Fighting for campsites 6 months in advance!

bgradert wrote:
All-

Is it me or is booking campsites getting harder and harder? I have spent the last couple weeks trying to book a week in July at Ludington SP in Michigan and it was darn near impossible. There were about 15 sites available from July 8-14 this morning and within seconds they were gone. I was lucky enough to snag one of them just a few seconds after the six month reservation window opened. I also experienced the same difficulty booking Grand Haven for the 4th but a site did open and I was a able to book.

Last year I had to book 15 days at Platte River so I could get the week I wanted. I then went back and cancelled the days I did not want.

Have you all experienced the same frustration when booking sites?
I was speaking to my 75 year old parents who have camped all their life and they are very frustrated with trying to book sites. In fact so frustrated they sold their fifth wheel.

I heard the millennial's are buying campers left and right. Not sure if this is true.

We camped at Ludington State Park for years. I remember as far back as 12-15 years ago I would be on my desktop and my wife would be on the laptop at the opening bell and the night before I would scope out what should be available. Ludington is a bad park to get into and has been for a long time. We go in the fall now after school starts to avoid the madness. Honestly we found some new favorites we like just as much without the hassle. Some times you just need to move on.

Dan