180 Day Window Opening

State parks vary quite a bit for reservation windows. NY for instance has a 9 month window, while FL has an 11 month window, and GA has a 13 month window. We do make reservations well ahead during busy seasons and when we have specific site preferences, and hitting them the instant the window opens gives us the best shot at getting what and where we want. Our Jan-April "southern tour" of GA, FL, and NC state and national parks is fully booked with the exception of a few flexible overnights, and our July 4th week park and site preference is booked in NY, with Labor Day week on the calendar for booking at the end of the month. In between, we'll wing it with booking no more than a few days ahead with a few private sites that need no reservations filling in the gaps.

Thom02099 wrote:
For those of you/us that are chomping at the bits, ready to start making reservations for the 2019 season (raises hand), you may be wondering about the 180 day window in which to make reservations at certain locales (USFS, some National Parks, etc). For Memorial Day weekend 2019, figuring May 24th-27th, the window to reserve is....

NOVEMBER 25TH, 2018 !!

Get up bright and early and get ready for "Reservation Season" !!!

You can calculate the rest of the season from this starting point date.

Come on Thom - you don't need to make reservations this early!

We don't even start to Look thill 2:00 in the afternoon when Traveling :)

As My old Friend Yogi would say,

"No one goes there nowadays, it’s too crowded.

or

It gets late early out here."

Wish I knew where I'd be Tomorrow:)

You don't have to worry about competing with me for a site anywhere over the 30th, 4th or Labor Day.
I agree with ppine, if you need reservations more than a few days in advance I probably won't be going to that site.

Enjoy hunting during 'Reservation Season', it's just not for me. :)

For the most part I avoid any place that requires reservations more than about 3 days in advance. I make an exception for things like a music festival.

I just came back from Yosemite for instance. We went after the reservation system was closed for the year. Glorious fall weather, fall colors and great people because the shorts and ice cream crowd was at home.

The only camping I do now in July and August is boondock camping with the RV or backcountry trips with no one around.