You can arrive as early as Monday July 10, 2022 Event entry begins Wed. July 20, 2022. Anyone wanting to come earlier must be pre-entered. We will not be taking event entries at the gate until July 20, at 10AM. We made arrangements with the fairgrounds for early camping. The camping fee is for the fairgrounds. We will be on the grounds early to set up, build the Burn Van, and any art displayes we need to install.
Burning Van is the Van Nationals. It is a Vans only event. open to all VANS & Panel trucks.
Below is a list of vehicles and a "yes" or "no" next to it indicating whether it is allowed in as a van.
These are allowed:
Ambulance/Van (not Cube) - Yes
Ford Transit (all), Windstar, Freestar Aerostar- Yes
VW- Yes
Sprinter (all)- Yes
MPV- Yes
Mercury Villager, Monterey- Yes
Nissan Quest- Yes
Vantage Van-go- Yes
Dodge, Tradesman, Sportsman, Safari- Yes
Chevy Van, Lumina, Venture, Savanna- Yes
Dodge, Caravan (all), Voyager- Yes
Chevy Express, Astro ,Beauville- Yes
Hand Built box/mutant Vans chassis- Y
HHR Panel- Yes
GMC Van- Yes
Toyota Sienna, Hi Ave
Honda Odyssey- Yes
Chevy Nomad Van (not the car)- Yes
Econoline- Yes
Step vans- Yes
These are not considered a van :
Hearse/Sedan Delivery - No
Van up- No
Cube Van (ambulance)- No
Class “C”- No
Transvan- No
PT Cruiser- No
HHR Window - No
You can register raffles at headquarters Starting Wednesday the 20th. We will not be announcing raffles during the trophy presentation. This has been met with a great deal of disdain over the years and will be avoided at all costs. Winning tickets will be posted at headquarters by 2:00 pm on Saturday.
The short answer is NO. Go-Karts with VAN BODIES are OK, but motorized scooters and other non-van motorized vehicles are NOT permitted to be cruising around the fairgrounds. If you have a scooter/motorbike packed, that's OK for use OUTSIDE of the fairgrounds assuming it's street legal. If you're on a bigger adventure and Nats is just a stop on your journey - there's a designated parking area where you can leave your motorcycle/trailer safely.
There will be a NUTS (NATIONALS URBAN TRANSIT SYSTEM) BUS. It is a 'public transportation' that travels a loop throughout the fairgrounds. You can hop on/off and get around pretty easily like this. And be entertained the whole time by all the sights & sounds throughout the area.
Bicycles/skateboards/non-motorized scooters are a great way to get around inside the fairgrounds.
There will be a 5mph speed limit on all vehicles, including vans. There will be lots of people on the grounds and we want no one hurt. Thank you!
You may bring a golf cart, or you may rent a golf cart thru us. We will have a limited number available to rent. You can find availability and rental info on the store page.
Yes, we will have some porta johns available for private rental. Rental price is $110 each for the week. It will include 2 cleanings.
You can reserve a porta pot on the store page. There are a limited number of units available, so reserve early. Once paid you will be reserved a unit. Units will be delivered the weekend before the Nationals opens. We will place your unit when you arrive and find your camp site.