5  Travel and camp logistics

5.1 Travel to and from Black Rock City

5.1.1 Arrival date

	2025
Before Wed 8/20 (pre-event)	8.6% (7.7%, 9.6%)
Wed 8/20 (pre-event)	5.7% (5.0%, 6.6%)
Thu 8/21 (pre-event)	10.7% (9.7%, 11.7%)
Fri 8/22 (pre-event)	15.3% (14.1%, 16.6%)
Sat 8/23 (pre-event)	14.8% (13.6%, 16.0%)
Sun 8/24	21.4% (20.0%, 22.8%)
Mon 8/25	10.6% (9.6%, 11.7%)
Tue 8/26	5.7% (5.0%, 6.6%)
Wed 8/27	4.5% (3.9%, 5.3%)
Thu 8/28	2.2% (1.7%, 2.9%)
Fri 8/29	0.3% (0.2%, 0.5%)
Sat 8/30	< 0.1% (--, --)
Sun 8/31	< 0.1% (--, --)
Mon 9/01 (post-event)	< 0.1% (--, --)
Tue 9/02 (post-event)	< 0.1% (--, --)
After Tuesday 9/02 (post-event)	< 0.1% (--, --)

5.1.2 Departure date

	2025
Before Sun 8/24 (pre-event)	0.5% (0.3%, 0.8%)
Sun 8/24	3.6% (2.9%, 4.3%)
Mon 8/25	5.3% (4.5%, 6.1%)
Tue 8/26	1.9% (1.6%, 2.4%)
Wed 8/27	0.7% (0.4%, 1.1%)
Thu 8/28	0.7% (0.5%, 1.1%)
Fri 8/29	2.0% (1.6%, 2.5%)
Sat 8/30	8.2% (7.3%, 9.1%)
Sun 8/31	28.9% (27.4%, 30.5%)
Mon 9/01 (post-event)	31.3% (29.7%, 32.9%)
Tue 9/02 (post-event)	12.9% (11.8%, 14.0%)
Wed 9/03 (post-event)	2.2% (1.8%, 2.7%)
Thu 9/04 (post-event)	0.6% (0.4%, 1.0%)
After Thu 9/04 (post-event)	1.3% (1.0%, 1.8%)

5.1.3 Point of entry

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2022	2023	2024	2025
Gate in a vehicle	91.7% (91.0%, 92.3%)	89.6% (88.8%, 90.5%)	86.9% (86.0%, 87.8%)	87.0% (86.1%, 87.8%)	85.2% (84.3%, 86.1%)	85.8% (85.0%, 86.7%)	84.3% (83.2%, 85.2%)	85.3% (84.0%, 86.6%)	85.0% (83.8%, 86.2%)
Gate in a Burner Express Bus	5.7% (5.1%, 6.3%)	7.5% (6.8%, 8.2%)	9.8% (9.1%, 10.6%)	9.7% (9.0%, 10.5%)	11.0% (10.2%, 11.8%)	10.3% (9.6%, 11.1%)	11.9% (11.1%, 12.9%)	10.7% (9.6%, 11.9%)	10.8% (9.8%, 11.9%)
Point 1	1.2% (1.0%, 1.5%)	0.9% (0.8%, 1.2%)	1.2% (1.0%, 1.4%)	1.7% (1.4%, 2.0%)	2.2% (1.8%, 2.6%)	2.7% (2.4%, 3.1%)	2.6% (2.3%, 3.1%)	2.6% (2.1%, 3.1%)	3.2% (2.6%, 3.8%)
BRC airport	0.8% (0.6%, 1.1%)	1.1% (0.8%, 1.5%)	1.4% (1.2%, 1.8%)	1.1% (0.8%, 1.3%)	1.1% (0.8%, 1.4%)	0.8% (0.6%, 1.0%)	0.7% (0.5%, 0.9%)	0.9% (0.6%, 1.4%)	0.7% (0.5%, 0.9%)
Gate with another shuttle service	0.3% (0.2%, 0.4%)	0.6% (0.4%, 0.9%)	0.3% (0.2%, 0.5%)	0.3% (0.2%, 0.4%)	0.4% (0.2%, 0.6%)	0.1% (0.1%, 0.3%)	0.2% (0.1%, 0.4%)	0.2% (0.1%, 0.4%)	0.2% (0.1%, 0.5%)
Other	0.3% (0.2%, 0.4%)	0.2% (0.1%, 0.5%)	0.4% (0.2%, 0.6%)	0.3% (0.2%, 0.5%)	0.2% (0.1%, 0.4%)	0.2% (0.1%, 0.4%)	0.3% (0.1%, 0.5%)	0.3% (0.2%, 0.5%)	0.2% (0.1%, 0.4%)

5.1.4 Did you stop at any locations in Gerlach?

	2025
Gas station	17.7% (16.3%, 19.0%)
High Rock Pizza	7.1% (6.2%, 8.1%)
Roadside vendors selling non-food items (such as clothing, goggles, etc.)	4.3% (3.6%, 5.1%)
Bruno's Country Club	4.0% (3.4%, 4.8%)
Miners Club	3.2% (2.6%, 3.9%)
Roadside vendors selling food	3.0% (2.4%, 3.8%)
Burning Man Project office	1.5% (1.1%, 2.0%)
Joe's Gerlach Club	1.2% (0.8%, 1.7%)
Friends of Black Rock High Rock	0.3% (0.2%, 0.7%)
Other	3.5% (2.9%, 4.2%)
I did not pass through Gerlach	6.7% (5.9%, 7.6%)
I did not stop in Gerlach	61.2% (59.5%, 62.9%)

5.1.5 Spending in Nevada

Percentile	2025
1%	$0 ($0, $38)
10%	$50 ($50, $75)
25%	$200 ($200, $250)
50%	$400 ($400, $500)
75%	$1000 ($1000, $1250)
90%	$2000 ($2000, $2500)
99%	$7500 ($6500, $10000)

5.1.6 Spending to travel to Burning Man

Percentile	2025
1%	$100 ($100, $150)
10%	$500 ($500, $600)
25%	$1000 ($1000, $1200)
50%	$2000 ($2000, $2400)
75%	$3200 ($3000, $3500)
90%	$5200 ($5000, $6000)
99%	$17000 ($15000, $25000)

5.2 Camp Logistics

5.2.1 Camps placed by the Burning Man Placement Team

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2022	2023	2024	2025
No	31.4% (30.5%, 32.3%)	31.6% (30.5%, 32.8%)	29.4% (28.1%, 30.7%)	24.3% (23.1%, 25.4%)	22.9% (21.8%, 24.0%)	16.5% (15.6%, 17.5%)	13.0% (12.2%, 13.9%)	16.7% (15.7%, 17.7%)	22.0% (20.5%, 23.5%)	21.8% (20.4%, 23.2%)
I don't know	4.6% (4.2%, 5.0%)	5.2% (4.7%, 5.8%)	6.0% (5.3%, 6.7%)	5.2% (4.6%, 5.9%)	4.4% (3.9%, 5.0%)	3.5% (3.0%, 4.0%)	3.8% (3.4%, 4.4%)	4.8% (4.2%, 5.5%)	4.8% (4.0%, 5.8%)	3.9% (3.3%, 4.7%)
Yes	64.0% (63.0%, 64.9%)	63.1% (62.0%, 64.3%)	64.7% (63.3%, 66.0%)	70.6% (69.3%, 71.7%)	72.7% (71.6%, 73.9%)	80.0% (78.9%, 81.0%)	83.1% (82.2%, 84.0%)	78.5% (77.3%, 79.6%)	73.2% (71.6%, 74.9%)	74.3% (72.8%, 75.8%)

5.2.2 Bikes

	2025
Yes, a regular bike	74.7% (73.2%, 76.2%)
Yes, an e-bike	21.1% (19.7%, 22.6%)
No	4.1% (3.5%, 4.8%)