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WhitehouseLV
Nomad
Jun 15, 2021

Forest Service Campground - First Come, First Serve & hosts

went up the mountain to Sibley Lake Campground in Bighorn National Forest to see if there any sites available because on Recreation.gov they have a few sites that are listed as First-come, First-serve...
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cptqueeg
Explorer II
Jun 16, 2021
WhitehouseLV wrote:
cptqueeg wrote:
Locals here become friends w the hosts at non-reserved FS campgrounds so they get a call when something opens. The host typically puts the lawn chairs out to hold the spot until the camper shows up.


sounds like a good approach


Home field advantage. It seems a little selfish to me.

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