Based on what most people said they would need; fresh water and septic service will be available every other day beginning on Sept 19, weather permitting. Plan ahead.

Please remember, that someone MUST be present when the service is provided. It is a bit "inconvenient" not knowing exactly when the service truck will be at your camper, but you will need to figure out how to be there or have some else there. Services will be paid for at delivery time. Checks or cash are acceptable

RV parking reservation for the USBCHA 2004 National Sheepdog Finals

In an effort to be better prepared to handle RV needs and parking requests, the Host Committee is asking handlers to make a “reservation” if one intends to park on the Sturgis trial grounds. One may park either on the gravel or on the grass. This “reservation” is not etched in stone, and one may change his mind. The Host Committee just needs a rough idea of where people prefer to park and how many RV’s will be using the Sturgis site.

Please keep in mind that should Sturgis receive enough moisture to cause vehicles coming and going to tear up or rut the hay meadow, RVs will not be able to be moved until the ground is firm. Trucks and other transportation vehicles will also be asked to park on gravel until the meadow dries sufficiently to not rut. Those not honoring the Inclement Weather Parking Plan will be asked to move “camp”, when weather permits, to a campground or RV park elsewhere in Sturgis.

Send form to Jo Woodbury, 879 Trabing Rd., Buffalo, Wy 82834 - 307-684-0219 or email joleo@vcn.com Fax 307-684-1930

Name of handler:

{ } Yes,I plan to park on RV on the Sturgis site

{ } I prefer to park on the hay meadow – weather permitting

{ } I have read, understand and agree to follow the

Inclement Weather Parking Plan.

( } I plan to park on the gravel parking area

So that we may plan delivery for potable water and adequate holding tank pumping, please indicate how many times you might want service.

Potable water
I could probably use potable water delivered { ) times during my stay

Holding tank pumping
I could probably use holding tank pumping { } times during my stay.

Suggestions:

Can you think of any way we can make your RV parking experience more enjoyable while at the 2004 Finals?

HANDLER RV PARKING at the 2004 National Finals

Water and sanitation services:

Potable water for campers, dog water, and septic pumping will be available in the Handler RV Parking area (weather permitting). Someone familiar with the camper MUST be present when water and/or septic services are provided. If you are not at your camper when the service tech comes by, special arrangements will not be made to get your camper needed services. Because of the need to get service people and vehicles to the campers, we need to keep some ‘”lanes” or “roads” open. This year the lanes will be one way – starting at the west end of the meadow and go east. You will also need to display a numbered flag/sign to facilitate folks finding you. We will provide the sign. Even though you may not want any water or septic service, we still need to know where people are parked should there be an emergency.

You may park in groups or clusters, but the service vehicle must be able to reach your fresh water input and/or your black and gray tanks without leaving the road or lane. Service vehicles will not be able to “drive round” to find a way to service your camper. When you park, be aware of where your service valves are as the service truck has an approximate 70’ hose to reach your camper. If you park in a group or cluster, each camper will need a number, and the service truck needs to be able to reach each camper. Payment must be made at time of service. Checks and/or cash accepted. There will be a sign up sheet in the check-in booth.

As a courtesy to fellow handlers, we ask that generators be off by 10 p.m. and not on before 5:00 a.m. If you have medical needs for generators and the above hours are not acceptable, we ask you to use one of the full service RV parks.

And lastly, the Fort is a residence for many. As you come and go on their residential streets, please be as courteous as you would like others to be if they were driving through your neighborhood.

INCLEMENT (wet) WEATHER PLAN

Please read and understand the INCLEMENT WEATHER PLAN. It will be strictly enforced.

Should Sturgis receive a great deal of moisture, we will need to go to an INCLEMENT WEATHER PLAN. The City has asked us to protect their hay meadow if they receive enough moisture that would result in “ruts” being made by removal of a camper or vehicle from the grassy RV parking area.

Should you anticipate needing to pull your camper out and you think it may be muddy when you do that, you will need to move it to the graveled parking area or one of the RV full service parks in the area prior to it getting too muddy to move your RV. If you will make ruts as you pull out, you will be asked to wait for the ground to dry out before leaving. If it’s too muddy to move vehicles out, the service truck will not be able to get in. Plan ahead! (Remember Oklahoma!)

Should it be muddy, but you do not need to move your RV, you will need to park your transportation vehicle on the gravel and walk to your RV. Park your RV’s accordingly.

You may also choose to use one of the RV parks and avoid any delays or inconveniences because of wet weather or other considerations. Lamphere’s RV Park is a major sponsor and about a mile from the trial site.

Accessing the RV and Handler parking areas

The City of Sturgis offers a grassy hay meadow as well as a graveled area on which to park RVs. The hay meadow is west of the trial field and the graveled area is just north of the hay meadow.

There are two ways to access the RV and Handler parking areas. The most direct and easiest route is through the main spectator parking gate which runs through BLM property and in to the City Property. There will be a sign which states: “Spectator Entrance”, and is just past the main entrances into the Fort. You will see a row of individual state and Canadian flags. The road is a wide, newly graveled, all-weather road and allows even the most cautious RV parker a very easy route in which to park their RV. This is the route we prefer people use if they come in prior to the start of the Nursery running or while the trial field is not in use. As this road also runs through a part of the trial field, it will not be accessible when the trial field is in use. However, when the trial field is not in use, it is the most direct way to the main highway.

Which brings us to the second route in to the RV and Handler parking area. This route comes through Ft. Meade. The road is paved, but is a little narrower and windier then the BLM route. The road is very adequate and very do-able to get an RV through. The entrance will be signed posted – “Handlers Only”. Once in the Fort, simply follow the signs. This is the route to use to come and go from the RV area and Handler Parking Area while the trial field is in use. Ft. Meade houses quite a few veterans in the homes on the grounds, so we need to be courteous as we come and go through the residential portions of the Fort.

Unfortunately, due to a large number of “non-handlers” requesting to park on the trial grounds, we must limit RV parking to “Handlers” and sponsors only.