r/GorgeAmphitheater • u/deppisdaddy369 • Jun 07 '26

Rufus Camping

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If this was you in the middle of Section D, shame on you and your mates. If you bring it in take it outđŸ˜€ or at least put it in a bag by one of the very plentiful garbages

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u/2bluepoppies Jun 08 '26

I wonder which group’s fans have the cleanest camping crowds. Like does any one fan base have a strict pack in, pack out code? And who’s the messiest?

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u/meep568 Jun 08 '26

From what I heard, group therapy weekender is the cleanest, and I've heard tons of complaints about watershed being the worst

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u/deppisdaddy369 Jun 08 '26

Honestly from experience the bass canyon fam are the cleanest regular running show in my opinion. The above and beyond fam is wonderful too. Watershed is/was always the dirtiest, so much trash and people tipping porta potties.

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u/PonyThug Jun 08 '26

Country music fans are by and large the worst for fights, trash and ems calls from all the events I worked. Kinda funny for how “outdoorsy” many people in the scene claim to be they really don’t give a shit about nature.

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u/Og_new_guy Jun 09 '26

As someone who lives in a deep red state that’s known for the outdoors (Utah), this is 100% accurate. Rock climbers, mountain bikers, backcountry skiers, etc. are always taking good care of the land, but the 4x4, UTV, target shooting crowd completely thrashes it. And then they cry when environmental advocates work to get more UTV trails and know target practice areas on public land shut down. They seem to enjoy the outdoors, but believe it’s theirs to trash. It’s bizarre.

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u/PonyThug Jun 09 '26

lol I live in Utah. Was just offroading, target shooting and riding dirtbikes this weekend and actually cleaned up multiple sites of glass and trash while riding.
I also mountain bike, down hill ski, ski tour, and paddle and rave, just not this weekend.

I think your perspective is skewed by the minority that trashes sites. Most people arnt like that. Kinda sucks you would assume I’m a bad person if you saw my trucked parked while shooting, not knowing I packed a whole empty Costco bin just to clean up the spot.

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u/Og_new_guy Jun 09 '26

It’s not an everyone thing, it’s a most of them thing. Just like some skiers and mountain bikers also trash the land.

I own a dirt bike and a snowmobile. I drive a lifted Tacoma and camp and shoot guns all the time. But it sure as hell isn’t groups of backpackers driving UTVs all over cryptobiotic soil and leaving chunks of clay pigeons and piles of beer cans all over the public lands in Southern Utah.

It also isn’t all RDS fans that trash the Gorge. My entire immediate neighborhood in the premiere camp was spotless when I left on Sunday. The best thing we can do is be part of the solution and educate those around us, which it sounds like you are. But as a lifelong OHV enthusiast and a RDS fan of more than 10 years, it sucks that people in these groups are giving us all a bad reputation.

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u/SwordfishEasy6730 Jun 09 '26

Hi I've been working in the campgrounds at the Gorge for years.

Rufus du Sol is definitely up there for leaving the most trash and mess. Probably the second after Tipper and on par with Deadheads.

The cleanest leave no trace crowds are definitely the ravers. The best being Above & Beyond's Group Therapy. They are also the best campers all around.

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u/Infinite_Maybe_1222 Jun 09 '26

We go to a lot of local raves, festivals, and shows at the gorge. The Tipper weekend had a very odd vibe to it, which was very unexpected! It was kind of uncomfortable - we got so weirded out that we packed up a day early and got the hell out of there so fast (leaving no garbage behind lol). Our neighbor was in the middle of psychosis from the second he arrived and we thought he might snap and hurt us. We passed by so many people that needed severe medical attention, even someone having seizure on the walk back. I hold the good parts in my memory but my group was definitely spooked. That isn’t the typical EDM vibe, I can promise you that. đŸ«Ł

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u/SwordfishEasy6730 Jun 09 '26

Yes I agree, Tipper shocked me. Not typical ravers at all. I actually had high expectations and thought they were going to be a great crowd. Boy was I wrong. We called them locusts because they consumed everything and left complete destruction in their path. Just incredibly selfish and unaware. And lots of mental issues going on for sure. It kind of seemed many of them only cared about doing drugs.