July 25, 2012 4:57 AM PDT
Skipping this year, been the last 3 years.
If tent camping, I would try and go past the stage/vendor area and set up under the tree's. You would have shade and the river is right there and you are still close.
2nd best would be to turn left in the middle section of tree's between the 2 big area's and follow it to the end to the clear cut. From there you just hop the gully and you are at the vendors and the stage. You will see what I mean when you get there.