same amount of people just hotter.
get into town Thursday night, be in line at 6am, bring food, beer, water, toilet paper, beer, bbq, lawn chairs, beer and you should have no problem tailgating in line until 12pm. After you get back to camp with your vouchers and unwind, holiday weekends Friday evenings theres usually only a few people in the dunes and its great time to get in the sand.