Campers Stake Their Claim Along Parade Route

Tuesday, July 23 2013, 10:46 PM MDT

Campers Stake Their Claim Along Parade Route By Chris Miller

(KUTV) Grabbing the best seats along the Days of '47 Parade route has become increasingly competitive. Each year, folks set up camp more than 24 hours before the start of the parade, in order to claim the finest real estate to enjoy the festivities.
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"This spot is prime, but don't tell anyone where it is," said Pam Cody, who refuses to admit what time she arrived Tuesday morning. "We get the morning shade and we get the afternoon shade in this spot."
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Some families admit they arrived before 6:00 a.m. Arriving that early requires a commitment of nearly 30 hours of camping out. "I just want to start a tradition with my kids and hopefully they'll start a tradition with theirs," said Ashley Cruz, who's been camping out for the parade with her family for 26 years. "It's definitely worth it."
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Salt Lake City Police sent out an advisory that they were prohibiting camping out before 8:00 p.m. on the night before the parade, but that rule wasn't really enforced. By early-evening, nearly every square-foot of grass was claimed between the start of the parade on South Temple down to 200 South and beyond.
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"Usually cops come around and stop us from going up to the street, but this year, there was no cops anywhere," said Saile Vainuku, who's been camping out in the same spot with family and friends for several years.
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Pam Cody grew up in Pasadena, California, and remembers camping out with her parents at the world famous Rose Parade. Pam says the Days of '47 Parade rivals the Rose Parade, but she also enjoys celebrating what it represents. "You're celebrating why Utah was first started."
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The Days of '47 Parade starts at 9:00am Wednesday, on South Temple in Salt Lake City. It will head south on 200 East to 900 South, where it will turn east and come to an end in Liberty Park.
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(Copyright 2013 Sinclair Broadcasting Group)Campers Stake Their Claim Along Parade Route

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