Camping with us!

New Desert Outpost is a diverse collection of people from many backgrounds and ages. Most of our campers join through referrals, but we’re always open to meeting folks who can help the camp thrive.

Learn more about us and the camp in our Camper Guide.

The Basics: Sexy Camp Amenities

What can you expect while camping with us?

• Communal space:
  • Front-of-House: Our camp offers a front courtyard area for events and to welcome guests. Our own campmates are also more than welcome to hang out in that area too. Go make friends.
  • Back-of-House: We also have a private back of house area (behind the backdrops) just for our campers. Feel free to bring things that make the area more comfortable and homey.
• Breakfast and Dinner: TBD - check back soon or ask us for details.
• Kitchen: Our kitchen setup includes two large burners and a motley assortment of cooking implements, knives, and a dishwashing station.
• Tent Shade: Your tent is no match for the Playa sun, but under our massive shade structure you should be able to happily snooze until, like, 9.
• Drinking Water: We provide drinking and communal meal cooking water for the camp during the burn. This is not water for showers, which you should bring yourself. Please also pack 5 gallons of emergency water for the gate line or other issues.
• Greywater disposal: We have a 250-gallon greywater container in the back of camp. Use it to dispose of toothpaste, wash water, kitchen liquids, and warm beer water. No bodily fluids! Sometimes it feels like a wimp move, but not having to carry gallons of gross toothpaste water home is a relief.
• Shower: TBD - check back soon or ask us for details.
• Power: TBD - check back soon or ask us for details.

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Being Part of the Team

It’s important that we create a community — not just a camp — and every camper plays an important role in this.

• Work Shifts: All campers are expected to do work some shifts over the course of the week to keep things running smoothly. We’ll share more details of how these are organized as we get closer to the burn, and can work to accommodate people as needed. Please show up on time, get things done, and be proactive in swapping if needed.
• Camp dues: The sexy amenities cost money, so we all pitch in to make sure it works. Jump to the cost and details.
• Camp tear down: By the end of the week, everybody is tired and just wants to leave. Before we can, we have to tear down the camp, pack everything up, and make sure there’s absolutely no moop left behind. Everyone in camp is involved in teardown. If you’re leaving before the weekend, talk to one of the camp leads about how to make teardown easier.
• Participation: Come hang out with us and help make the camp events awesome! Leading up to the burn we host regular happy hours and build days.
• Departure: Departure process for each person includes:
  • Checking lost and found for personal items
  • Taking 1 bag of trash and 1 bag of recycling per car (or per person for Burner Express - this is included in your bus ticket)
  • Completing a final thorough moop sweep of your tent area

Camp Dues

Camp dues are determined each year based on the expected camp size, camp amenities, and our camp gift to the playa. We should have an exact number on this soon.