Accomodations
at the Start/Finish for Friday Night
Hemlock Overlook Regional Park changed management since last year's BRR. (The Northern Virginia Park Authority owns the park, but contracts with a third party to run it. George Mason University discontinued its management of Hemlock last June.) The new park manager is Adventure Links.
Platform Tents
Adventure Links has built new facilities at Hemlock. These will be available for you to stay on Friday night before the run. They are very reasonably priced, but are simple and rustic. These are not hotel rooms.
These accommodations are not for everyone. But if you want a simple, cheap place to sleep with no drive to the start on Saturday morning, this may be your place to stay.
General Considerations
Facilities:
Think summer camp. The following is true for all facilities:
- There is no running water. Toilets and showers are centrally located and, in some cases, a bit of a walk.
- You will not be able to park your car next to your sleeping place. You will have to carry your stuff as far as a couple of hundred yards or even more.
- You must provide your own bedding (sleeping bag or sheets), towels, etc. Mattresses, except for the camping option, are provided.
- Not good for families or children. There are no coed accomodations (except for camping).
- Pets are not permitted.
- There are no TVs! (There is fair cell phone coverage -- about two bars, if you stand in the right place.)
- Bring a flashlight!
- Late arrival on Friday night will be very inconvenient for you and for us. Plan to arrive no later than 9 p.m. Check-in time is 4 p.m.
- Accommodations are not available for Saturday night. (You may leave your stuff in the building or tent while you run, but it will not be locked.)
- See other issues for specific options.
- You may not sleep in your car. (This is a change from prior information, sorry for the misunderstanding.)
Reserving and Paying
We believe that there will be space for those who desire it, but we could be wrong. Consequently, you are urged to make reservations in advance. (See below to make a reservation.) You will pay when you arrive on Friday. If you don't have a reservation, you can get an accommodation on Friday only if there are spaces still available. Don't come relying on a place to sleep if you don't have a reservation!
You will pay with cash or check. Credit cards cannot be accepted.
You must be on the entry list to make a reservation. If you withdraw from the event, we will cancel your reservation if we remember. Please remind us!
Accommodation Types and Costs
Here is what is available with the costs:
Bunks in a bunk house
- Bunk Houses - $15 per person
These are not new, you have seen them if you have been at BRR before. Each house has two rooms, and each room holds 12 people. The bunk houses are close to the bathrooms and have electricity. - Platform Tents - $10 per person
These are located in the woods behind the bunk houses. They are further from the bathrooms/showers than the bunk houses. Each holds eight people. They are wooden platforms wtih canvas tents. They have no electricity so there will be no debates on when the lights go on or off. - Your own tent pitched on the ground - $5 per person
This is camping. You will have to carry your tent a fairly long way from your car. You can't camp very close to the toilets.
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