Recreation Plantation Camp Ground

I have read nothing but good reviews about this place and I’m wondering what happened over the weekend.
We arrived and at the front gate while we were signing a release form I asked if we could go in and out and they said yes. We proceeded to the next gate and the woman that let us through said something about bands having to park and walk their stuff in. We laughed it off and said we had a lot of gear and all the cars with us had band people in it.
Later that evening it turns out that the woman at the 2^nd gate had started taking driver’s licenses with no explanation.
We left the next morning and on our way out we asked if we would be able to get back in and were told yes. When my boyfriend went back a few hours later he was told that he would have to pay $ 20 to get back in or leave a credit card or cell phone. Excuse me???
Of course he said no and drove on through.
If you allow a 3 day music festival to happen on your campground you should realize that there *will* be a lot of cars. A big majority of these cars will have band and and lots of music equipment in them. You seriously cannot expect them to park and walk with their equipment, that is really just absurd.
Also, it is a bad business decision to try and start charging people to enter the campground (after they’ve already been in and spent the night) in mid-​festival so to speak. Did you really think you were going to be able to make us pay to get in an retrieve our things? (This person was so bad that the musicians were calling other friends/​musicians and warning them ahead of time about this person.)
I realize this is private property but just because it is does not mean you can change the rules in mid-​stream.
I would not recommend this place for anything other than camping.
Do the Flipside goers get this same kind of treatment? I hope not, and I hope no one puts up with it.
**EDIT**
Ok, so I’ve heard that it was only 1 chick at the campground that was demanding money and credit cards. The other ladies *did* in fact help people out with gas money to get home so a big thank you to those ladies.
This 1 person at the gate really put a bad taste in lots of people’s mouths.
The campground itself was nice so I’ll have to say that I’d give this place another chance.

If you are looking for an off the beaten path downlow hide out festival grounds that supports camping and massive amounts of people… this is a place to check out. Especially during THUNDER OF THE GODS in May.
I started going to this place when it supported FLIPSIDE, and it’s always great to go back to visit.
They have a huge field, a pavilion, a nice powered stages, a ton of camping areas, and a great swimming hole. they have indoor toilets and showers, RV hookups. The staff are genuinely nice and professional people. It’s only 45 minutes from downtown which is well worth the drive. Just be careful when heading out, it’s kind of easy to miss which is what makes it so bad ass– the only people that should be there are the ones smart enough to find it.
Dont’ forget don’t miss

This is a slightly off the beaten track, but it is an excellent place for events. They have a huge field, a pavilion, a nice powered stage, plentiful camping areas, and a small creek/​water hole. Infrastructure-​wise, they have indoor toilets and showers, RV hookups, and plenty of experience scaling the facility for large (up to 1500 person) groups. The staff are genuinely nice and professional people.
The only downsides are the drive (about 45 minutes from downtown), and lack of blatant signage as you near the place. I have been there a few times and I still wonder if I have passed it somewhere on the winding road West of Dripping Springs.