Hannon’s Camp America

Hannon’s Camp America has become a favorite for our local music, hippy and burner community for festivals and gatherings. I’ve spend many weekends there tending giant bonfires with our local fire tenders unions, blown giant fire balls in the conclaves, captured flags from a band of banditos, watched the heat from a slat wood fire make green leaves rain down on a bunch of Grateful Dead fans and spent evenings with friends and beverages. This is the closest festival spot I know of in the area that is open to most of the gatherings I attend.
There are cabins available for those who prefer to sleep in a more controlled environment during music festivals. For the rest of us there is plenty of space available in the two main fields and some camp spots under tree cover. Bathrooms with showers are available but can become unusable if the crowd is too large or doesn’t respect the facilities. port-​o-​potties are also on site. Hannon’s offers many child-​friendly events and has plenty of creek space to explore as well as a decent swing set with a slide. (Hint: don’t use the slide at 5am after a heavy rain).
Some of the Hannon family live on site and often join in the revelry. Queen Elizabeth and Jean are two of my favorite ladies of the camp. There is also a camp dog, Domino the dominatrix, owned by Queen Elizabeth. I’ve been able to bring my own pup to most events. He gets along pretty well with the other dogs and despite some scares with the proximity of a country road with a blind curve he has had as good of a time as I have.
The red barn usually houses musical acts. Local bands like Noctaluca, Hogscraper and the Rusty Van Band have performed. Favorite festivals are Scorched Nuts, OctOHBurn and the Wang Dang Doodle.