Fighting for campsites 6 months in advance!
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. Ther...
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We booked the last two sites at a popular state park in Oregon for Tuesday through Friday. Even though the park was booked full it was 80% empty and did not start to fill until Friday. People are gaming the reservation system and are even being coached how to do so on this thread.
In my mind - $200 booking fee of which $192 will be refunded to you when you physically show up on the first day of your reservation. Forfeited if the reservation is cancelled. Too many people with too much time on their computers taking pride in locking up campsites so others can't use them. Tough medicine but hitting people in the wallet is the only thing that will stop the abuse. This plan provides for no extra cost if you actually plan to use the site.
In my mind - $200 booking fee of which $192 will be refunded to you when you physically show up on the first day of your reservation. Forfeited if the reservation is cancelled. Too many people with too much time on their computers taking pride in locking up campsites so others can't use them. Tough medicine but hitting people in the wallet is the only thing that will stop the abuse. This plan provides for no extra cost if you actually plan to use the site.
