Built for camp leads
The operating system for Burning Man theme camps.
From the first vibe check to the final MOOP sweep, PlayaOS runs your roster, dues, shelter, and shifts for theme camps at Black Rock City and regional burns. Spend less of the year in spreadsheets and more of it building something people remember.
You did not sign up to run a help desk.
Right now your camp probably lives in a spreadsheet, a Venmo thread, and a group chat that is 400 messages deep. Things get missed. People fall through the cracks. The same two leads burn out every year.
PlayaOS keeps applications, dues, shelter, and shifts in one place, so the work is shared and the load stops landing on you.
- Apply
- Vibe check
- Approve
- Dues
- Shelter
- Shifts
- Arrival
- Strike
From build week to strike
Run the whole camp from one place
Roster, applications, dues, shelter, shifts, and kitchen: the parts of camp that eat your off-season.
Members & roster
Keep every camper in one roster, burn after burn. Profiles, contact info, emergency contacts, dietary needs, and ticket status, so you always know who is actually coming.
Applications & vibe checks
Take applications, run your vibe checks, and bring new campmates on board without losing anyone in a group chat. Build the application your camp actually asks, then move people through it.
Shelters & placement
Map your camp footprint and put everyone under cover. RVs, shiftpods, hexayurts, and tents, with power and capacity tracked so placement stops living in your head.
Shifts & labor
Build the shift schedule once, then let campmates sign up and check in. Fair distribution is built in, so nobody gets stuck with every MOOP sweep.
Dues & payments
Collect camp dues online through Givebutter and see who has paid at a glance. Dues cover shared infrastructure, so this is about splitting real costs fairly, not turning a profit.
Kitchen & meals
Feed the whole camp without the daily scramble. Plan meals, track dietary needs and allergies, generate shopping lists, and staff the kitchen, with AI briefings to help your kitchen leads prep.
Black Rock City is a decommodified zone. PlayaOS is a default-world tool for the off-playa logistics, so the hours you save go back into the gift, not into more admin.
Ready for the next burn?
Get your camp off the spreadsheet and into one place. Set it up in an afternoon, well before build week.