Have I mentioned I DETEST Reserveamerica?

wbwood wrote:

PawPaw_n_Gram wrote:

monkey44 wrote:
My personal opinion, RA got a lock-in on the reserve system, and have now raised the fees to a much higher rates than they did, and now, even higher at $17+ for a cancel.

The 'fee' varies by state.

I'm pretty sure it is set in the contract with the state.

For federal campgrounds - Reserve America's fee is $10

For Florida - $17.75

For New York - $9

For Oregon - $8

For Mass - $10

For Kentucky - $7.50

For Mississippi - $10 - and the state issues a voucher for the rest of the paid amount - not a refund

For California - $8 for a reservation - $7.50 for a change
etc

Florida appears to be the highest, so my guess is that Florida receives part of the cancellation fee.

Not to throw salt in the wound, but here's how NC handles it.

Campsites (electric and non-electric): Any changes or cancellations made prior to the scheduled arrival date will result in the loss of the $3.00 per night, non-refundable reservation fee. Cancellations made on the scheduled arrival date will result in a loss of one night's camping for each reservation as well as the $3.00 per night reservation fee. No refunds for no-shows, cancellations or early departures after the date of arrival. If a camper cannot arrive by park closing hours on the scheduled arrival date, they must contact the park by 3 p.m. the following day to reschedule arrival. Otherwise, campsites will be returned to rental inventory.

On eye flip side, if you have a 7 day reservation then you are charged a $21 cancel fee($3/day)

The cancellation fee is a deterrent to those who try to manipulate the system. Fl state parks are very popular and very much in demand vs. the other states posted above.
I'm sure Fl has a much bigger issue with phoney reservations and cancellations than those other places.