Jam logistics

Accommodations 🌲

We are camping!

Bring your tents, tarps, sleeping bags, and pads. There are grassy and woodsy areas with many even, comfortable campsites.
Temperatures at night dip into the 50s, so bring layers.
Van camping is welcome; no RV hookups on the land.

There is an outdoor kitchen (for breakfast preparation only); more details can be found under Food.

There are 3 compostable toilets (aka cedar outhouses).

There is 1 outdoor shower with warm water, a spacious hot tub, cedar sauna, and outdoor cold plunge.

Transportation 🚢

Tried and true

The most scenic and ceremonial way to get to Orcas Island is via ferry from Anacortes, WA.

The ferry from Anacortes to Orcas and back cost approx. $18/passenger and $58/vehicle including driver. All fares are roundtrip.

Please note: Carpooling helps with the cost and the scramble for ferry reservations.

Pricier and faster

Kenmore Air flies to Eastsound, Orcas Island, from Everett for approx. $250 one-way. This is an easy spot for catching a ride to the land.

It is possible to take a seaplane to Orcas Island (West Sound Marina) from Kenmore or South Lake Union in Seattle for approx. $400 roundtrip. The airline does not allow more than 25 lbs. of luggage (consider your camping gear). There are luggage size restrictions as well. If choosing this option, you'll need to arrange for a ride from the Westsound airport on Orcas to the land.

Food 🧡

We want all our meals to be wholesome, varied, fresh, plentiful, and delicious! Since the price of food has gone up, we offer a mix of catered and community-sourced meals:

Breakfast

You are responsible for your own breakfast.

Our outdoor kitchen has potable water, a sink, gas burners, pots and pans, and some utensils (wooden spoons, spatulas, a few knives). There's also a kettle, coffee maker, and whatever else you bring to share.
Please bring your own: cooler, ice packs, plates, bowls, mugs, silverware, spices, and oil
To help with your coolers, one of our lovely work studies collects ice packs each evening, puts them in the freezer overnight, and puts them out again in the morning.

Lunch

Lunches on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday are provided and included in the price.

We partner with local businesses that source from local and organic foods as much as possible. We plan for food restrictions that you indicate on your registration form.

We care about your well-being and aim at the impossible fart-free diet.*

Dinner

We provide grains and greens for dinner on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

You bring your own protein, salad dressing, and anything you'd like to share or trade.

We usually make a fire, so you can grill your fish, meat, veggies, corn, etc.

Example dinners (what's provided):

Beans, rice, fresh lettuce and herbs from the garden
Potatoes, quinoa, chard and raspberries from the garden
Sweet potatoes, wild rice, garden greens, reduction sauce
Lentil stew, zucchini, flower salad, surprise dessert

*Excellent wording adopted from CI Salt Spring Island.

Jam "language"

The land

We call the property where we camp, eat breakfast and dinner, and do some of the dancing as "the land." It is a 12-acre property owned and cared for by our host, Catiya. There is a large covered tent, garden, outdoor kitchen, outhouses, and a spa area.

The land is a 20-25 minute drive from the town of Eastsound.

The town

Eastsound is the main town on Orcas Island. Eastsound has a grocery store, food co-op, coffee shops, restaurants, and a great farmer's market. Going "into town" means going to Eastsound. This is where the dance space (Oddfellows) is located.

The (dance) space

The dance space is called Oddfellows and is located in Eastsound. This is where we dance during the day, eat lunch, and return to dance some evenings. We call it Oddfellows or "the space." There are bathrooms and two decks with waterfront views.

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