FAQ

Directions
Hinterland Music Festival is located at the Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater 3357 St Charles Rd, St Charles, IA 50240, a naturally formed amphitheater that overlooks the beautiful Iowa landscape. We’re about 30 miles south of Des Moines, Iowa and just west of I-35.

Parking as a Camper
Every vehicle entering Hinterland requires the purchase of a parking pass or campsite. Buy parking passes here.

– Outerland, Innerland, and VIP Parking Lots – Require a separate purchase from your festival admission ticket to allow your vehicle entry into said lot. Camping in these parking lots is prohibited. *3-Day General Parking passes will be allowed to park in Outerland if you are planning to camp. *

– SAINTS and Glamping Parking – Included with the purchase of festival admission tickets. One parking spot is included per order so if you’d like to purchase additional parking spots you can do so here for General Parking.

– Car Camping Campsites – Includes parking for one vehicle within your 20’ x 20’ campsite. Vehicle must be parked along the perimeter of your plot.

– RV Campsites – Each RV campsite includes a companion vehicle parking pass for in and out use. If you bring a car, it must fit within your RV campsite and these parking passes will be issued at RV check-In.

GPS locations of camping lot entrances:
Outerland – 41.29340956669415, -93.78617483317413
Innerland – 41.29318692407442, -93.79323663402968
VIP – 41.29065053673418, -93.79966100826793
SAINTS and Glamping – 41.29031764741464, -93.80336983169576
Car Camping – 41.29340956669415, -93.78617483317413
RV VIP – 41.29031764741464, -93.80336983169576
RV Powered – 41.29229835960459, -93.79545621451247
RV Non-Powered – 41.29293066054135, -93.79316590934174

Parking Pass Stickers
Parking pass window stickers are required to enter the parking lots. If you don’t physically have your sticker, you MUST go to the Box Office before entering a parking lot to pick up your activated parking pass sticker.

Only exceptions are if you purchased a 3-Day General Parking Pass after 7/19 or if you have a 1-Day General Parking Pass, those passes will be available via the AXS app as a digital pass. You don’t need to go to will call.

For everyone else, put your sticker on the inside of your driver’s side front windshield to allow our team to quickly check it upon arrival.

Arriving
View the camping & parking map to locate your parking lot and follow the posted signs when you arrive. Remember to follow the information above about the parking pass sticker!

Make sure everyone in your vehicle has their appropriate wristband on upon arriving to the parking lot. Our camp experience team will check everyone in, while in your vehicle. If someone needs to get their wristband, head to the Box Office beforehand.

Walk-in tent campgrounds (Outerland, Innerland, VIP, SAINTS) after parking you’ll load up your gear (pro tip: a wagon is a great idea!) and walk to the entrance of your campground and show your festival wristband.

Campgrounds with designated sites (Car, RV, Glamping) will be assigned upon arrival. If you want a site next to your friends, plan to arrive at the same time.

Times
– Outerland GA, Innerland GA+, VIP Campground and Car Camping check-in hours: 9am-7pm Friday-Sunday
– RV, Glamping, and SAINTS Campground check-in hours: 3pm-8pm Thursday, 9am-7pm Friday-Sunday
– All campers must exit by Noon Monday

Peak Travel Times
Peak travel times are 9 a.m. on Friday (for campers), 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. each day and exiting the festival each night. If you can’t head out early to avoid traffic and have to wait in line on your way in or out of the festival grounds, remember to keep it friendly. Your fellow Hinterlanders are waiting too, and everyone will be there soon!

Re-Entry
Vehicle re-entry to parking lots is allowed during daylight hours only. No re-entry for RVs or 1-Day General Parking.

RV Arrivals Extra Notes
If you arrive prior to 9 a.m., you may be asked to clear the road and wait in 1-Day General Parking. If you’re trying to meet up with other RVs to get a space next to each other, please use the 1-Day General Parking Lot on Thursday for easy waiting and turnaround.

RV Rentals:
– Arrival by vehicle prior to the RV rental drop off is HIGHLY encouraged. This will ensure your spot is claimed and your RV drop off is not turned away.
– Parking pass window stickers are required to enter the parking lots. If your rental drop off doesn’t have the parking pass sticker, they may not be allowed to park. Please help everything run smoothly by getting the RV driver your parking pass sticker in advance. If that’s not possible, the RV driver must have the AXS order purchaser name, AXS order number, AND photo of the ID of the purchaser if the purchaser is not present.
– If you’re trying to meet up with an RV driver or other RVs to get a space next to each other, please use the 1-Day General Parking Lot on Thursday for easy waiting and turnaround.

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