 
Directions
Reaching the festival is easy from most anywhere in
the southeast. Interstate 10 and Interstate 75 are both near and the park can be
reached from I-10 Exit 283 (Old Exit 40) or I-75 Exit 451 (Old Exit 85).
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park is located
between Jacksonville, Florida & Tallahassee, Florida about 30 minutes south of the
Georgia State line. The park is about 45 minutes north of Gainesville.
From points north and south, take I-75 to Florida exit 451. Go south on US
Hwy 129 for about 4 miles and the park is on your right.
From the east or west, take I-10 to
Live Oak Exit
283. Take US Hwy 129 North about 4.5 miles and the park is on your left
.
Festival Office Phone
during March 25 - 31, 2008 is 386-330-2584.
Camping
Enjoy the complete festival experience by camping
along the historic Suwannee River for the weekend. The park has plenty of sites available
with complete facilities for both RV’s and tent campers.
Primitive Camping:
Primitive camping is
first come, first serve. The
full festival and Sat/Sun festival ticket price includes park access, parking
& primitive camping fees. There are primitive
camping areas in different parts of the park. Check out a great new
primitive area that is out behind the horse camping - the park calls it the "80
acres" - it's a little farther out, but has wonderful wooded camping galore.
In addition you have primitive camping all over the park, including the Pine
Field, the Bird Sanctuary, Rees Lake and the Farm Field (the drum camp is
located here so if you want quiet - this is not the place to be).
Quiet camping is available upon request when you check in at the
front gate. Remember that arrivals
for the festival prior to Thursday, require additional camping fees to the park.
Electric/Water Site Upgrades:
Please note that the park assigns specific sites when you reserve your space. Please call early if you have a
special site you want to upgrade to, or if you want to camp in upgraded sites
beside or near other people. Primitive camping is included with your full
festival ticket.
The cost for upgraded camping is now
a flat fee, rather than a per person fee as in the past. If you would like a site with electric, water, and/or
sewer, you should purchase an upgrade by calling the park at
386-364-1683.
Your festival tickets should
be purchased by calling Magnolia Music at 904-249-7990 or visiting our
online
store. During Festival Week there are no
phone sales and internet sales are limited to early in the week.
Click here for complete
Suwannee Springfest ticket information.
Click
here for complete MagnoliaFest ticket information.
Rees Lake
Camping - New Information for 2007:
Many of our festival folks camp around or near Rees
Lake, where both Slopryland
and the Bill Monroe Shrine is located.
At the inception of our festivals, a large percentage of our festival goers only
wanted primitive camping, so the park accommodated our
request to keep the Rees Lake Area available for primitive camping by leaving
these electric sites turned off.
During the last few years,
there has been more demand for water and electric camping sites and requests for
electricity by festival goers camping in the lake area. This led the park
to consider making these water and electric sites available for reserved upgrade
the same as other upgraded sites in the park. There was concern that
this change could effect the dynamics of this very important part of our
festivals, so for the past two festivals, the park has allowed people
camping in the Rees Lake spots that are water and electric to pay an additional
fee to get the electricity turned on during the festival. This
process worked well, so after evaluation, the following procedure is in place
for the numbered sites in Rees Lake.
All Rees Lake area sites are
first come first serve. If you select a site that is numbered, you should
first set up your campsite and then go to the Spirit of the Suwannee Park Office
to pay for an upgrade for that site number. The park is charging is a flat
fee per site (not per person). The park will schedule your activation and
let you know when it will be turned on. Their plan is to activate sites on
an hourly basis as needed. The park requests that if you will not need or
desire electricity, that you choose another spot around the Lake or in another
of the primitive camping areas. There is a new primitive camping area back
behind the horse camping called the "80 acres". While it is a little
further away from the festival area, it offers some wonderful, wooded camp
spots.
Click below to link to the
park's campground map. All numbered spots on the map are water and
electric. The new "80 Acres" is located past horse camping and barn noted
on the map. The map doesn't show it, but there are now roads to that camping
area. Remember, If you want a water and electric spot in the Rees
Lake area, then get to the festival early as it's first come first serve still.
But if you want an upgraded water and electric spot reserved in advance and held
just for you, then call the park and reserve one of the upgraded sites in
another area of the park. All specific questions regarding camping,
camping fees and reservations should be directed to the Spirit of the Suwannee
Music Park office at 386-364-1683.
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park Campground Map
Camping the easy way with Dancin' Dave!
If you don't want to haul all your camping gear, but still want to camp, consider letting
Dancin' Dave do it for you. All you'll have to do is
throw your stuff in your tent! Check with Dave at
www.dancindave.com.
About The Park
Spirit of the
Suwannee Music Park lies on 580 beautifully-wooded acres down along the banks of Old
Florida’s Suwannee River. Along with the camping, there are nearly 12 miles of trails
suitable for hiking, biking, horseback riding and nature exploring. Bring along a fishing
pole and wet a line from the dock on Rees Lake. Canoe and bike rentals are available at
the on-site canoe outpost. Or take a dip in the nearby Suwannee Springs.
Visit
the park's web site at www.musicliveshere.com
or call them at 386-364-1683.
Other Festival
Information
SEATING
Festival-style seating will be in effect; first come, first served. Please bring lawn
chairs and blankets. The amphitheater seating area must be cleared at the end of each day.
No chairs can be left overnight. For the convenience of all, we request that all
unoccupied chairs may be used during daylight hours until the owner returns. Amphitheater
seating area will open to place your chairs at 9am Friday, Saturday and Sunday. No coolers, glass,
alcoholic beverages, food or drink (other than water) may be brought into the festival
area. Please be prepared for security search of all bags and packs. If
you have special food needs, please go by the Festival Office to get a Food
Pass.
Dog Policy:
No
Dogs Allowed
The central issue is simply one of
safety — for the dogs and for the
people.
No dogs are allowed
either in the campground or the festival areas. The only exceptions are
for verifiable handicap-access canines or park residents.
SMOKING
A non-smoking area has been designated in the amphitheater floor area between the sound
board and the stage. Also, the Music Hall and designated areas at
the Meadow and Old Florida Stages are non-smoking. You may
smoke in the elevated area of the amphitheater. No
matter where you smoke while in the festival or the campground, please place
your butts in an appropriate trash receptacle! Thanks for
your cooperation.
Drum Camp
Drum camp, hosted by our Paralounge
volunteers,
is an area complete with a drum circle ready for a bon fire. Please set
up your camp in that area if you want to drum at your campsite, or go there when you're
ready to jam! No drumming will be allowed in other areas of the campground.
Vending
Arrangements for vending must be made in advance of the festival. No unauthorized
vending allowed in the festival area or the campground. Offenders will be escorted
from the park with NO REFUNDS! Click here for
vending information.
Please let us know if you need
any additional information by contacting us at the email address and/or phone
number below!
Suwannee Springfest and MagnoliaFest are presented by:
Magnolia Music & Events, Inc.,
PO Box 51597
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32240-1597
Phone: (904) 249-7990
 EMAIL US Comments@magmusic.com
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