Dislike of 'Reservation Only' camping

BB_TX wrote:
I am of the other camp, pun intended. I prefer to make reservations and know I will have a site waiting for me when I arrive rather than take my chances and hope for one. And if none available, have to scramble to find something near by.

We are now on week two of three weeks of Grand Canyon, Zion, Brice. I planned out 6-8 months for this and love that I have a spot right in each of the parks. I feel so sorry for the 10-12 family's each night showing up last minute hoping for a spot, and the looks on kids faces when they have to drive away. I miss the days of "hey lets go camping" But planning and having a spot right in the park or just outside the gate in this case at Zion so i have full hook ups is well worth the planning. So far I have been able to wake up walk through the woods and stand on the rim of the Grand Canyon and have my morning coffee. This week i wake up and have my morning coffee looking up at the great walls of Zion and am doing so as i type this. So for me I much rather take the time to plan a trip to have these experiences then always having to settle for down the road or miles away from were i want to be. Plus my wife loves the experience i provide by planning. "Happy wife happy life". That's my 2cents and now i am off to summit Angles Landing.