ZCG checkin overviewGot your tickets for Zumwalt? Great! You have made it through the first step in the camp check in process. As you well know, Zumwalt Campground tickets are now “print your own” through Lane County Parks. The next step in the process will happen when we finally make it home to the park. It was just a year ago when we were introduced to the new check in system, and for some of us this will be the first year. A refresher is in order. The biggest take home for this year and going forward is to print your ticket. Your printed ticket has a bar code on it and that one feature is leveraged to streamline the check in process. Unfortunately, the hand scanners used for check in have a hard time reading the codes on the screen of a smartphone, especially with the high glare of afternoon sun. Why is quick scanning important you ask? Because happy campers, we never get out of our vehicles during check in now. Instead we go through the steps as we drive in which is much more fast. We don't want to slow the process down, right? The biggest take home for this year and going forward is to print your ticket. The first checkpoint will be verifying that each eligible person in the vehicle has a ticket (kiddos under 10 years are free). This initial check as we enter the park is a good time to get all the tickets in the vehicle in reach of the driver to make thing go as smoothly as possible. Next will be to fill out our 3”x5” cards (the camp is required to do this). You will get cards for each adult in your vehicle, and as you slowly move forward, you fill out the information. At some point later they will get the completed cards from you. The next checkpoint will be the parking lot where tickets will be checked and issues resolved. Vehicles with non-ticket holders will be routed into the “troubleshooting lane.” The “lane” refers to how the parking lot will be configured. While will enter the park single file, the parking lot will be divided into four lanes: three regular check in lanes and one for those who have ticketing issues to get sorted out. A person will take and scan your tickets using a hand scanner or app on a smartphone. If you’ve been to concerts, you know that scanners can read a ticket bar code off your phone, but it doesn’t work real well. It’s essential that you bring a hard copy of your ticket. Just in case Cosmo the dog (don't bring your critter to Fair) eats your ticket, make your own Fair magic and put a backup PDF on your phone, but don’t rely on that digital copy. If all methods of verification fail, camp staff will have a master list of all ticket sales, so there will be an organic way to verify that you’ve purchased your ticket. The system worked really well last year. Nevertheless, it will be hot with exhaust fumes in the air...be patient with the volunteers checking you in. Once tickets are done you will move on to the banding checkpoint and that will occur in your vehicle as well. With sparkly new Zumwalt armbands you will be directed out into the camp to find your spot. That’s it! If the gods of technology will smile on us, check in this year will be more smooth than last. Like all new human endeavors, there will be problems. Remember that you are coming home. Keep your heart open and before you know it there will be fresh Zumwalt grass under your feet. See you there! REMINDER: There is no designated staging for Zumwalt Campground. For more information go here.
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Author: El Scorcho (not his real name)Been camping for Fair at Zumwalt since 1994 and still haven't seen it all. Why else have a blog for something that lasts three days, once a year? I am not an employee of the City of Veneta and have no affiliation with the Oregon Country Fair. Well, I go to Fair and I do volunteer stuff at camp, but that in no way makes this website and blog official. Consume with caution! Archives
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