While wealthy tech titans like Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, and Mark Zuckerberg erect fancy luxury camps in advance, many others arrive to the playa with no plan and pitch their tents where they find space.
But "fancy camps," as they're called, have become more prevalent in recent years.
One camp last year was especially buzzed about because of its celebrity clientele that included many models and actress Susan Sarandon.
But despite perks like a private chef, the glamorous campers still had to use an outhouse.
Check out one fancy camp at 2015's Burning Man:
While most camps at Burning Man are a random mix of tents, yurts, and RVs ...
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... with living-room-like gathering tents like this, ...
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... there's also the occasional "fancy camps" that offer incredible communal areas.
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This camp had a check-in desk for any visitors and a working ceramic fountain.
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Chandeliers hung from the ceiling and gorgeous rugs littered the ground. It was the least-dusty environment I saw all weekend.
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You even entered through a foyer area.
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The camp was a favorite for celebrities like model Suki Waterhouse.
A photo posted by Suki Waterhouse (@sukiwaterhouse) on Sep 6, 2015 at 5:58pm PDTSep 6, 2015 at 5:58pm PDT
Waterhouse, along with the other campers, ate food prepared by a chef in a truck devoted to cooking. The food was presented buffet-style and one black-tie dinner included whole pigs and lobsters.