To do List For
Registration Day
ALERT: Temperatures are going to be unseasonably low for this time of the year. Bring warm clothes for you and your dog!
Hello Wild Blue Dog Campers!
This memo gives you a detailed list of what you will need to do for registration day. Please read and follow these guidelines for a smooth as silk process for you and your dog. Check in at the Americana, and HiMark will start at 4 PM. You can try to check in early, but your room may not be ready yet. Once you are checked into your hotel, come over to the 4H campgrounds. The gates open at 4 PM.
From the center of town, you will turn left on HWY 50, go past the casinos, and turn left at Kahle. If you are coming from the Nevada side, you will turn right on Kahle. Turn left on Laura and right where the street dead-ends. You will drive down a skinny road behind some houses to a gate.
Please turn the Wi-Fi on your mobile phone on. At 4 pm on Sunday, September 13, 2026, you will receive a text on the mobile number you provided on your registration form. This text will give you the gate code to the 4H facility. Only registered campers are allowed on the 4H grounds. Sorry-no visitors, no exceptions.
Pull up to the gate & put your car in park or neutral. Slowly enter the gate code & wait for the gate to open.
Drive SLOWLY down the road toward the lodge and park in either marked parking spaces or along the left side of the road. Do not drive past the cones.
PUT YOUR DOG'S LEASH ON BEFORE YOU OPEN YOUR CAR DOOR! Dogs must remain "On Leash."
Your dog's good behavior is up to you! DO NOT let your dog run loose.
Keep space between yourself and other campers, your dog & other dogs. We want to make all 2-legged & 4-legged campers comfortable. We have lots of puppies coming to camp this year, so we all need to work to make sure they do not get too intimidated or frightened. They can smell each other from a football field away; they don't need to get close for any reason.
Find a place away from other dogs & campers to secure your dog while you complete the registration process. You can also leave them in your car while you complete registration. Just make sure your windows are down enough to allow for a breeze (but not so open that your dog can escape) and you have some shade.
You will register in front of the main lodge. You will sign some releases, double-check a few things (like your mobile number, etc), and best of all-get your SWAG BAG! If you are staying on-site at the 4H facility, you will receive your cabin assignment.
I know it is tempting-it is my favorite place on earth-but paperwork comes first. Do not wander the grounds prior to registering.
You will have lots of time to enjoy the lake. The Beach will be open from 4 pm to 5 pm, and ONLY if you have completed your registration. Again, your dog must stay on leash.
Yappy Hour begins around 5:00. We will be serving non-alcoholic beverages and snacks. Dinner will be served around 6:15. If you cannot arrive in time for dinner, be sure to stop and get something along the way. The kitchen does not remain open.
Make sure you have created your Wild Blue Dogs account on the website. See Memo #12.
Immediately following dinner we will have a brief discussion on how to get the most out of your camp experience. This Q & A session is mandatory. I promise to keep it as brief as possible.