Contestant Info

Thank you for competing at Salinas!

Don't forget to pick up your contestant gift bag (bring your back number) at the South end of the arena behind the Crown Royal Saloon in the little wooden building near the stock pens.

The Contestant Hospitality Area is located near the roping chutes on the North end of the arena. There is an area for your kids to play and we serve at least one hot meal in there per day. Be sure to check it out!

Please come out to help with our Special Buckaroos Rodeo at noon before the Saturday Rodeo performance on our track.

We hope you have a great time while you are here!

PARKING & Other Info

Entering the Salinas Sports Complex for the 2025 California Rodeo Salinas-Contestants:

Traffic will be controlled by Rodeo Committee on Maryal Drive behind the Salinas Sports Complex/Arena starting the Monday of Big Week at 8am through Sunday at 6pm. Contestant vehicles should enter via Laurel Drive and turn right onto Maryal Drive.

If you exit highway 101 traveling North, you will take the North Main Street exit and make your first right onto Bernal to proceed to Maryal Drive and make a left onto Maryal and then another left into the barn area.

If you exit highway 101 traveling South via Laurel Drive, you will turn left onto Laurel Drive and proceed to Maryal and make a right then another right into the barn area.

HIGH TRAFFIC ALERT: Our Horse Parades can cause a bit of a back up to enter the grounds (or re-enter). Please avoid entering or re-entering on Thursday and Friday between 5:30 and 6:30pm and Saturday and Sunday between noon and 1:15pm. You risk being stuck in traffic during those times.

***Contestants must obtain a barn pass sticker from the Barn Office and ATTACH IT to your vehicle for in and out privileges in the Barn Area.***

PARKING INFO

Rodeo grounds parking is for contestants only. No saving camping spaces on the Rodeo Grounds.

ON SITE PARKING

GENERAL PARKING $30 PER DAY

DRY CAMPING

15’ x 50’ SPACE* PER CONTESTANT NO CHARGE

*NO OVERSIZE TRAILERS/RVs/RIGS- Park in Bernal Parade lot if your rig does not fit in a 15x50 space.

OTHER

Coors Banquet Bull Xing -located on the North end of the West Grandstands. Contestants gain FREE entry on Thursday, July 17th. Live music, dancing and drinks! Cowboy Karaoke immediately after the show, hosted by Rodeo Entertainer Matt Merritt.

BARN OFFICE Phone number is 831-775-3151; no email available.

Friends and extended family with additional rigs must make other parking arrangements. If they are planning to camp they MUST use the Monterey County Sheriff's Posse Grounds. (map below)

OFF SITE PARKING

MONTEREY COUNTY SHERIFF’S POSSE GROUNDS (Map below)

LOCATED AT 395 OLD NATIVIDAD RD, SALINAS, CA

DRY CAMPING NO CHARGE

PENS AVAILABLE $15 PER DAY

-There will be a special parking area for day use for contestants that are parked at the MCSP Grounds. Look for signage for the SAM LINDER LOT off of Laurel & Maryal Drive.

STALL INFO

NO STALL RESERVATIONS WILL BE TAKEN PRIOR TO THE RODEO.

Pens are available on a first come, first served basis and the Barn Office will open for arrivals at 8am on Monday, July 14th.

The fee for each pen is a $100 flat fee for the duration of your stay.

No portable pens and no tie-ups.

No refunds on stall payments.

No saving stalls, horse must be present to rent stall.

No disassembling pens to make them larger.

The Barn Office will be open daily starting Monday, July 14th from 8am to 7pm through Saturday, July 19th at 7pm. Open Sunday morning until the end of show for hay and shaving sales.

Shavings are available for purchase on-site.

THERE WILL BE FIREWORKS July 16, 17, and 18th at the end of each performance.

PERSONAL ATVS or Motorized Vehicles

Use of personal ATVs and motorized vehicles will be monitored and possibly restricted. You must to sign a waiver and be pre-approved to operate on our grounds.

THEME DAYS

-Bucking Cancer Thursday, July 17th

-Wrangler National Patriot Day

and Salute to Military Day Saturday, July 19th

USEFUL INFO