Info
Lake Selmac is an amazing venue right on an amazing lake with 25 acres in Southern, Oregon!
This is our 1st year at this amazing venue and we think weʻve found our home! We have secured a permit with the county and because of the remoteness of the location/neighbors, we’re able to have music all night long!
We are doing our best to make this as close to ZERO WASTE as possible. This is a PACK-IT-IN and PACK-IT-OUT event. We ask that you please be respectful on this land, mindful of neighbors on the way in and out, and please, clean up after yourselves.
About the evolution of Maui Mystic Garden Party into Mystic Garden – Gathering of the Tribes:
This new Gathering of the Tribes mission is to foster a healthier, more vibrant community, as well as a forum for advocating and promoting evolutionary culture. This new project stems from the former Mystic Garden Party which was designed more as a ʻfestivalʻ event.
Last year was the 4th annual Mystic Garden Party summer festival event, when challenges with the county forced us to change the venue location at the last minute, resulting in a great loss of ticket sales and some challenging situations for many of us. We are committed to learning from last year’s event and all of the feed back we have received, and have begun this year by implementing new management systems and practices, including involving over a dozen new owners and collaborators. We are committed to learning, growing, and evolving as we chart a new direction, building on the strengths of the old Mystic, while re-visioning and improving what didn’t work. We hope you will join us as we gather the tribes together to have fun and create a healthier culture for us all!
Volunteering:
We are now accepting volunteer applications for this year. We ask our volunteers to do 3 shifts of 4 hours for a total of 12 hours for a free Weekend Camping Pass. We are implementing the same policy (that we used at the Maui Mystic Island Festival), asking all volunteers to purchase their passes in advance and then be reimbursed for the amount of their passes at the end of your stay at the festival. Many festivals now do this and it ensures that people follow through with their agreements.
To request consideration for volunteering click here.
Tickets:
Camping Passes: There are both 5-Day and 3-Day Camping passes available online at: www.mysticgardengathering.eventbrite.com
There is an Early-Bird Special on both passes for a limited time only.
3 Day Weekend Camping Passes are currently still $100 til july 19th at 8:00 PM when advance ticket sales end. Then, if the event is not sold it will be $115 at gate
All 5 day Camping Passes are currently still $130 til july 19th at 8:00 PM when advance ticket sales end. Then, if the event is not sold it will be $155 at gate.
Day Passes: We may make day passes available soon if we think the event isnʻt going to sell out to capacity.
Food: Camping passes do NOT include meals, but we have organic vegetarian cuisine with many raw food and beverage options available on site.
Children: 12 and under are FREE.
Youth: 13 – 16 are HALF-PRICE of any adult ticket (whatever the pass price is at the time). These are available at the gate only.
Location: The gathering is at Lake Selmac near 500 Reeves Creek Rd. at Lakeshore Dr. That is about 2.5 east of Hwy 199 not far from Cave Junction in Selma, Oregon. See Google Map.
What to Bring?:
What to bring for camping? Will there be potties/water/showers?
There is nice camping all around the lake including shady spots under lush trees!
This is a camping event so bring all your own camping gear and accessories. For those with RV’s or Live-In Vehicles there will be a designated area for them. Yes, there is fresh drinking water, showers, a lake for cooling off and plenty of porta-potties.
Will there be water/food/beverages available, or do we need to pack in all that we’ll need?
Bring your own reusable water bottle or there may be one for sale! There will be great food and beverage vendors including raw foods/vegetarian/vegan/ also amazing healthy deserts!
How much will parking cost?
Parking will be in designated areas for day passes, overnight camping and RV’s. A nominal parking fee will be requested for each vehicle to “green the event” which will be greatly discounted or free for those who carpool (3 or more people)!
Will there be security at the event?
We will have our own 24/7 security team at the gathering as well as a professional security company on-site as our permit requires. Each participant though will be responsible for securing their own camping areas and we cannot be held responsible for any losses in those areas.
What Not to Bring:
What are our policies towards alcohol at the event. Are there restrictions from bringing it to the camping area? is it served at the venue?
There is no selling of beer or alcohol at the gathering and we highly discourage its use. If you have a beer or glass of wine in your tent and are not ‘walking around with a beer in your hand’ you could probably get away with it. We highly discourage any intoxication and drunkenness. Our event is endeavoring to encourage us all to find lifestyle choices leading to a joyful life without the need of intoxicants to feel ‘high’ but rather to get ‘high on life’ with yoga, music, breathing, ecstatic dance etc.
What are our policies towards drugs?
We discourage the use of drugs of any kind except those prescribed by a doctor.
Can we bring our dogs?
There are no dogs or animals permitted at the event.
Greening the Gathering & ZERO WASTE:
At previous events we have recycled our waste, encouraged water bottle usage instead of plastic, and so forth. This year we are endeavoring to do much more to make our event as close to a ZERO WASTE event as possible. We encourage you to bring your own water bottle, even reusable plates and utensils if at all possible. We are planning to reduce our footprint this year and be a living example of how we can walk more lightly on the Earth.
Thanks to Josephine County Master Recyclers for assisting us with recycling tips at the event this year and the Jackson County SMART Business Program. Download “Greening the Gathering Kit” (pdf).
Ride Sharing:
We are encouraging ride sharing and car pooling whenever possible to limit the number of vehicles at the event. We’re suggesting using Craigslist – Medford.
For ride sharing click here.
Lodging & Accommodations
This is a camping only event. If youʻre not into the camping experience, there are hotels near the gathering. Cave Junction is probably the closest town with hotels and Grants Pass is about 40 minutes away with plenty of options there as well. There are also a few limited cabins at the Lake Selmac Resort.
+ Cave Junction/Resort Accommodations Here
If none of this information has answered your questions feel free to email: info@mysticgardengathering.com