Later and Later Check-in times

goducks10 wrote:
We never wait for the check in time to arrive. Just show up after the check out time. Been doing that for years. We're on the west coast so maybe things are different. We have been scolded a couple times for arriving early, but so what. Depending on the CG some don't care. Seems like state parks are more finicky.

What would be your reaction if the park told you they couldn't accommodate your arrival until the check in time and didn't have space to park you until then so you had to come back? That is the policy at a park I have a financial interest in should that arrival be hours before actual check in time. We have had a few of those over the years where the arriving guest got very upset and we made the decision that if they couldn't accept our check in times and policies they likely wouldn't accept and honor other policies so we just refunded their deposit money and sent them on their merry way.