Mother Nature does not have music festivals on the books in 2021. After the chaos at Elements Music Festival due to heavy rains, all eyes are on Lost Lands Music Festival following in a similar pattern thanks to Mother Nature. The grounds suffered from rain for the larger part of yesterday and today, delaying entrance to the campgrounds due to the muddy and unsafe conditions. The Lost Lands team has posted announcements since yesterday regarding the state of the grounds and updates for those supposed to be camping on the grounds.
— Lost Lands Festival (@lost_lands) September 22, 2021
Entrance to the campgrounds was open for the majority of the day yesterday, but as those got to the gates near closing time at 10pm, they were turned away and had to find other sleeping arrangements – something that many didn’t plan for.
They just turned us away. We were there before 10
— GR8R (@JdaGreat41) September 23, 2021
We have been on the road for several hours, ETA is 1am. I’m sure others are in the same boat, need some more guidance here. Where should we go for the night?
— BranMuffz (@BranMuffz) September 23, 2021
what are people who have been driving states away, and got this news during the drive, being there a couple hours after 10pm, supposed to do for the night ?
— mommy? sorry. mommy? sorry. mommy? (@indecisiveidk) September 23, 2021
Today, the rain continued for a short period prompting the Lost Lands team first announced that the camping gates would remain closed until Friday at 10am, until 1:55pm when they shared that “all Wednesday and Thursday early entry pass holders in vehicles” could enter through a different entrance at the National Trail Raceway. This is the only way to currently enter the camping grounds.
— Lost Lands Festival (@lost_lands) September 23, 2021
On their most recent posts since allowing entry for early campers, attendees have shared that they have been waiting in “3 and a half hour lines and haven’t moved in over 2 hours.”
we’ve been waiting for 4 hours at the raceway they moved us from lines to a massive parking lot and we’ve just been sitting here no infooo no nothing
— spicy, (@njurczyy) September 23, 2021
we were the very 1st ones at the raceway & now stuck in one of the last lines in this parking lot, with no movement or end of it in sight. our car also almost got towed today bc they waited a few mins before 10 this morning to let us know it was gonna be closed & got stranded
— mommy? sorry. mommy? sorry. mommy? (@indecisiveidk) September 23, 2021
Mud is also a factor currently, but their team seems optimistic that it will dry up with the sunny forecast through the weekend.
Those coming to LOST LANDS: it is MUDDY, WET, and COLD. Be prepared for this pic.twitter.com/Iu0ncyedu5
— jen bunny 👁🔜 LOST LANDS (@jnsbaby) September 23, 2021
ya she’s muddy pic.twitter.com/ToN4jzMGFk
— mmymlkrs (@Sydxalexis) September 23, 2021
The River Beats team will update as this story progresses.