The site of Four Quarters certainly contributes to the other worldly feel, located inside a bend in a mountain river with beautiful swimming holes and framed on three sides by high cliffs. The single gravel lane follows a high ridge that gradually lowers until the camp spreads out before you, with the Main Stage, Camp Kitchen and Merchants Village placed on a low hilltop meadow in the center of camp. This setting has to be seen, with thirteen tall slabs of sandstone already placed and small posts with colored ribbon marking the circle's future outlines through the trees. These folks apparently plan on doing this for some time to come. Much of the atmosphere comes from subtle changes in policy from the norm of music festivals.
Cars are unwelcome in the heart of camp and are parked out of view.
The camp is ecologically aware and they pointedly provide no trash service. The result is grounds that are spotless, in sharp contrast to most festival venues. Four Quarters is a religious sanctuary, and they do a fine job creating the spiritual side of the event without pushing a belief system on anyone. The evening sets from the Main Stage were very professionally produced, with sound and lighting quality expected of from an event many times this small size. Among the performers were names that will be recognized by our regular readers.