Join Us

If you are considering joining Camp Stella, here’s what you need to know.

Camp Stella welcomes all queer-identified people and queer-friendly people to camp with us. Every year, members included gay, bisexual, dyke, transgender and straight Stellites. We strive to create a camp that is diverse and open to all orientations and gender expressions.

Camp Stella is not a clique. If you don’t know anybody in Camp Stella, you are not alone. Some of us will have never met before we arrive on the playa.

Some of us are active in a 12 step program. Others simply want to experience Burning Man without the use of mood altering substances.

Expectations as a community…

• Prior to the event, Bay Area Burners will participate in at least one of our monthly Planning Meetings or one Work Day.
• We have all agreed to experience Burning Man clean and sober.
• We will contribute ($75-$200 non-refundable/person) towards the civic projects of Camp Stella.
• We will feast together in our one formally organized communal meal on Tuesday night.
• We will host the Plain Ordinary Whoopee Party.
• We will assemble a civic shade structure to be used for 12 step meetings at 3:00 PM and for the Plain Ordinary Whoopee Party.
• We will pitch in where ever we can. We’ll help our neighbors set up their tents, pick up trash that has blown into our camp, build and tear down our civic structures, and generally contribute to Camp Stella and to the city at large.
• We are self sufficient. In the spirit of Burning Man we practice radical self reliance. Bring everything that you’ll need to survive a week in the desert. Your fellow campmates will be helpful and supportive, but please come prepared.

As a member of Camp Stella you’ll enjoy…

• A sober oasis and the community of around 20 sober campmates.
• The Camp Stella Shade Structures.
• The Camp Stella Shower Structures (please bring your own water and Solar Shower bag).
• The Camp Stella Evaporation Ponds.
• The Camp Stella Little Red Wagon to haul ice.
• A commual cookstove, cooking gas, shared tables and chairs and limited storage space in our coummunal kitchen.  Please bring your own pots and pans.

Next Step?

Please join our Yahoo Group and introduce yourself.  One of our New Member Liasons will contact you to answer any questions.