Anyone have any info on forestcamping.com as to why we now have to have a sign-in on what was a wonderful open site for all to use??? I know we have to sign-in on most of these RV sites, but just wondering what happened. New site owners, hijacked, or whatever!!!

It is, or was, a very useful site that had a lot of info on almost all NF campgrounds in the nation, cataloged by state and forest. As to the shutdown being the cause, I don't know if that would be the case. Too me, it came across as a site started and maintained by an RV'ing couple that had visited the sites, or at least accessed info and combined with their own info to provide a centralized spot for anyone to look through. Not really a blog or their blog, but a very useful comprehensive site. Has been mentioned and linked many times on these forums.I haven't tried to log on, and don't know how anyone could if you haven't "joined" before! Can't see any way to "join"!!!Guess it could have had the evil guvmint hiding inside, deceiving us all along!!!!!

Yeah it's the shutdown, I recall in the 2013 shutdown that USGS did the same thing.

That is (was) a very useful site by a couple that visited USFS campgrounds and posted very useful and detailed into on them. I've used it plenty of times. I'm surprised it was affected by the shutdown. Maybe since it referenced US gov't websites the owners decided to take that route, rather than get a bunch of questions on why something didn't work.

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DutchmenSport
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Jan 09, 2019
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TUCQUALA
Explorer
Jan 09, 2019
It is, or was, a very useful site that had a lot of info on almost all NF campgrounds in the nation, cataloged by state and forest. As to the shutdown being the cause, I don't know if that would be the case. Too me, it came across as a site started and maintained by an RV'ing couple that had visited the sites, or at least accessed info and combined with their own info to provide a centralized spot for anyone to look through. Not really a blog or their blog, but a very useful comprehensive site. Has been mentioned and linked many times on these forums.

I haven't tried to log on, and don't know how anyone could if you haven't "joined" before! Can't see any way to "join"!!!

Guess it could have had the evil guvmint hiding inside, deceiving us all along!!!!!
agesilaus
Explorer III
Jan 09, 2019
Yeah it's the shutdown, I recall in the 2013 shutdown that USGS did the same thing.
DutchmenSport
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Jan 09, 2019
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Ramblin__Ralph
Explorer
Jan 10, 2019
That is (was) a very useful site by a couple that visited USFS campgrounds and posted very useful and detailed into on them. I've used it plenty of times. I'm surprised it was affected by the shutdown. Maybe since it referenced US gov't websites the owners decided to take that route, rather than get a bunch of questions on why something didn't work.
profdant139
Explorer II
Jan 10, 2019
I've sent a PM to a person who used to be involved with that site -- she may be able to clear things up -- I am hoping that all is well with that site. It is tremendously useful -- there are things listed there that are not on rvparkreviews, and the campground descriptions are excellent.
coolmom42
Explorer II
Jan 10, 2019
I don't think that site is government run. Maybe it's just down for maintenance. I hope so, it is a GREAT site!
agesilaus
Explorer III
Jan 10, 2019
coolmom42 wrote:
I don't think that site is government run. Maybe it's just down for maintenance. I hope so, it is a GREAT site!

I think the person who guessed that they shutdown because all the government sites that they link to are shutdown. An explanation screen would have been good tho. Something like we'll be back when the government is back in operations.
Thom02099
Explorer II
Jan 10, 2019
It's working fine now...

https://www.forestcamping.com/dow/rockymtn/roos.htm CLICKY
monkey44
Nomad II
Jan 10, 2019
That site is actually a private dot . com site - not federal or state. It's run by a couple who travel and camp in the NF sites and post information about each one they visit or have visited. It's been around for years.

As you can see, it contains advertising as well - so, not government although it gives out a lot of government information. I do believe its link was banned off RV.net at one time because of its commercial nature. Not exactly sure how that RV.net policy works, as we see some links to commerical sites and others deleted in some posts.