WildFire has ended for 2023, see you next year!

​How To Get Here ​

Street Address
J.N. Webster Scout Reservation  Site Map (PDF)
231 Ashford Center Road (Route 44)
Ashford, Connecticut 06278

Flying In?
The nearest major airport is Bradley International Airport (BDL / KBDL). This airport has international and domestic flights from Hartford, Connecticut and is 42 miles from Ashford, CT.

Another major airport is Theodore Francis Green Memorial State Airport (PVD / KPVD), which has domestic flights from Providence, Rhode Island and is 45 miles from Ashford, CT.

Driving Directions* : Google Maps Link

From The North (MA)
  - Take 84 West towards Hartford Exit 72 off of Route 84 West to route 89 South (half way there 89 turns Left to go to Westford, and then right again – stays 89 entire way though)
  - Turn left on 44 East - approx. 2 miles on left

From the South (NY)
Get on I-278 E from West St, Morris Ave and Flushing Ave
Interstate 95 N toward New Haven
Merge onto CT-25 N/CT-8 N
Keep right to continue on CT-8 N, follow signs for Connecticut 8 N/Connecticut 15 N/Shelton/Waterbury
Take exit 9 to merge onto CT-15 N/Merritt Pkwy toward CT-15
Take exit 68 N-E to merge onto I-91 N toward CT-66 E/Hartford/Middletown
Take exit 29 to merge onto CT-15 N/US-5 N toward I-84 E/E Hartford/Boston- merge with I-84E
Take exit 69 for Connecticut 74 toward U.S. 44/Willington/Putnam
Continue on CT-74 E.
Left on US-44 E in Ashford
About 2 miles to JNW Boy Scout Camp - it will be on the left!
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​*Unfortunately there is no mass transit that we are aware of that goes close to the site. If you need a ride, drop by our Facebook Community Group, where people usually start syncing rides closer to the event.

NEW TO WILDFIRE? Check out this stuff to get you started!
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Read the WildFire Survival Guide for detailed info about the event.

Arrival/Check in starts at 3pm Friday and all attendees need to be off the site by 2pm Monday. Please respect the "Leave no trace" principles so that we can use this site continually and pack out more then you packed in.

Full Price Tickets are $205, and will only be sold in advance. There are 250 tickets available to the public, and all meals, a safety blanket, and Full Facilities are included in the cost of a Full price ticket (discounted $195 tickets that do not include a safety blanket will be available for a limited period of time). Prior to each event's sale date, WildFire offers a small pool of reduced priced Fellowship tickets. Check out the Fall'23 fellowship ticket application.

WildFire provides food for all attendees in the form of sit down community meals throughout the weekend. WildFire also has a great camping culture; you can drive close to your camping spot, and there are a variety of spots available. There are also some cabins spaces available for those who request it. Car camping and RV camping is permitted - please notify event leadership if you are staying in a vehicle and be aware that we do NOT have hook-ups available.

​Items you will need at WildFire:

• Tent and sleeping equipment - for hot, warm, cool, and cold weather...this is New England in the Fall and you just never know! 
• Drinking water container
• Shower supplies
• Sun Screen
• Ear Plugs
• Bug Spray
• Several Towels
• Your spinning & performing equipment!
• Something to have a cool vinyl design applied to!
• Headlight or Flashlight to walk around at night
• Several changes of clothing for rainy, hot and cold weather. We usually get all of the above.
• Small trash bags for your tent site.
• White gas if you intend to burn. (You must notify the Safety Organizer prior to burning with a different fuel.)​

Items you may want to have:

• Hiking clothing
• Shade Structure
• Sitting chairs
• Camera / video - see official Survival Guide for photography guidelines!
• PerFormance clothes if you are so inclined

In the WildFire spirit, know that you can ask anyone around you for anything you may need or have forgotten.