Some Advice For First-Time Outside Lands Festivalgoers

The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/08/06/some-advice-for-first-time-outside-lands-festivalgoers/It's that time of year again when Sunset and Richmond homeowners begin pulling out the orange cones to demarcate their driveways, and kids from across the Bay Area — along with recent transplants — begin preparations for their first experience of Outside Lands. Here's SFist's updated primer on the where, how, and when of it all. GETTING THERE Understand that when you are trying to go the same place as about 75,000 other people in the same two- to three-hour window, you're going to be in for some challenges. Biking is always a good option, with a bike valet located at JFK Drive and Cross Over Drive. Lyft e-bikes might only be challenging if all the docks out in the Ave