Indian Ranch, Massachusetts, United States

4wherechugo 5:00 PM Aug 4, 2017

"Nashville North"
This was my first time to Indian Ranch, I didn't even know it existed until we were looking at concert tour dates on a performer's website. All in all, it was a fun day out and easy to get to, living in the Boston area (with a car). In order to have the best experience, you have to really read every little bit of the Indian Ranch website, especially the FAQs regarding the concerts. Parking: All of the nearby businesses and residents along the road by the Indian Ranch entrance sell parking for $10 cash. That worked out great, with no wait to exit afterwards. You can't bring in any food or drink, including water bottles not even closed ones, contrary to the website FAQs. We brought our own insulated water bottles and emptied them then purchased water again inside. The big focus seems to be on selling booze, which did not interest us on a hot afternoon when we had to drive home afterwards. Soft drinks and water are all $2. Cash Only at most of the food and drink concessions, except for one of the main counters selling both food and drink, that had a $10 credit card minimum. There is an ATM in the gift shop, in case like me, you were not prepared for only spending cash. The ATM carries a $2 fee. The food prices are quite reasonable, and the selection is quite good, everything from the usual hot dogs, burgers, fried food to salad and lobster rolls. There is a restaurant under construction that is not open yet. What I really wanted to know in advance, but could not find from the website was how the seating worked. The seating chart does not show which seats are chairs, bleacher benches or bleacher benches with backs and arm rest dividers. We were in the Upper Canopy Left, which has bleacher style benches, with a back. The benches are narrow, high off the ground for a petite person like me, and so my feet didn't touch the ground. There is not a very large degree of incline, so the view is quite blocked if large or tall people are in front. These are really uncomfortable unless you know to bring your own portable bleacher seats to attach. On the website is says "No stadium cushions wider than 15". The area is small enough that there really isn't any bad seat, as far as distance to the stage is concerned and the ticket prices are pretty reasonable. We have tickets for another concert in virtually the same seats, so I'm buying bleacher cushions. In addition to the main act, there is a small side stage, called the "Corral Stage" that has music starting at 12:30pm. On the main stage, the opening act started at 2pm, and the main act at 3pm. It ran on time. We didn't do the lake cruise. The patrons were of all ages... obviously that would depend upon the acts, but followed what you would expect of a country music crowd.

4pjkoala 5:00 PM Aug 26, 2018

Parking a MAJOR problem. Especially handicapped.
I showed up at noon for a 3pm concert. Gates did not open until 1pm. The homes around the area all had cars parked on their lawns with FULL signs posted. I pulled into the main parking area for the ranch and I showed a Handicapped placard and was told by an Indian Ranch employee, that all handicapped were full and that if I had to drop someone off I could, but I could not park in the lot. I drove down to the gate area and dropped the person off and saw numerous handicapped parking spots empty.... I left the lot and parked in a lot for $10 which seems to be the average fee to park in a yard and walk a few blocks. When I went thru the admission gate 35 minutes later to enter the venue, I asked about the handicapped spots and was told that they sell those spots as VIP parking for $25, but they are all sold out. How is it legal or right to deny handicapped parking and charge for it as VIP.........