Policies at Four Quarters
Playing the Tough Cop!
The Big Ones,
Short and Sweet
Four Quarters has no clothing policy.
PUBLIC INTOXICATION
WILL BE CAUSE FOR EXPULSION.
Our steel FIRE RINGS ARE BY PERMIT ONLY,
No stone lined or open Fire Pits.
NO PARKED CARS IN CAMP during our events
without a car camping or parking permit.
FOUR QUARTERS IS GREEN;
Please take your trash back home with you!
OK,we'll stop shouting. Now for the details.
About Our Clothing
Policy: We do not have one. You may be as dressed or undressed
as you prefer. In the summer very loose wraps and sandals are the norm and most people
skinny-dip when in the river.
About Alcohol: What you do in your private campsite is largely your own business. But
please be a good neighbor and respect others. Please, no public area drinking of alcohol
in original containers; put that brew in a coffee cup. We have ZERO tolerance for
intoxication. No private radios or amplified instruments. And of course, no weapons,
illegal substances or other contraband.
About Camp Fires by
Permit: At all times, camp fires are by permit only. $15
includes your Steel Fire Ring and firewood for your stay. Never, ever move rocks to line a
fire ring! Creating an open Fire Pit is forbidden at Four Quarters. Please do not
stockpile wood; unburned wood must be returned to the wood piles by staff in order to
allow us to care for the grounds. Please do not burn paper, plastic or foil in your fire
ring; it leaves a poisonous residue that kills the soil. Please do return your Fire Ring
to Registration or Hospitality and never, ever leave your fire unattended.
About Your Car: The Camp is for People, the Main Parking Area is for Cars. We are
positively anti-automobile and we Boot and Tow parking violators! So please return your
car to Main Parking as soon as possible after off-loading your camping gear. Please do not
drive your car into the wooded areas of camp and do observe the “No Vehicles”
signs; just pull your vehicle completely off the road and carry your gear the last few
feet to your camp site. Please do not ever leave your vehicle in any intersections or in
any of the entrances to the High Meadow or the Kitchen. Not even for a minute.
About In-Camp Parking by
Permit: During our Fund Raisers, a very limited number of
In-Camp Parking Spots are available by permit, directly across from the Hospitality
Pavilion. A Parking Pass for your vehicle is $25-$35, purchased at registration or at the
pavilion. Please park your vehicle as instructed, or as close to the red ribbon and the
other cars as you can.
IF YOU HAVE A HANDICAPPED PLACARD FOR YOUR CAR
SEE US FOR YOUR FREE PARKING PASS.
About In-Camp Car Camping
and RVs by Permit: During our Fund Raisers we allow car camping
by permit in the East end of the High Meadow. Permits are $15 for each vehicle or trailer,
$25 for those over 20 feet in length. RV spots are very limited and their $35 permits
should be reserved in advance.
About Your Trash:
Four Quarters is Green. We do not provide trash service; you must pack out
everything you bring in. If you like, you may purchase one of our yellow trash bags and
leave it at registration on your way home. Littering is profound disrespect of the land
and will be a cause for expulsion. Put your cigarette butts in your pockets.
About Swimming:
Feel free to swim in the Hemlock Hole. But remember that it is wild,
natural and dangerous. NO PROVISIONS FOR YOUR SAFETY HAVE BEEN TAKEN! YOU SWIM AT YOUR OWN
RISK! Please do not get out of the water on the far bank, and NEVER, NEVER jump into the
water. To do so is cause for expulsion. And please, no soap of any kind may be used in the
creek. The beavers hate it.
About Your Campsite: Camp as lightly as possible upon the land. Dig no
drainage ditches around your tents and no tent stakes closer than 6 feet to a graveled
road. Please do not camp in the marked workshop or sacred sites. The Big Bottom is a
Members Only Camping Area. Please observe the posted “No Vehicle” areas of camp.
About Our Showers: Our showers are everlastingly hot, and are self-serve any time
the kitchen generator is operating. Read the posted instructions, use the soap we provide
and enjoy! Have twice the fun, shower with a friend, save water and fuel.
About The Starvin’ Artist Café: It is our pride and joy. Built with volunteer labor
and donations. Staff-prepared food as an act of service and love, building real Community,
one bite at a time. If you are on the Meal Plan, please bring your own eating utensils,
plate and cup. If you are not on the Meal Plan... Oh well, there is always next time!
About Drum Circle:
a safe, sacred space to ride the spirit of the Drum. Please be
aware that at our FundRaisers, Drum Circle is cleaned and prepared each evening as an act
of service, helping to maintain the Drum Circle at Four Quarters as a place of mystery,
magic and respect.
When sharing Drum Circle remember that alcohol and tobacco are not
permitted on the sanded areas and No Glass of any kind. If you drum, please group yourself
around the Jun-Juns (bass drums) in the south of the circle, forming a crescent of support
for the dancers and the people. If you like to drum while sitting, bring a chair; and
please do not drag the wooden benches towards the fire until very late in the evening.
Now that was'nt so bad!