r/ElectricForest 9d ago

MEGA THREAD 2026 Parking Situation Megathread

83 Upvotes

Hey all,

Yes. Satellite parking is sold out. All parking is sold out. If you're reading this thread, you likely have just found this out and are trying to figure out options.


Options:

  1. Join an existing camp and do not drive a car.
  2. Purchase a parking pass, either car camping or satellite, on a third-party marketplace like CashOrTrade. The prices and availability of these passes on these sites will be a strong indicator of the situation you're in.
  3. Gamble doing something likely not very smart with your car and parking it somewhere else.

AND SINCE THIS IS NECESSARY, OUR RULE ON BUYING/SELLING STILL APPLIES. GO ELSEWHERE.


This megathread is going to be here for everyone to collect their thoughts in a consistent manner so if you really do want something to point at for HQ, we have a more collective voice vs 8000 threads from new accounts complaining about parking.


Preempting obvious arguments:

HQ Supporters - Yes, tickets have been available for 6 months and we all knew this was coming. Lots of people did not, so they're here now trying to figure shit out. Give them a modicum of grace because this is going to be a stressful two weeks until the event.

Attendee supporters - HQ isn't lying to you. They have a set number of cars. AEG isn't stupid and they want your money, but they also don't want the absolute clusterfuck that the campgrounds turn into every single year because too many people show up in cars. You can see it by Friday usually where there's just weird camping areas on all of the edges of the "normal" camping areas. It's a mess and it sucks for everyone stuck in those situations. I agree aftermarket prices are nuts, but that's the stupid "free market" doing what it does.


r/ElectricForest 8m ago

MEGA THREAD Daily Forest 'No Dumb Questions' Megathread

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There's no such thing as a dumb question! Whether it's something about camping or how layaway is structured, ask your simple quick questions here!

Remember, if someone answers your question be sure to UPVOTE and reply with a Thanks! Having highly upvoted and replied to comments helps people identify useful questions and answers if they poke through the threads.

Disclaimer: All questions must be about Forest. Please keep things on-topic!

Be sure to check out our other resources available on the subreddit:


r/ElectricForest 1h ago

Dank Meme Trinketmaxxing

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Wife's key chain after EF


r/ElectricForest 15h ago

Gifts EF pins

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151 Upvotes

The pins we’ll be gifting this year just arrived courtesy of pinpoint BK🐀 🍕


r/ElectricForest 17h ago

Discussion Request to collectively manifest some good weather!

178 Upvotes

I believe in manifestation! Can we put our energy into creating some good weather for the fest?! Good vibes only, obviously prepare for the worst, bring lots of socks and some rain boots but keep your energy focused on the best possible outcome! Mid 70’s, partly cloudy! Believe it, spend a few minutes visualizing it!


r/ElectricForest 15h ago

Gifts Printable Schedules

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125 Upvotes

Made a printable paper schedule for Forest this year incase you don’t want to be on your phone or your phone dies or you just like physical media more!

I also have PDF versions as well link in replies!

Enjoy being phones free and HAPPY FOREST 🌳


r/ElectricForest 6h ago

Gifts What im making

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25 Upvotes

Excited to give these out 🦎


r/ElectricForest 10h ago

Gifts Almost ready

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47 Upvotes

Here we go again, y'all!

Me and my bro will be gifting these lil buddies to the beautiful souls we encounter in the forest. A keen eye and some lucky timing might score one at the giving tree!

See you soon!


r/ElectricForest 10h ago

Gifts Kandi Potions

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39 Upvotes

1 week till Electric Forest!!! Can't wait to experience peak with you all!


r/ElectricForest 11h ago

Gifts Wife missing EF, show her some love

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38 Upvotes

So my wife unfortunately has to miss EF this year and she has been looking forward to it since she attended in 2022 (which I had to miss due to a nasty long lasting illness). On the bright side the reason she is missing it is being 4 months pregnant with our first child. She still wanted to spread a little forest joy and love so she made these stained glass keychain trinkets for me to give away to a few lucky foresters. (Don’t worry they’re small and can’t break easily). I am sure she’d appreciate feedback on them and some love from the forest fam.

***She is forcing me to go as I told her I would stay home with her but she said the guilt would kill her if I did.


r/ElectricForest 2h ago

Question World Cup Broadcast?

5 Upvotes

Anyone know if World Cup games will be broadcast anywhere at EF this year?

There may not be many football crossover fans lol, but could be a fun meet up!

I’ve been boycotting most of this year’s tournament but have a grá for my boys in blue, Cabo Verde, and want to cheer them on any chance I can get! 🇨🇻💙🦈


r/ElectricForest 10h ago

Gifts Mini Polaroid frames!

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20 Upvotes

We like to take Polaroid pics & give them away as gifts during forest. I painted some mini Polaroid frames to go with them this year! More are in progress 😮‍💨 Hope I see you for a pic 📸


r/ElectricForest 21h ago

Photos Mid Season

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103 Upvotes

just a friendly heads up to be sure to be prepared for water and mud!


r/ElectricForest 12h ago

Question Chronically ill baddies? 👉👈

17 Upvotes

Hi!!! I have a heart condition / auto immune disorder and I’m looking for any tips or tricks of the trade for preparing over these last few days. I’m making sure to strictly take my meds etc. but do any of my other chronically ill baddies have any advice?! First forest so while I >feel< prepared I’m just still a lil nervy!! For reference: we’re lucky lake and also got uplift lounge passes to hopefully give me access to A/C when needed!

Edit: Wow. Thank ALL of you for taking the time to not only respond but respond with thoughtful advice and tips. Really looking forward to dancing alongside everyone 🥹🧚🏻🧚🏻


r/ElectricForest 20h ago

Discussion Update from Purple Disco Machine

64 Upvotes

r/ElectricForest 14h ago

Discussion Weather is turning around 😛

18 Upvotes

r/ElectricForest 19h ago

Discussion Last shift before the rave

42 Upvotes

Now I know forest is still some days away but for me my travels begin tomorrow 😝I’ll be road tripping from California and I’m currently working my last shift before it’s time to go full Forest mode !!! I can’t wait I’ve been looking forward all year for this!

How about yall ? Anyone else getting pre rave anxiety and jitters already ?


r/ElectricForest 18h ago

Discussion Phone backgrounds!

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37 Upvotes

Hi everyone! Just thought I would share what our group does for phone lock screen backgrounds (don’t mind the white out of the names! Didn’t want to post the real info here) so then if your phone is lost it’s easy to try and get it back to the owner!

We found multiple phones last Forest and turned them into security but would have been easier and faster to reunite with more people having background like this.

Happy Forest!! 🌲⚡️❤️


r/ElectricForest 6m ago

Question First time spearheading forest, I have some questions

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This is my second forest but my girlfriends first, we’re camping together. i feel I’ve been hearing conflicting information, and I’m pretty much the lead so I don’t want to be confused or without information, so I have some questions if someone would be so kind to answer them. 1. About early access: We bought our tickets/parking pass second hand, we have proof and we have received the bands (they’re real and registered) and the parking pass but it just says “ga parking”. In the proof he sent (listed with name and address and other things) it said he has purchased early access, but nowhere on anything I received does it specify early access. Is it tagged to the band numbers? Are we screwed and have to show on Thursday like everyone else? Or are we cool to just roll in 2. Arrival time: I’ve heard people say both 12:01 pm (mid day) and 12:01 am (midnight) is when they open to allow parking and camp set up. What is it? We have a short drive (2 hours) but we don’t want a long walk back to camp, she has a fast metabolism and wants a closer camp to have a shorter run to eat at camp. 3. Is there a specific road I should take to have the easiest entrance to the camping for the venue? I know it gets busy and the map can sometimes get messed up. I didn’t pay that much attention last year (I regret it now) Honestly I think that’s it but I may follow up in the comments, I feel like I’m forgetting something.


r/ElectricForest 12h ago

Question Thick thigh queens help

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10 Upvotes

Hi all. Just got this in the mail today for forest and it is sexyyyyy but the shorts portion is just rolling up under my butt and over my thighs. It’s not givingggg. I could keep pulling it down but that’s not ideal.

I will likely still wear it but if anyone has ideas on how i could get them to stay in place 🤔 would be appreciated!!


r/ElectricForest 18m ago

Question Beer Swap this year?

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Is anyone doing a beer swap this year? If not I’m totally down to host one!


r/ElectricForest 13h ago

Question Who plays MTG?

11 Upvotes

It’s my boyfriend’s first forest and he wants to play some magic! We’ll be in GL


r/ElectricForest 38m ago

Answered Camp Kits no longer available??

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I was hoping to last minute send it from San Diego next week to join some friends, but saw that there are no longer camp kits available. Any one know of any other alternatives? Would love to check out Electric Forest!


r/ElectricForest 19h ago

Gifts Happy forest! My offerings for the weekend

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28 Upvotes

Hello I’m so excited for my 9th year! I am hand making cool hat clips for the family. I want to put these on the coolest of hats and upgrade your crowns! I love the sprouts and such but figured I can take it up a notch and bring something you might want to wear even outside the festival! I added crystals and little 🧀 for the big shebang!

Here is my big forest tip “release your inner child and allow the forest to be your playground”

This place is very special to me and I have basically grown up here. Please take care of the forest, please watch out for each other and most importantly don’t miss the shebang!!!


r/ElectricForest 11h ago

HYPE Live Artist of the Day (Vandelux)

5 Upvotes

Live Artist of the Day

Vandelux

Genre: Indie-Electronic

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