The drive should be pretty straight forward but the entire Atlanta area is a nightmare on a weekday morning so wait til at least 10am to get there. When you arrive at Dreamville, they will have everyone exit the car and open glove compartment, center console, etc... They won't touch anything but they will look inside. The grass field where you park is pretty well marked and you're free to leave a good gap between your car and the next so you don't have someone opening doors into yours. The walk from the field to Dreamville can be quite far, depending on how late you arrive, so bring some kind of cart if you don't want to make a bunch of trips. The first people you come to will check your ID against your bracelet. It will only be done once. Next, you'll walk past local cops just standing with drug dogs... They won't be there the entire time and they're not actively searching, just standing (I guess waiting to smell something big). You'll funnel into single file lines and the things you brought May be searched rediculously well, or they may just wave you on. I personally never had anyone look into any of our coolers, tent bags, etc... But I did witness people having their bookbags searched with a fine tooth comb. They don't really advertise this, but if you're patted down and found with a small amount of drugs, they will just take it from you, throw it in a trash can, and still let you through the gate. I witnessed it myself every time I went through security. Their policy is one case of beer and 1.75L of liquor per person, but my group all brought extra liquor and tucked it in our air mattresses. Once you're in Dreamville, there's only one thing they're really concerned about... Fire. They don't want you to grill at your own campsite and about every 75 feet they have a wide Fire Lane that they want clear at all times. This is honestly the only rule they will enforce. A couple of people ride around on horses and just ask people to keep their lawnchairs out of the lane. Other than that, they don't care. Go wild. My biggest suggestion is really good shoes... It's about a 20 minute walk from the main stage to the furthest stage away and if you switch stages a lot, you'll probably walk 5, 10, maybe even 15 miles in a day. They have almost everything you could need at their general store and other shops, so if you forget something you're almost sure to find it there. You can't bring your alcohol from a dreamVille into the festival, but you can fill your camelback with water and bring it with you. You'll be patted down every time you enter the festival, or every time you return to camp. Some people are more thorough than others but everyone is cool about it. You're gonna have the time of your life! If I forgot something, feel free to ask.