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Kaz
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Jun 28, 2015

recreation.gov website

What the heck has happened to the recreation.gov website? I've used that website probably 100 times over the years, and I just tried to book a campsite and (1) can't figure out how to do it, (2) can't get a list of available campsites by date, and (3) most of the screens are a blank white page with a "Next" button that pulls up the same blank white page. The only thing I've been able to do is to pull up a barely readable map, click on a site, check its availability, then click on another site, do it again, and keep doing that until I blow my brains out.

Either I've turned into a total moron (which is possible) or I need some guidance from someone on how to use the site. Any pointers?

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  • I just tried it and it's working for me. It could be a setting on your computer. You might try restarting your computer and trying again.

    Once you find your campground, you should be able to enter dates on the left hand side. To the right, going across the screen you should have the following tabs:
    Facility Details Facility Map Site List Date Range Availability Visitor Photos

    Once your dates are entered, the Facility Map should show you an interactive map with the campsites - the blue icons are available campsites; the Site List will list all the sites with size and availability; the Date Range Availability will show you each site with an A (available), R (reserved), or W (walk in) - it will show you the 2 weeks around the dates you plugged in, but you can click on the arrows to go further out or look at earlier dates.

    Hope that helps.
  • I had similar problem. Gave up. Your tax dollars at work. Wonder what that upgrade cost us? Not to worry. You will pay for it one way or another. Thanks Recreation.gov
  • I was having trouble until I checked "site list" and that made it look like it use to look.

    Good luck
  • Seems to be working okay, except it crashed my iPad browser just now when I tried to check dates. Tried a second time and entered the dates manually (MM/DD/YYYY) instead of using their pop-up calendar and it worked.

    Might try using a different web browser or clearing the history and rebooting the browser that the site isn't working on.

    (These things happen...I'm sure you're not a total moron ;) )

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