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<\/a><\/p>\nThank you again to last year\u2019s event sponsors, Cedar Creek Realty & Dignity Health\/Mark Twain Medical Center, as well as the US Forest Service, Alpine County, the community of Bear Valley and all the other sponsors, entertainers, and volunteers, for helping us make our 2022 year a success.<\/p>\n
The event will continue to be free to attend in 2023, thanks to the generous donations of our sponsors and the tireless efforts of the board and volunteers of the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway Association. (You can see a full list of last year\u2019s sponsors and activities below.)<\/p>\n
We\u2019ll be expanding our vendor area this year with more of everything. If you are an artisan maker, food vendor, or family-friendly entertainer (our music lineup is already set for this year), please download our vendor form or contact one of our vendor coordinators to see if you\u2019d be a good fit for our event. Our vendor space is limited, so we\u2019ll look for a variety of unique, handmade, local, and not-so-local items. Feel free to text or email Alex or Christen to discuss your ideas.<\/p>\n
As a reminder, alcohol sales are not permitted, and no mass-produced or Hermitfest-branded items will be allowed for sale by vendors except by prior special arrangement with the Byway Association.<\/p>\n
2023 Hermitfest Vendor Application \u2013 06.01.2023<\/p>\n
If you\u2019d like to contribute funds to help make this event happen, download our sponsor form or head over to PayPal and make a donation of any size. We do have some surprises planned for our donors this year.<\/p>\n
2023 Hermitfest Sponsorship Form 05.09.2023<\/p>\n
We\u2019ll post updates throughout the summer and hope you can join us in September. Feel free to email us with any questions or ideas you\u2019d like to share or offers to volunteer. We\u2019ll post an online signup about six weeks before the event to sign up for a slot, but we welcome your ideas anytime.<\/p>\n
2022 Event Details for Reference<\/p>\n
We invite all live music and Ebbetts Pass fans to \u201cCome Play on the Pass\u201d with us and enjoy one of the year\u2019s last free, outdoor, live music events. The centerpiece of our celebration will again be our day-long, live music event at the Ball Field in Bear Valley, which we\u2019ll be referring to as \u201cHermitfest West.\u201d Visitors should consider making a weekend of it and check out the entire Scenic Byway from Arnold to Markleeville. This is a family-friendly event, and we welcome your children, but please keep the little ones in your sight.<\/p>\n
Hermitfest \u2013 Grover Anderson with Jimbo Scott
\nForest Service camping is available in the area with limited spaces directly adjacent to the ballfield. You\u2019ll want to get there early to be near all the action. Additional camping is available at Lake Alpine, Big Meadow, Silvertip, Spicer, Pacific Valley, and Hermit Valley. Glamping is available at the Bear Valley Ski Resort, and the Lodge in Bear Valley will offer our attendees a special price. Some vacation rentals may also be available in the area. You may also consider lodging and vacation rentals in the Arnold area. Please respect the guidelines of your hosts whether you are camping or taking advantage of lodging opportunities by leaving the area and the forest cleaner than you found it. Given the dry conditions, we encourage you to skip the campfire this year.<\/p>\n
Additional information on Forest Service campgrounds and restrictions is available here and here. They\u2019ve asked us to remind you to camp at least 100\u2032 from trails and high water lines of creeks.<\/p>\n
While we welcome your well-socialized dogs, please keep them on a six-foot leash and do not leave them unattended.<\/p>\n
If you are approaching the event site from the east, stop by the Alpine County Chamber of Commerce offices in downtown Markleeville where they will have maps, cold drinks, and lots of information about things to do over the weekend. On the Arnold side, you may want to visit the Logging Museum, hike a portion of the Rim Trail, or stop at Calaveras Big Trees State Park to admire the Giant Sequoias. The pools at Grover Hot Springs State Park, outside Markleeville, willbe closed again this year. 530-694-2248.<\/p>\n
Bear Valley is located on Highway 4 in the Stanislaus National Forest at about the 7100-foot elevation, about 25 miles east of Arnold, CA, and about 36 miles west of Markleeville. If you haven\u2019t driven the pass before, remember that we are a scenic byway for good reason. If you are approaching from the east, the higher elevation portion of Highway 4 between Silver Creek on the east and Lake Alpine on the west is narrow, twisty, and steep, with many opportunities to get out of your car and take a closer look. The route over the top is not recommended for large RVs or trailers. If you are approaching from the west, there are no restrictions.<\/p>\n
Ebbetts Pass was honored with National Scenic Byway status in 2005. It is one of only eight nationally-designated byways in California. The Ebbetts Pass Byway Association is a non-profit organization tasked with preserving, enhancing, and promoting the unique resources of the byway. The EPSBA developed a guidebook for the area, which is available on our website for those who want to know more about the history, geology, wildlife, and recreation available in the area or purchase one along with your event t-shirt during the festival.<\/p>\n
This event is made possible by the generous support of our event partners and sponsors, so make sure to visit them and let them know you appreciate their support of this event.<\/p>\n
Our 2022 partners and sponsors include:<\/p>\n
The USFS, County of Alpine, & Bear Valley Community
\nCedar Creek Realty & Dignity Health \u2013 Mark Twain Medical Center<\/p>\n
Cal-Waste
\nThe Orman Family
\nBear Valley Business Association
\nBeci Electric
\nGlen Bradley
\nPhil Davis
\nBear Valley Lodge
\nBear Valley Real Estate
\nPaul & Debbie Bertini \/ Bertini Plumbing \/ PD Builders
\nHibernation Stoves & Spas
\nLittle Trees Wellness
\nCorcoran Global Living
\nFox Security
\nMerita Callaway \/ Michelle Plotnik
\n(Calaveras County District 3 Supervisor & Planning Commissioner)
\nBear Valley Adventure Company<\/p>\n
We also want to thank Lilyana Bone who created the poster and artwork for this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n
For more information about Hermit Valley, visit:<\/p>\n
www.fs.usda.gov\/recarea\/stanislaus\/recarea\/
\nwww.ebbettspassadventures.com\/lodging\/hermit_valley_camping
\nwww.facebook.com\/pages\/Hermit-Valley
\nwww.sierranevadageotourism.org\/content\/hermit-valley
\nwww.californiajeeper.com\/deerval\/review<\/p>\n
This event takes place on National Forest Service land when in Hermit Valley, adjacent to Forest Service land when in Bear Valley, and operates under a special use permit when in the Stanislaus National Forest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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