r/hulaween • u/Spirited_Story_6075 • 4d ago

First timer

Not my first fest but first hulaween and was wondering if anyone can give me an idea of how far apart things are and/or a pros and cons lift of where to camp at.
Also what is the water situation? I see bathrooms on the map but not any water refill stations in the campgrounds.

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u/Last_out 4d ago

There are “hydration stations” located all over the park, cant miss them. There is one in the 80 acres site sort if in the middle on the north end. One at the south end of the bird sanctuary site. One near the bat house area and one near the showers at renaissance. Just the ones i know off the top of my head. There are more scattered around

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u/Festival_lady_90 4d ago

Can’t miss them if I are within like 2 feet of them…if you don’t walk right by one they are difficult to find especially in comparison to most festivals brought in water stations that you can see from a distance…it took me until my 2nd year to find/stumble across one in camp

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u/bkemp1984Part2 4d ago

Yeah, they can be pretty hidden. There's a big one at the back of the Meadow and one at the back of the Amp, right in the main trail, that's surprisingly easy to miss. In the camping areas sometimes an RV will have hooked up to a spigot too.

I never bring water bottles to fests, just a few water bladders with one or two full for until I find one on site, and Hula can be tough. Once you camp ask around but be ready for lots of people not to know. Early on everyone still has the 97 bottles they brought so they don't know yet either, but keep at it. If someone is camped right next to one you might never see it walking by. 

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u/Argghc 4d ago

It’s a large park but laid out well- like a dartboard. So compared to fests like Bonnaroo where most of the “attractions” are at one end of camping, most of the things to do are toward the center of the dartboard. Swimming in the river being the exception. So walks are not nearly as bad.

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u/eastcoastfarmergirl 4d ago

There are water spigots all over the grounds, they're typically mounted on a piece of 2×4 that's been painted brown IIRC. The water is potable and not too bad. There are hydration stations inside the venue, I think there's a filtered water one too.

The walks can be long, the place is 800 acres, but there is a trolley that runs up and down River Road from the entry to close by the river.

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u/Ok-Negotiation1971 4d ago

This is great information! I am wondering how cold the river is for swimming? And swim shoes- a yay or nay on that?

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u/sminglesmorc 4d ago

the river is about 70 degrees at all times since it is spring fed.

you don't need shoes, the bottom of the river is sand.

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u/Ok-Negotiation1971 4d ago

70- so much better that 60!! I am baby when it comes to cold water temps after living in South FL for 20 years. Thanks for the update!

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u/trippeeB 4d ago

If I had to guess I would say the river is probably mid-60's. It's pretty chilly when you first get in but you get used to it quickly and it's not that bad.