical and emotional intimacy. There are lots of people here who have known each other for years—their boundaries with each other are going to be different than with someone they don’t know. Before you assume someone wants a big kiss or a new best friend, ask them. Being direct like this is not a kill-your-buzz obligation. It is expected protocol. In practical terms? When someone says NO, it means NO. Regardless of what has happened prior to that moment, ‘No’ is a BIG red light. It also means that cajoling, pleading, or any form of emotional blackmail is UNACCEPTABLE. You must be able to say NO.

Safety

You are responsible for your own actions, safety and well-being. You’re encouraged to help keep others and your neighborhood safe. Intervene if you see a potential safety hazard. Apogaea accepts no responsibility for your safety or the security of your personal property.

Admission

• The gates open at 9 AM each day.  Please DO NOT arrive early, as you will not be admitted before the gates open.
• DO NOT arrive after dark (9:00 pm). YOU WILL BE TURNED AWAY. PARKING OUTSIDE THE GATE OR ALONG THE ROAD WILL GET YOU TOWED BY THE COUNTY. If you cannot arrive before 9:00pm, plan on coming the next day.
• The gate closes on Saturday, June 9th at 6pm, before the effigy performance.
• The event ends at dusk on Sunday, June 10th. You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here!
• With the exception of children 12 and under, everyone must have a paper ticket.
• Your hard-copy paper ticket is your only proof of payment! The gate will not have records of who purchased a ticket. Keep your ticket safe and remember to bring it with you! If you purchased tickets on line, your hard copy paper ticket will be waiting for you at the gate.
• THERE WILL BE NO TICKET SALES AT THE GATE. If you’ve received a ticket from brown paper tickets, please exchange your ticket for one of our souvenir printed tickets at the gate.
• Everyone must show their valid photo ID (for 21+ check) and must also sign a liability waiver. To save time at the gate, you can sign this waiver ahead of time.
• This is an all-ages event, but for liability reasons anyone under 18 must arrive with a legal guardian and have a liability waiver signed by their legal guardian. All attendees under 18 must remain under the supervision of their appointed guardian for the entire event.
• Your ticket is a revocable license. Violation of any rules, or violent or anti-social behavior may result in revocation of your ticket and ejection from the event without a refund.
• All entrants will receive a wristband; please wear your wristband at all times to show that you’ve officially entered the event. Those participants who are 21 and over will receive a special wristband. Wear your wristband at all times as proof that you are of legal drinking age.
• Tickets are limited so get yours early.

Driving/Parking

• When arriving or leaving, drive slowly. THERE IS NO GATE ENTRY OR DRIVING ON SITE AFTER 9:00 PM.
• Park only in designated parking areas.
• You will be given a temporary parking pass that allows you a short amount of time to unpack your vehicle at your camping site. After your pass expires, you will need to move your car.
• If you block access, you may have to move parts of your camp. Please leave room for others, and emergency vehicles.
• Once you park your car, you should not move it for the duration of your stay. No cruising! You will be ejected from the event!
• Participants who leave and return by personal vehicle will be charged a $40 re-entry fee PER PERSON.
• If you do need to leave and return due to emergency, check with the gate when leaving to arrange for your re-entry.

Prohibited Items

• No glass – transfer liquids to plastic containers or use cans.
• No pets – Apogaea can be a stressful environment for pets—consider a pet sitter for the weekend. Anyone attempting to bring a pet in will be turned away at the gate; if you are found with a pet while Apogaea, we’ll have to ask you to pack up and leave.
• No charcoal BBQs, tiki torches, candles, oil lanterns, fireworks, flares, or explosives are permitted (propane stoves and propane barbeques may be okay, depending on the fire ban). Approved burn barrels are acceptable, also depending on the fire ban. Get it approved, cover it, clear the ground, have a 5 gallon bucket of water on hand, attend it at all times.
• No weapons of any kind – no firearms, no ammunition.
• Do not bring anything that will break up and/or blow away in the wind (confetti, glitter, feather boas, loose paper, etc.)

Leave No Trace

• Non-rechargeable glowsticks are discouraged – use battery operated devices instead.
• Pack out everything you bring (including nut shells, apple cores, and toilet paper.  Do not throw cigarette butts on the ground OR INTO THE FIRE (the landowner has specifically requested we adhere to this).
• If your car leaks oil (even a little bit) please put something under it to catch the drips (requested by the landowner, as this land will be used for farming).
• Clean your entire campsite and surrounding areas before you leave.
• Do not dump grey water on the ground. Any water that is not potable is grey water–including water used for washing, etc. YOU MUST BRING YOUR GREY WATER HOME WITH YOU!
• There may be aluminum recycling and composting services at the event—check at Center Camp for more information.
• There will be NO garbage services at the event—take out ALL of your own trash!
• Do NOT dump your trash along the way home! These small mountain communities easily become overloaded with the influx of trash created by our event. Please be considerate and take all your trash all the way home.
• During the event, please pick up any matter out of place (MOOP) as soon as you see it. If you see it, it is yours!
• DO NOT leave stuff in or around the portapotties, at the Info Booth, or at another camp. You’re responsible for everything you bring and carry!
• Fill in any holes you made before you leave the event.
• Leave No Trace that you were ever there.

Kids

Those under 18 are the responsibility of their legal guardian or an appointed adult. It is expected that parents should be in control of themselves and their children at all times.

Toilets

If it isn’t from your body, don’t put it in the potty! Trash in the toilets will prevent us from pumping them, and will threaten the viability of the event. Don’t leave stuff lying on the floors of the portapotties, or around the outside, either. Do not dump grey water in the toilets. Use only the paper provided in the toilets. Normal TP will clog the cleaning machines, and you won’t like the results.

The land is a delicate ecosystem. Do not use it as a toilet. Yes, even your peepee must go in the porta-potties.

Vending, Commerce, and Concessions

The sale of products and services is prohibited within our community. Bring what you need. The display of commercial logos or banners, or distribution of commercial promotional items or materials is also prohibited. Sales of handmade items and food items are not allowed for any reason. Apogaea is a place of sharing and free exchange within a gift economy.

Although there are no concessions available at the event, for your health and convenience ice will be available for purchase starting Friday afternoon at the Info Booth. All proceeds from these sales are donated to organizations in the local communities.

Alcohol

• Alcohol is permitted; drunken behavior is not.
• Underage drinking will not be tolerated and is grounds for removal from the event.
• Bring your photo ID. Your ID will be checked at the gate and is required for admission. Attendees over 21 will be given an Over 21 wristband—not having your wristband on may prevent you from having access to alcohol and may lead to expulsion from the event.
• Camps or groups who supply alcohol must have a “bartender” or someone responsible for the alcohol present, at all times!
• Excessive quantities of alcohol will be confiscated at the gate.
• Glass is not allowed. Transfer liquids from glass to non-breakable containers. Cans are ok, and recyclable at the event!

Generators

• ALL generators that are not rated as super quiet (60 decibels or less), must be sound insulated with mufflers or fireproof housing.  Instructions for soundproofing a generator can be found on this website: http://soundproofing.org/infopages/generator.htm.
• If you’re running a generator without proper sound insulation, you’ll be told to either build an enclosure or you’ll need to shut it off.
• Generators must be turned off during quiet hours.

Sound Restrictions

Please keep your neighbors in mind. Sound from any camp must not disrupt adjacent camps. Sound systems in your camp must be held to reasonable levels.

• Sound systems are limited to certain areas of our event and must be registered in advance as a theme camp.
• Sound systems may be monitored for excessive decibel levels and may need to be turned-down.
• If sound problems continue after a warning the power source or audio equipment will be removed for the duration of the event.

Fire Rules (subject to county or state fire ban)

• The state and/or county may issue a comprehensive burn ban. We can by no means guarantee that we will be able to burn anything. In addition, the area that Apogaea is being held is forested, and an uncontrolled fire can have devastating consequences for participants. Take this seriously—fire can put the lives and property of many people at risk. If a burn ban is in effect, smoking may be restricted to inside cars. You can check the Park County fire ban status online, but note that Apogaea’s fire status may differ from that of Park County and the Emergency Services tent or any Ranger will have the most accurate information.
• If fire art is permitted by the authorities, you still must register your fire art for pre-approval. All fire art is subject to inspection on site and, if deemed unsafe, will be shut down by Apogaea Emergency Services.
• If fire performance is permitted at the event, it must be conducted in the designated fire performance area ONLY.  To perform using fire you must obtain prior approval from the Conclave Shin. Check at the gate for more details.

Regardless of fire ban status, All uses of fire must follow these requirements:

• With the exception of camp stoves, gas barbeques, Emergency Services, and pre-approved fire barrels (must be approved before the event by BAMF), no fire of any kind will be permitted at the event.
• All approved burn barrels must be raised from the ground, properly secured and accompanied by a full water bucket (at least 5 Gallons).  Please prepare to bring your own water for this purpose, as there is no water available on-site. Bring your own wood. Wood gathering is strictly forbidden on site.
• Do not put anything other than wood or cardboard into fires. NOT EVEN CIGARETTE BUTTS as these can make the ashes toxic, and the burn barrel ashes will be used for farming compost.
• No campfires, charcoal BBQs, tiki torches, candles, oil lanterns, fireworks, flares, or explosives will be permitted.
• Apogaea’s burn barrels may not be moved and the wood provided by Apogaea is only for Apogaea burn barrels, not personal or camp burn barrels.
• Cooking stoves must be on a level surface in an area cleared of dry vegetation within one yard of the stove.
• All generators, fuel storage, and potential spark-sources must be placed in areas in which all dry vegetation has been removed.
• All generators must be supplied with a single standard fire extinguisher, type ABC dry chemical (the regular red ones).
• Smoking is allowed in designated areas only. Butts must be disposed in designated buckets, ashtrays, or personal buttboxes. If we have a burn ban in effect, smoking may be restricted to inside cars.  Do not place cigarette butts in burn barrels, as they are toxic.
• Violation of the fire rules is grounds for removal from the event.

Local, State and Federal Laws

Comport yourself with regard to all local, state and federal laws as you would in any municipality. Law enforcement is not expected at the event, but please be respectful if you see any. We wish our positive interactions with law enforcement to continue.

Lost and Found

If you find any valued items who have lost their owners, you can return them to the lost and found station located at Info Booth. Please check at the Info Booth for any items you may have become separated from during the event.

Photography

ASK FIRST to be sure your subject(s) are okay with being immortalized in your photo album. Apogaea is a private event. Redistribution or public display of images, including on the internet, requires the explicit consent of all subject parties. An individual may revoke her or his consent at any time. Images may only be taken for personal use and may not be used professionally or for any commercial purpose without the written approval of Apogaea, Inc.. Anyone encountering a problem with a photographer or videographer should report it to a Ranger.

Rangers

Rangers will be on duty throughout the event. These are trained volunteers who are there to act as non-confrontational community mediators and safety officers. By encouraging and facilitating communication, the Rangers promote awareness of potential hazards, from sun-stroke to tent fires. Look for the folks with tan Ranger shirts if you have a question or need help with anything.