Camp Roles

Mycodelic Forest Anchor Circle (circle)

The whole camp. Every role and circle in Mycodelic Forest sits here or in a circle inside it, and anything not held by a smaller circle belongs to the camp as a whole.

Circle Lead

Open — ask a camp lead if you’re interested

Facilitates camp meetings and assists in coordinating between groups, helping keep the whole camp on the same page.

Camp Lead

Bloodbucket, The Blue Wizard Nor: bobbles and Rags. lord of long things, and pandamonium, Trailblazer

Serves as a core leadership role within Mycodelic Forest. While no formal purpose, domains, or accountabilities are currently defined, this role typically supports coordination, decision-making, and overall camp cohesion through leadership presence and guidance.

Ticketmaster

Open — ask a camp lead if you’re interested

Ensures Mycodelic Forest members have the tickets and vehicle passes they need by facilitating access, optimizing purchases, and supporting fair distribution. They stay up to date on the full ticketing schedule and are the go-to resource for any ticket-related questions. If you need a ticket or have one to sell, it is essential that you contact the Ticketmaster so they can help match needs within the community and maximize camp participation.

Treasurer

Trailblazer

Manages the camp’s budget for Mycodelic Forest. Focused on all things financial, this role ensures resources are allocated wisely and tracks overall spending to keep the camp fiscally grounded.

Tech Director

Open — ask a camp lead if you’re interested

Ensures that all technical equipment functions properly for Mycodelic Forest. This includes overseeing and maintaining lighting, audio gear, and other tech infrastructure. The role is responsible for making sure everything “just works” so the camp can operate smoothly.

Funguy

Open — ask a camp lead if you’re interested

All about uplifting spirits and spreading joy throughout Mycodelic Forest. This role focuses on keeping morale high and encouraging rest and rejuvenation, helping create a balanced and fun camp atmosphere for everyone.

Bike Master

Open — ask a camp lead if you’re interested

Responsible for all things bike-related at Mycodelic Forest. This includes maintaining camp bikes, ensuring they’re in good working condition, and managing their storage.

Firelord

Open — ask a camp lead if you’re interested

Oversees all things related to fuel and fire at Mycodelic Forest. This includes being the main contact for fuel, ensuring fire safety, managing fuel storage, setting up the generator, and handling the setup of kitchen cooking equipment and propane systems.

Programming Director

Open — ask a camp lead if you’re interested

Organizes and schedules Mycodelic Forest’s events, planning what the camp offers to the wider community and keeping the calendar clear for everyone.

Leave No Trace Lead

Open — ask a camp lead if you’re interested

Champions Leave No Trace for Mycodelic Forest and organizes the camp’s MOOP sweeps. This role reminds campers to bring MOOP-free gear, clean their vehicles before heading to the playa, and carry a MOOP bag, and helps the camp leave the site exactly as we found it. Also the camp’s contact for Burning Man on Leave No Trace.

Sustainability Lead

Open — ask a camp lead if you’re interested

Guides Mycodelic Forest toward more sustainable choices, from cutting waste and greywater to how we power, feed, and pack out the camp. This role tracks what the camp can reuse, reduce, or do better each year, and is the camp’s contact for Burning Man on sustainability.

R.I.D.E. Lead

Open — ask a camp lead if you’re interested

The camp’s point person for R.I.D.E. at Mycodelic Forest, helping keep the camp welcoming to everyone. This role shares R.I.D.E. information and resources with campers and is the camp’s contact for Burning Man on R.I.D.E.

Build

Open — ask a camp lead if you’re interested

Leads building the camp’s shared structures, getting them set up on arrival and taken down again at the end, with the people and tools to do it.

Power

Open — ask a camp lead if you’re interested

Looks after the camp’s power: making sure everything that needs electricity has it, and that it is set up and used safely.

Communications (circle)

How Mycodelic Forest talks with its members and the wider community: welcoming newcomers, the website, and documenting the camp.

Circle Lead

Open — ask a camp lead if you’re interested

Leads the Communications circle: facilitates its meetings and coordinates between its roles and the rest of camp.

Welcome Wagon

Bloodbucket

First point of contact on playa for anyone arriving at Mycodelic Forest. This role is all about hospitality—greeting incoming campers, helping them get oriented, answering questions, and making sure they feel welcomed and supported as they arrive. The Welcome Wagon helps set the tone for the camp’s culture and ensures a smooth, friendly landing for everyone joining the community.

Archivist

Open — ask a camp lead if you’re interested

Responsible for documenting Mycodelic Forest on playa. This includes taking daily group photos, capturing events, recording the camp layout and decor, and gathering photos from others after the event to create a shared visual archive of the experience.

Webmaster

Open — ask a camp lead if you’re interested

Looks after the camp website, mycodelicforest.org, including Camp Manager, member profiles, and keeping the site up to date.

Placement (circle)

Where the camp sits on playa: the placement application and the camp layout.

Circle Lead

Open — ask a camp lead if you’re interested

Leads the Placement circle: facilitates its meetings and coordinates between its roles and the rest of camp.

Quartermaster

Open — ask a camp lead if you’re interested

The first point of contact on playa for Mycodelic Forest and responsible for creating the camp layout submitted for placement. Once on playa, they ensure everyone gets to their designated spot and that the camp is set up according to plan, helping organize a smooth and well-structured arrival process.

Sojourner (circle)

The camp’s bus, Sojourner: keeping it running and ready to go.

Circle Lead

Open — ask a camp lead if you’re interested

Leads the Sojourner circle: facilitates its meetings and coordinates between its roles and the rest of camp.

Chief Engineer

Open — ask a camp lead if you’re interested

Responsible for maintaining the Sojourner and other essential engines, including the camp generator. This role ensures that all mechanical systems are in good working order to support the camp’s operations throughout the event.