2018 Internat'l Rally Hookups Close to Sold Out?

[Rgentum]

My sweetie & I attended the OR Unit's Crab Rally last weekend, at Netarts Bay, OR, on the OR coast near Tillamook, home of the Tillamook Cheese factory. Also attending were the new AS Pres from NC as well as the gentlemen from FL who is the parking coordinator for the 2018 Internat'l Rally at Salem, OR, next summer. He mentioned that something like 550 of the 600 available hookup sites are sold out, meaning that only some 50 remain.

[Protagonist]

Glad I made my reservation when I did!

[kamadeca]

According to the WBCCI site there are 270 registrants and they claim "unlimited" spots. I wonder if someone is just wishful thinking?

[Protagonist]

Originally Posted by kamadeca

According to the WBCCI site there are 270 registrants and they claim "unlimited" spots. I wonder if someone is just wishful thinking?

The WBCCI website doesn't indicate the date of the last update, so the "270" number for reservations to date may not actually be up to date.

There are not "unlimited" sites with hookups, but there probably are more total sites than there are WBCCI members who will want to attend, if you include all available dry camping sites. That translates pretty well to "unlimited" if it means "no one will be turned away." The Oregon State Fairgrounds run to 185 acres total area; that's a lot of room for dry camping.

I have not been able to find any official website that shows how many hookup sites actually exist at the fairgrounds. But the rally organizers probably know (at least I hope they do!), so I think it's safe to assume that the "600" figure cited by Rgentum is a good number.