You'll need to choose and purchase an accommodation and travel option when you buy your Weekender ticket.
These options are part of the ticket purchase process, and will make sure everyone's weekend is organised, fun and easy. If you're buying tickets for other people, you'll need to know their preferred accommodation and travel options, and some details about them for registration. We recommend you choose the options with the least environmental impact, so you can feel great about yourself all weekend.
ACCOMMODATION
Camping
Camping is where it's at this weekend – it's springtime and you will be in the best spot to enjoy the show – within 150m of Wave Rock, the main stage, toilets, showers, cooking facilities and food vendors. We're committed to providing good facilities and a great vibe in the Camp Ground, so even people who are scared of camping will like it, and everyone will be able to sleep, wash and party in their desired proportions.
Even if we're providing your tent, you'll need to bring all other camping equipment and supplies with you. You can bring your own gear or have a tent and mattress set up for you to make things really easy. Two to three person tents will fit on the camp sites, which are 3m x 3m in size. Bigger tents are not suitable. A camp site without a tent is included in the ticket price.
A camp site with a two person Wave Rock tent and a double air mattress set up for you costs an extra $60.
Camp Ground
The Wave Rock Weekender Camp Ground is located on Wave Rock Road, just out of Hyden. See the Maps.
The Camp Ground will be set up in the camp zones marked on the Site Map, each with some responsible but fun camp monitors who'll be living there and helping you set up.
When you choose your ticket you can choose your camp zone so you can make sure you're camping near your mates. Each zone will have a mixture of BYO Tent camp sites, and Wave Rock Tent camp sites. Two to three man tents will fit on the campsites, which are 3m x 3m in size. Bigger tents are not suitable.
The ground is like hard beach sand – small ground down prehistoric rock - and is usually dry and nice under foot.
Food and Cooking
You'll need to bring money to pay for food at the show.
An ATM is available at the roadhouse in town which is open from 7:00AM to 9:00PM, and EFTPOS is available at the Wave Rock Caravan Park Kiosk from 8.30AM until 9.00PM for a small administration fee.
In keeping with our waste management goals for the event, all disposable containers for food and drink sold within the show site will be fully compostable, and should be disposed of accordingly in our special bins. You are also welcome to bring your own clean, reusable plates, cups and containers and get your food served in them to minimise waste.
You'll have a few different food options:
There will be food vendors in the camp ground. We'll make sure the food is good and there are vegetarian options. If you have any concerns about what will be on offer, feel free to Contact Us.
The Camp Ground has 8 common BBQs you can use to cook for yourself. You can bring food with you, or shop at the Hyden Trading Co. supermarket which will be open from 8:00AM to 6:00PM Saturday.
If it's absolutely necessary for you, you can bring a small gas stove for cooking on your camp site. Please be careful and considerate of other people.
Fires and heating
The event operates safe communal fires to keep you warm at night.
Expert local pyrotechnicians will tend the fires for you.
For safety reasons, no other fires will be allowed.
Supplies
Even if we're providing your tent, you'll need to bring all other camping equipment and supplies with you.
We'll be selling emergency supplies and attractive event merchandise at our festival hub, relocated to the main bar tent this year, and also the place to come for any information you need during the show.
Ablutions
There are enough male and female toilets and showers for everyone, and there will be enough lighting for you to find them easily in the dark.
Most are centrally located behind the main stage and on the edge of the Camp Ground, check the site map to find them. Please respect the environment and your fellow campers and keep your showers short.
Waste Disposal
Our waste management goal for the festival this year is to divert 85% or more waste from landfill, and to minimise the amount of waste we generate by staging the show.
You guys play a big part in helping us reach that target, and here's what you need to know...
Our bin stations have three types of bins, here's where stuff goes:
Green Marked Bin: Compostable – includes all bar and café drink cups and food containers, food waste, and wet paper and cardboard.
Orange Marked Bin : Recyclable – includes clean paper, cardboard, plastic, our personal ashtrays (empty), glass, aluminium and steel cans.
Red Marked Bin: Other – includes ceramics, dirt, chemicals, rubber, and cigarette butts.
Other things to note:
- Disposable Cups from the bar are not plastic! Put them in the Compostable Bins!
- Disposable Hot Food Containers are not plastic! Put them in the Compostable Bins!
- Cigarette butts: Please don't drop your cigarette butts on the ground - we can give you a No Butts personal ashtray instead. The ashtrays are available from the festival hub and bar, and are made of a heat resistant plastic that can be reused or recycled. Empty your butts into the Red Bins, and wash and reuse the ashtrays or put them in the Recyclables Bins.
- Please try to minimise bringing packaged products that will end up in the rubbish into the event site from home or local shops.
If you're unsure about anything, please ask our staff or a camp monitor.
It's crucial to the outcomes of the show that you think about the right bin to use before you throw stuff away. We know you'll get it right!
For more information on our waste recovery initiative see the Environment section.
Bar Facilities
Licenses are pending, but the main stage bar will serve alcohol until about 1:00AM. Respectfully priced drinks will be sold. The show is strictly an 18+ event, and Australian photo Id will be required for entry. No alcohol can be brought into the Wave Rock Weekender or the Camp Ground. Bringing alcohol into the show contravenes our license, affects waste recovery, and puts the event in jeopardy. All alcohol will be confiscated. A bar menu will be posted on the Facilities page of the website when it is finalised.
OTHER ACCOMMODATION
Motel
The Wave Rock Motel, in Hyden, may have a few rooms left for the weekend. You can call Tony on (08) 98805052 to discuss bookings.
Other
If you are really too scared to camp, or have a special need that can't be met in the Camp Ground, you may wish to consider staying in one of the nearby towns of Kondinin, Lake Grace or Corrigin.
The Wave Rock Visitors' Centre can help you with this, their number is (08) 98805182.
Please contact us on 0419 907 947 if you'd like to discuss any special needs you have.
